Documentaries That Changed My Life
A shortlist of the documentaries that changed my mindset massively and helped to inform my opinion on many things.
CEO Diaries
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My Ultimate Reading List
I am extremely grateful and thankful to have received a degree in Environmental Studies from NYU. It is where I got a lot of my foundational science education that really helped to shape the way I think about things from a systems perspective. However, most of my knowledge on sustainability came not from school, but from reading. I am a…
5 Days of Zero Waste with Refinery29!
I coached Refinery29’s Lucie Fink on how to go 5 days without producing any trash and SHE KILLED IT!!!! Check out our video to learn about the tips I gave Lucie to live a life with a little less trash 🙂
Lauren Singer’s Zero Waste Home
I’ve never opened my home up for Trash is for Tossers and so when Jessi Frederick of The Current Residents and photographer Daniela Spector came over, I was so excited for them to capture it for all of you to see what zero waste living really looks like!
My Trash Jar: Two Years of Trash
The New Year is almost here so I thought I would finally put this picture up. This is my “trash” jar from the past two years. It contains all of the items that I cannot recycle or compost. Why am I holding onto them? Because I am hoping one day I can find a way to recycle/upcycle them. The last…
Sustainable Condoms with Sustain Co-Founder, Meika Hollender
Let’s talk about sex. I rarely talk about sex on Trash is for Tossers because it is one of those subjects that people get all weird about which is funny because one of the first questions people ask me is “how do you have sex if you live a Zero Waste life?” A question that I have shamefully, but successfully,…
Interview with Brush With Bamboo
Think about your toothbrush for a second. Yes, i’m serious. It’s made of plastic, most likely, and comes packaged in plastic and you will probably use it for a month or whatever until it gets all gnarled up and then throw it in the trash because what else are you supposed to do with it, right? NOT ANYMORE! My friend…