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Low-Waste Halloween Ideas

Maintaining a conscious lifestyle around the holidays often feels overwhelming. Let mindfulness and creativity save you some money and set you ap...

Recycling Breakdown for Nashville and Beyond

I recently had the opportunity to tour Waste Management's recycling sorting facility. There was little that surprised me but I would be lying if I ...

5 Clever Uses for Dish Soap

So what's so special about dish soap? Thanks to its grease-cutting power, our dish soap can be your secret cleaning weapon that is sitting right by...

Simple Zero Waste Cleaning Recipes

Many cleaning products on the market today are full of synthetic fragrances and strong chemicals known to increase VOCs indoors. However, when it c...

Celebrating Black Owned Businesses We Love

In celebration of Black History month we want to highlight some of our favorite Black owned low-waste businesses and local vegan businesses. Low ...

Recycling Is Broken

Have you noticed that “recyclable” symbols seem to be on everything these days? Yet, as of 2017, only 8% of plastics actually get recycled. Did yo...

5 Ways to Live Low Waste During a Global Pandemic

The Coronavirus pandemic has made the world wary of reusable items—and for good reason! But the good news is: There’s still a lot you can do to red...

5 PRINCIPLES OF NO HOUSEHOLD WASTE - The Good Fill

5 Principles of Low Household Waste

So, What is Zero Waste? It is a way of living or doing business that avoids waste as the end result of consumption. Our current model of consumeris...

FAST FASHION, WORKERS & THE ENVIRONMENT

Image source: Fashion Revolution Happy International Women's Day!! Our purchasing decisions have an enormous impact on women all around the worl...

EARTH FRIENDLY(ier) TOILET PAPER

People ask me a lot if we still use toilet paper. Listen, of course... I am not ready to start washing poop out of rags. Although, that would be ch...

KNOW YOUR PLASTICS

As much as we try to avoid plastic in our house, I still believe there is a (small.. very small) place for it and that society needs to learn how ...

ECO FRIENDLY SHIPPING? IS IT POSSIBLE?

Before I thought of doing an online shop I was skeptical that online shopping could be eco-friendly. Buying online may not be the perfect way to sh...