Blog: Transportation
What's Your Eco-Footprint?
My ecological footprint has actually grown over the last two years! Gahhhhhhh!! But...what the heck is an ecological footprint and why does it matter? And how can we use it to fuel our own eco-journeys?
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10 Ways to Reduce Your Waste Without Spending a Dime
I’m saving lots of money in the long run by going zero waste. But in the short term, some of the alternatives can be a bit pricey. So what if you’re on a ramen-noodle-every-night budget, with save-the-planet aspirations? Here's 10 ways to reduce your waste without spending any money at all.
The Ecological Footprint of a Zero Waste Wannabe
Earth Overshoot Day is the day each year that we use more resources than the planet can support. In 2018, Earth Overshoot Day fell on August 1. I calculated my personal Earth Overshoot Day and ecological footprint for the first time last January, and revisited the tool this week to see how far I’d come in the last year. The results were surprising...
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6 Zero Waste Travel Tips
Tis the season for travel! School breaks, family vacations, holiday visits - the works. I don’t fly frequently, but I fly enough to have a few tricks up my sleeve that keep the trips low waste and low stress. I hope that these 6 tips help you keep your holiday travel as zero waste as possible as well.
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