Reflections after 6 months Zero Waste-ish Living
July 2, 2018Happy Canada Day and 6 month Zero Waste Anniversary! We have made it to the half way point of our zero waste-ish experiment. For me, it has been a life changing yet enriching experience. Thank you to everyone who has given me positive feedback on this project and encouraged me to continue. While I routinely…
Shopping to Reduce Our Waste
June 24, 2018People are often curious about how I shop zero waste. It certainly is a big change from last year at this time. The major difference is that I rarely go to the traditional grocery store. When you look at today’s grocery store, you see packaging, packaging and more packaging! Here is a high- level review…
A Successful Clothing Swap
June 18, 2018One of the reasons that I decided not to shop for 52 weeks is that I learned that fashion is the #2 most polluting industry after the oil and gas industry. How? Just to list a few examples: polyester and nylon are synthetic fabrics made from polymeric or plastic fibers, potent chemicals are used to…
A Fashion Make-Under: Revamp of Old T-shirt and Jeans
June 11, 2018After 22 weeks, fashion deprivation is starting to kick in…must stay strong…but seriously, I am not about to quit now. My colleagues at work advised me that it would be OK to go to a friperie (used clothing store) but for someone like me, that’s like telling an alcoholic that it’s OK to have…