Reduce our Waste Travel to St Lucia
March 31, 2019Let’s face it. Air travel is not zero waste. However, since my goal is to reduce my waste while still having fun, going on vacation isn’t something that I am willing to give up. To minimize my footprint, I always travel with reusable utensils, a few containers and water bottles and try to share best…
Reduce our Waste Vacation Travel to France
September 5, 2018Anyone who knows me knows that I love France and in particular, love Provence. What’s not to love: the weather, the vines and beautiful countryside: Unfortunately, in the past, France was not really there when it came to recycling and composting. I am pleased to report that things are changing. In March of 2018,…
Reduce our Waste Business Travel
August 17, 2018Hello dear reader! It has been a while since I have written, however, I have still been busy looking at ways that I can reduce my waste, even during a recent business trip. I had the very good fortune to travel on business to the beautiful town of Vevey, Switzerland on Lake Geneva: But even…
What Fashionable Zero Wasters have in their purses
July 26, 2018Being a zero waster is a lot like being a boy scout. You always have to prepared for anything. I wanted to share with you, dear reader, some of things that I do to stay prepared. I keep two reusable shopping bags in case I have to buy something. Typically one is made of fabric…
A Reason to Continue
May 15, 2018A few weeks, I had the privilege of travelling to sunny California for business. I was going to meetings in El Segundo, about 20 minutes from LAX. El Segundo is a chemical engineers dream: decorated with steaming distillation columns and perfumed with oil refining. El Segundo (The Second, in Spanish) became the second site of…
Not So Zero Waste Travel to Costa Rica
March 21, 2018Let’s be honest, travel is not a zero waste activity. But as committed as I am to the cause, I still need to have fun. Our first foray into zero waste travel was during the recent March school break. Our family of four headed to beautiful Costa Rica, which is nestled between Nicaragua and Panama,…