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Small Changes, Big Difference for Our Planet
How to Start Sustainable Living on a Budget
The cheapest way to live more sustainably is also the way that saves the most money. Stop wasting the food, heat and electricity you already pay for, and...
Ethan Park • 11 min readHow to Choose Zero Waste Kitchen Products
Before you buy any zero waste kitchen product, run it through five questions: what it's made of, whether it's built to be reused, what its labels can prove,...
Amy Roberts • 12 min readSetting Up a Zero Waste Kitchen Sink
Right now, whatever lands in your sink goes down the drain by default, and so do the scraps and grease that come off your plates. This page sets up the sink...
Sarah Mitchell • 12 min readHow to Start a Zero-Waste Kitchen
Start a zero-waste kitchen with a one-week trash audit, not a shopping trip. The audit tells you which kind of waste your kitchen produces most, so your...
Sarah Mitchell • 11 min readCan You Compost Paper Towels
Yes, you can compost a used paper towel if the only thing on it is food or water. Keep it out if it wiped up grease or oil, touched a cleaning product, or...
Ethan Park • 5 min readAre Bamboo Paper Towels Actually Eco-Friendly
Bamboo paper towels are eco-friendly only in a narrow sense. The disposable kind is better than towels made from virgin tree pulp but worse than 100%...
Ethan Park • 5 min readWhat Paper Towels Really Cost You Per Year
If your household uses paper towels regularly, you are probably spending about $200 a year on them, and more than $400 if you go through two or more premium...
Amy Roberts • 5 min readHow Often You Should Wash a Swedish Dishcloth
Rinse and wring your Swedish dishcloth after every use, hang it open to dry, and give it a full wash at least once a week. If you use it all day, or it has...
Amy Roberts • 5 min read