Your clothes dryer is a huge waste of energy

So what’s the alternative? –––  In October 2012 I found myself on a three month European vacation. First stop was a hostel in Lisbon, Portugal. It was my first time traveling alone and my first time staying in a hostel as an adult. Looking back, it’s not clear to me...

REFUSE: The First Step to Zero Waste

Reduce, reuse, and recycle. When it comes to zero waste, the first step is to refuse all things that are not needed. — I say no way more than I say yes. It is something I have always had a sense for and was reinforced by zero waste pioneer Bea Johnson in her book Zero...