by Jonathan Levy | Oct 28, 2018 | Activisim
Please note: I am a blogger and these are my recommendations. It is my expectation that you take them for what they are (opinions) and make the best decisions for yourself. Overview The California General Election is on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. People have been...
by Jonathan Levy | Sep 10, 2018 | Zero Waste
Back in June Toyota’s public relations firm invited me to attend their Zero Waste Day event. The purpose of the event was to showcase their alternative fuel vehicle, the Mirai. I, along with three social media influencers, each drove a Mirai from the Toyota Auto...
by Jonathan Levy | Jul 19, 2018 | Observation, Zero Waste
I should start out by saying that Burberry is one of many major brands that destroys products that they do not want in circulation. At UPS, for example, when a package car (aka delivery truck) is taken out of service, it is brought to a junkyard where it is demolished...
by Jonathan Levy | Jul 3, 2018 | Giveaway, Zero Waste
Bamboo toothbrushes seem to be all the rage in the zero waste movement. When I first discovered them, there were only a handful of brands. Now they seem to be as ubiquitous as disposable coffee cups. But unlike disposable coffee cups (which are all bad), not all...
by Jonathan Levy | May 23, 2018 | Activisim, Zero Waste
But first, a story from a recovering Diet Coke addict and straw I used to drink Diet Coke a lot. And when I say a lot, I mean A LOT. Like every. single. day! Seriously. Diet Coke was a staple of my diet, if it’s possible for something with zero calories and a...
by Jonathan Levy | May 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
…or to squat or to stand. It has been nearly two-and-a-half years since I blogged about Sheryl Crow’s toilet habits (link: Sheryl Crow Uses One Square of Toilet Paper, How About You?) and boy how time flies. I, like approximately 98% of people reading...
by Jonathan Levy | Sep 24, 2017 | Travel, Uncategorized, Zero Waste
Sustainable and on a budget: Is it possible? Before getting started There are quite a few links in this post. It is way larger than I initially thought it would be; 14 pages without images! Hopefully you find it to be a useful tool to plan your future trip to Iceland....
by Jonathan Levy | Jun 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Sometime in May of last year, I attended a workshop on a new law that was rolling out, related to mandatory organics recycling, hosted by the city of Burbank. Yes, there are workshops out there that talk about the recycling and organics recycling laws we have here in...
by Jonathan Levy | Jun 1, 2017 | Activisim, Guest Contributor
Hello, Jonathan here. I’m going to do something that hasn’t yet been done on my blog: share the thoughts of a guest contributor. But not just any guest contributor. This is a high school friend of mine, so, well, let’s just say we’ve known each...
by Jonathan Levy | Apr 3, 2017 | Observation
I was listening to an NPR show last week that said that the typical person looks at their smartphone 100 times for a total of three hours every day. I found that number to be shocking, disgusting really. Smart phones have done a lot to improve our productivity, but on...
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