by Jonathan Levy | Jun 26, 2019 | Observation, Zero Waste
I recently toured a materials recovery facility in South Los Angeles that processes residual materials from materials recovery facilities. Now, before I get too far into the weeds, I should explain what a materials recovery facility is. Bales of materials waiting to...
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 | 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...
by Jonathan Levy | Mar 7, 2017 | Activisim, Observation
My response to Conscious consumerism is a lie. Here’s a better way to help save the world, by Alden Wicker, for Quartz. I like much of what Alden had to say, but not all of it. As I read through her blog post, I couldn’t help but feel like she was leaving...
by Jonathan Levy | Nov 29, 2016 | Observation, Zero Waste
That fork will finish out its utility, useless, buried in a landfill. Whereas, I could have used it forever. As I go back and read this it feels like a bit of rant, but it isn’t intended to be. I hope you glean from it the importance of taking responsibility for your...
by Jonathan Levy | Nov 17, 2016 | Observation, Zero Waste
Many of us zero waste lifestylists focus on direct waste; the materials that we interact with daily. As it turns out, though, these direct materials are just the tip of the wasteberg… The beginning My zero waste journey started with packaging…too much packaging. I...
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