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    You Don’t Have to Live Small to be a Minimalist
    The Zero Waste Collective
    • May 10
    • 3 min

    You Don’t Have to Live Small to be a Minimalist

    Sell all your things, ditch the mortgage, move to a tiny home, and then, finally, you become a minimalist. Right? Wrong.
    You Don’t Have to Own Everything You Like
    The Zero Waste Collective
    • May 3
    • 4 min

    You Don’t Have to Own Everything You Like

    What I’ve come to realize over the years is that I don’t have to own all the things that I find beautiful. And neither do you! Here's how.
    How to Make Compost Tea with Julia Watkins
    The Zero Waste Collective
    • Apr 26
    • 2 min

    How to Make Compost Tea with Julia Watkins

    For an organic fertilizer, compost or compost tea are excellent choices. Compost tea is relatively easy, cheap, and fun to make!
    Could more Leisure Time help to Slow Down Climate Change?
    The Zero Waste Collective
    • Apr 20
    • 3 min

    Could more Leisure Time help to Slow Down Climate Change?

    Less consumption would be better for the planet (and in essence, help slow down climate change), and more leisure time would reduce stress.
    Spring Cleaning? Here are 9 Tips for Swedish Death Cleaning
    The Zero Waste Collective
    • Apr 13
    • 5 min

    Spring Cleaning? Here are 9 Tips for Swedish Death Cleaning

    It's time for spring cleaning! While you’re at it, you might as well take it a step further and do some Swedish Death Cleaning too!
    The Case for Getting Rich (and Saving the Planet)
    The Zero Waste Collective
    • Apr 6
    • 3 min

    The Case for Getting Rich (and Saving the Planet)

    Getting rich would be a huge favour to ourselves, and the planet. Here's how.
    We’re Only Renting Time on this Planet so we Should all do some Swedish Death Cleaning
    The Zero Waste Collective
    • Mar 29
    • 3 min

    We’re Only Renting Time on this Planet so we Should all do some Swedish Death Cleaning

    We’re born into this world with no material possessions, and when we leave this planet, we cannot take material possessions with us.
    It’s Better to Consume Less than to Organize More
    The Zero Waste Collective
    • Mar 22
    • 3 min

    It’s Better to Consume Less than to Organize More

    The more we consume, the more we have to organize. But we don't have to keep on that treadmill. Here's why it's time to make that change!
    Everything in Moderation, Including Zero Waste: Here’s How
    The Zero Waste Collective
    • Mar 15
    • 3 min

    Everything in Moderation, Including Zero Waste: Here’s How

    Zero waste living doesn't have to be perfect. It's better to do something than nothing! Here's how to live a life of moderation.
    Let’s Stop Trying to Keep Up with the Joneses
    The Zero Waste Collective
    • Feb 22
    • 4 min

    Let’s Stop Trying to Keep Up with the Joneses

    On the treadmill of consumption? Trying to keep up with the Joneses? Break the cycle with these tips, and reduce your waste too!
    All Environmentalists are Hypocrites, and We Should all Join in
    The Zero Waste Collective
    • Jan 18
    • 3 min

    All Environmentalists are Hypocrites, and We Should all Join in

    Environmentalists are expected to be perfect. But it doesn't have to be that way! The world would be better if...
    How to Create an Eco-Friendly and Nontoxic Nursery
    The Zero Waste Collective
    • Sep 8, 2021
    • 7 min

    How to Create an Eco-Friendly and Nontoxic Nursery

    We'll cover secondhand items, family heirlooms, using what you have, creating a nontoxic space, & finding new and sustainable products.
    How to Use a Safety Razor (with videos), and Why it's Better for the Planet
    The Zero Waste Collective
    • Jul 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    How to Use a Safety Razor (with videos), and Why it's Better for the Planet

    How to handle a safety razor, how to shave with a safety razor, and why it's better for the planet! & a discount code for Albatross razors!
    10 Simple Swaps for a Successful Plastic Free July
    The Zero Waste Collective
    • Jul 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    10 Simple Swaps for a Successful Plastic Free July

    Easy swaps for a great Plastic Free July and beyond! Going plastic free, or living with less plastic, doesn't have to be hard. Here's how.
    How to Grocery Shop Zero Waste
    The Zero Waste Collective
    • Jul 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    How to Grocery Shop Zero Waste

    Want to learn how to shop with your own containers and bags to reduce waste from grocery shopping? This is the place to start for zero waste
    How to Make a Zero Waste Kit
    The Zero Waste Collective
    • Jul 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    How to Make a Zero Waste Kit

    Creating your own zero waste kit is the perfect way to combat convenience-based waste throughout your day. Here's what it should include!
    How to do a Trash Audit at Home
    The Zero Waste Collective
    • Jul 2, 2021
    • 3 min

    How to do a Trash Audit at Home

    When you're new to zero waste living, it's good to know what type of waste you're creating in the first place with a trash audit!
    Why I'm not "Zero Waste" Anymore
    The Zero Waste Collective
    • Jun 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    Why I'm not "Zero Waste" Anymore

    No one is really "zero waste" and the lifestyle itself seems hard. What should we do instead? Read on!
    Clean Up Your Community! How to Host a Litter Clean-up
    The Zero Waste Collective
    • Jun 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    Clean Up Your Community! How to Host a Litter Clean-up

    Surrounded by litter? Let's clean it up! Here's how to organize a trash clean-up with the GLAD for Change coast-to-coast clean-up!
    How Reducing Your Waste can Improve Your Finances and Save You Money
    The Zero Waste Collective
    • Jun 16, 2021
    • 4 min

    How Reducing Your Waste can Improve Your Finances and Save You Money

    Is sustainable living expensive? Here are a few sustainable lifestyle changes that will reduce your waste and save money!
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    About Tara McKenna

    Hi! I'm Tara McKenna, Founder of The Zero Waste Collective and author of Don't Be Trashy: A Practical Guide to Living with Less Waste and More Joy. Based in Canada, I created this blog to inspire people to live their best lives with less waste.

     

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