Climate Change Archives - The Zero Waste Family

Eating Healthy and Climate Smart on a Budget

Our family used to spend a lot of money on food without even thinking about what it did to climate change because we figured it was something we enjoyed and…

The Hefty Price of Plastic

By Fredrica Syren:
Until now, research on the impact of plastic on our health has focused solely on specific parts of the plastic lifecycle, often on single products, processes, or exposure pathways. Now a new…

Fredrika Syren
Zero Waste, Zero Waste Home
Mar, 20, 2019
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Waste—A Huge Problem in the World

We’re drowning in waste! Yes, you read that right. The fact is that all over the world, we create more than 3.5 million tons of trash … a day! And, sadly, that number is…

Fredrika Syren
Zero Waste, Zero Waste Home
Jan, 08, 2018
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Why Recycling Is So Important

By Larraine Roulston:

Utilizing timber, plastic, steel, aluminum and glass, as well as expensive metals that are found in electronic equipment, come at a cost to the earth and should be reused as many times as possible….

Larraine Roulston
zWorld
Nov, 30, 2017
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Feel the Heat—2016 Was the Warmest Year Yet

By Fredrica Syren:

Did you feel that last year was miserably hot? Odds are you did not imagine it because according the UN, 2016 was a record hot year, a new high for the third year in a row. 2016 temperatures were, according to The World…

Fredrika Syren
zWorld
Feb, 02, 2017
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How To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

By Larraine Roulston:

The ecological footprint is a measure of human demand on the Earth’s ecosystems. Conspicuous consumption, waste and the accumulation of material possessions place unnecessary pressures on natural resources and the environment. If we…

Larraine Roulston
zPersonal Care, zWorld
Dec, 22, 2016
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Going Meatless One Meal a Week to Help Save the Planet

By Fredrica Syren:

I know that whenever I talk about eating less meat people start to roll their eyes at me because, well, I’m a vegan, so “of course I want everyone to join me…

Fredrika Syren
zMisc (formerly nutrition)
Aug, 29, 2016
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