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How To Store Food Without Plastic

I have gotten lots of questions about how we store food without plastic. For us, reducing plastic has been a work in process for a while; little by little, we have…

How to Achieve a Plastic-Free Garden

Is breaking up with plastic hard to do? Once alternatives have been sought and people adopt different habits, it’s really not so difficult after all. For the most part, the major hurdle is changing…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Urban Homestead
Jul, 08, 2021
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Plastic-Free July Challenge

Here we go again, Plastic-Free July challenge is on!!!
Although it might seem as though it would not be much of a challenge for me, who constantly nags about plastic, but the truth is that…

Fredrika Syren
Zero Waste, Zero Waste Home
Jul, 05, 2021
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Reducing Shoe Waste

We all wear shoes however, most of us never think about what happens to shoes when we’re finished with them. I used to either donate or give away old shoes, but I would send…

Fredrika Syren
Zero Waste, Zero Waste Clothes
Jun, 09, 2021
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Supporting Ocean Cleanup Efforts as a Family – Small Efforts You Can Make

Would You Like a Serving of Plastic with That?

It’s a sad fact that these days we humans regularly ingest plastic without knowing it. We are most vulnerable to microplastics simply because they are smaller, and harder to see and avoid. Microplastics enter…

Fredrika Syren
Zero Waste, Zero Waste Home
Jul, 29, 2020
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Let Bee’s Wrap Be(e) the Alternative to Plastic

As my family continues our journey toward a plastic-free life (or, as we like to call it, a “plastic diet”), we have replaced almost all plastics in the kitchen. Food storage had been one…

Fredrika Syren
Zero Waste, Zero Waste Kitchen
Jul, 05, 2020
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