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How To Store Food Without Plastic

Since going the Plastic Free July Challenge I have gotten lots of questions about how we store food without plastic. For us, reducing plastic has been a work in process for…

Plastic –Free July—Nix Plastic Toothbrushes

It’s amazing how significantly the items we use every single day impact our environmental. Take toothbrushes, for example. Each year, 4.7 billion plastic toothbrushes are produced, and most likely they are packaged in plastic….

Fredrika Syren
Zero Waste, Zero Waste Body Care
Jul, 15, 2020
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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, 11, 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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Plastic Free July–Chewing on Plastic?

My 13-year-old’s friends are chewing gum and, since I bought her a sugar-free type, I didn’t see a problem with it. It made me remember my own experience with Hubba Bubba, Big Bubbles, No…

Fredrika Syren
Zero Waste, Zero Waste Kids
Jul, 04, 2020
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My Zero Waste Hair Care

Ok, just because I am a natural mom does not mean I do not care about what I look like. I think there’s a misconception that we “granola moms” live a natural life and…

Fredrika Syren
Zero Waste, Zero Waste Body Care
Jun, 16, 2020
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Zero Waste—Benefits of Buying in Bulk

One part of going zero waste and cutting down on both waste and recyclable materials is buying in bulk as much as possible. Today I buy almost everything in bulk: flour, grains, nuts, beans,…

Fredrika Syren
Zero Waste, Zero Waste Shopping
Mar, 11, 2020
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How To Store Food Without Plastic

Plastic –Free July—Nix Plastic Toothbrushes

How to Achieve a Plastic-Free Garden

Let Bee’s Wrap Be(e) the Alternative to Plastic

Plastic Free July–Chewing on Plastic?

My Zero Waste Hair Care

Zero Waste—Benefits of Buying in Bulk

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