About

WeHateToWaste.com is a community of people just like you who hate to see things go to waste: food, energy, water — you name it!  (You know the waste we’re talking about. It’s the kind that makes you cringe and cry out, “What a waste!”)

Our Founder and Her Dream

We were founded by “Junky Jacquie” Ottman, an expert and author on green marketing and “eco-innovation”.  After 25 years working with
industry and government, she decided to make a difference in a new way: by empowering a community of like-minded Waste Watchers — the conservers, the repurposers, the mindful and the resourceful — to ignite a cultural change that can help reduce waste.

Starting by sharing our own everyday success stories with each other, she hopes to bring ardent waste-haters together with government and industry to help invent less wasteful products and services that can help people meet their needs more sustainably. Her dream: that we all can live lighter and more sustainably — with more time, money and freedom to do what really matters.

Join us…and share your story!

Learn more about  Junky Jacquie Ottman and the other Waste Watchers who blog on this site. Become an official Waste Watcher by sharing your story. Simply email us with an idea for a post and we’ll take things from there.

Get Involved!

Exchange tips with fellow and sister Waste Watchers by commenting on their posts. Check out our favorite tips here.

Follow us on social media, and share our site with friends and neighbors.

Take our survey, so we can get to know you better and learn how best to customize this site.  And from time to time, look out for notices about opportunities to contribute to sharing ideas about new products and services that you might like to use to live lighter yourself.

While you’re at it, check out the Sponsors who make this blog and website possible.

Grab some quick tips now…

Want to lower your nagging electric bill?  Read all about The Sisterhood of the Air Dried Jeans

Hate to waste food but think doggie bags have too much packaging? Read some creative new ideas here: The Future of Doggie Bags

Want some help converting your spouse to less wasteful ways?  Check out Taming A Wasteful Spouse