#ThinkTwice Before You Shop
Next time you go out shopping, #ThinkTwice before you buy. The products you buy have an impact that reaches deeper than your wallet. Read More
Our Stories
110 No-Waste Stories — and Counting
Scroll through the stories that have been submitted by members of our community. They are sorted according to the 7 facets of the No-Waste Mindset so you can find what’s most relevant to you. (You can also access the stories from the drop-down menu under “+NoWaste Mindset-Stories and Tips” on the main blue nav bar on the website. )
Then, consider submitting your own story of how you are reducing waste at home or professionally. Learn how HERE.
5 Ways to Keep Unwanted Stuff Out of Landfills
Nancy Matson, a woman on a mission to keep stuff out of landfills, provides helpful tips for putting the items you don't need anymore into the hands of people who can use them. Read More
Rock On! Cool New Ways to Repurpose Retro Music Formats
Creative DIY projects to repurpose those old cassette tapes and vinyl records and prevent them from winding up in the trash. Read More
‘Shop’ for Back to School Supplies in June, not September
How to preserve and recycle school supplies in June for reuse in September. Read More
Left You a Note
What if items at the thrift shop came with a note from the previous owner? Notes can potentially add value that can boost thrift shop sales. Read More
Why I Will Only Rent, Not Buy, Dresses From Now On
Why Adrian Moyer, a sustainably minded fashionista will only rent not buy dresses in the future. Her experience using Rent The Runway is described here. Read More
Why We Care About Restaurant Food Waste
Results from a survey taken at WeHateToWaste.com about attitudes and behaviors towards restaurant food waste, and creative ways to manage it. Read More
Recipe for Truly Satisfying Tomato Soup
How to rescue overripe tomatoes from becoming food waste by turning them into creamy tomato soup. Read More
An Alternative to Going Child-free in an Overcrowded World
You don't have to be child-free or a GINK (green inclined, no kids) to live a no-waste lifestyle in an overcrowded world. Here's how. Read More
Shark Tank’s Cheryl Rigdon Gives Us the Scoop on Spatty
Cheryl Rigdon of ABC's Shark Tank tells us how she came to invent the Spatty and how it can get out the very last drop of cosmetics, mayo, etc. Read More
Composting On An Urban Terrace
A year and a half ago, my husband Carlos and I started to think about what we could do with all the organic waste we created in our apartment in Madrid, Spain. READ MORE... Read More
Racing to Zero Waste in San Francisco? Not Without Reduce and Reuse!
Jacquie Ottman, founder of WeHateToWaste.com critiques 'Racing To Zero' documentary about San Francisco's zero waste efforts. Concludes that is risks sending a message that recycling may be preferable to waste reduction and reuse. Read More
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