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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.

Reduce, Reuse, Refill

Reuse of cups, Alex Eaves

Why I Try Hard Not To Recycle

01 Apr 2016
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Trying hard to recycle less and reuse more makes perfect sense when you realize that reusing uses up fewer resources than recycling. Filmmaker Alex Eaves tells us what led him to make a documentary about reuse.
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From Mitts to Mixers, Kitchen Consignment Stores Make Good Use of Used Goods

30 Mar 2016
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Karen Schiff is excited about a new kitchen consignment store. She used to buy low quality kitchen products new and had to replace them a few years later. Now she buys durable products that have a longer lifespan.
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Repair and Repurpose

Share Rather Than Own

Yellow Taxi queue at taxi stand

Anybody Want to Share a Taxi?

21 Apr 2012
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Jacquie Ottman shares a positive story about sharing a taxi ride from New York's LaGuardia airport over the busy Christmas travel season.
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Greener Grads Biz Takes Graduation Gowns Back for Reuse

23 May 2015
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Seth Yon's Greener Grads business, launched in 2014, helps grads keep gowns out of landfills — and into a reuse stream where they can be worn up to 15 times before repurposing.
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Respect Food

How I Went from Normal Dude to Dumpster Diving Across America

28 Jul 2015
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While on a 4700 bike trek across America, Rob Greenfield discovered he could source most of his meals from dumpsters. Read this inspiring story of how he that trip catapulted him to a top advocate for food waste in town after town after town.
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Dumpster Diving for Dinner – It’s How Waste Watchers ‘Lean In’

15 Apr 2014
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These days the term "Lean In" is getting a lot of traction due to Sheryl Sandberg's book of the same name, but in my case it means dumpster diving, head first. I can't pass a garbage dumpster without sticking my head and most of my torso in. Usually I find something irresistible.
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Live Efficiently

Save Energy, Water & Other Resources

Energy bill and light bulb

How the Big Apple Can Slice Its Energy Use

27 Jan 2013
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Solutions to New York CIty's wasteful energy use can lower the utility bill.
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Disposable paper towel waste

“We Hate to Waste” Japanese Style

14 Jan 2013
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How Japanese-inspired "People Towels" (reusable paper towels) can help Americans reduce paper towel waste and save trees.
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Recycle or Compost

Sustainable Fashion on a Budget

05 Nov 2015
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Sustainable fashion isn't just about spending hundreds on ethically-sourced clothing and shoes. Eco-fashion maven Ruth Penniston, provides three great tips for a greener wardrobe on a budget.
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12 million child car seats wind up as waste in the U.S. each year (Image: WHTW / safetysquad.com)

How to Put an End to Child Car Seat Waste

05 Mar 2015
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What can we do about the 12 million car seats Americans buy every year that eventually end up in landfills? Green mom, Jenny Abel, shares her ideas.
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