Influence Others

Feeling misunderstood about being a vegetarian? Colleen McCarthy shares how she starts productive conversations with other college students by emphasizing direct personal benefits of good taste, health, and money savings. Read More

Want to increase recycling in your apartment building? Get some insights and success strategies from Jacquie Ottman about what it takes to get New Yorkers to collect food scraps, e-waste, and clothing and textiles. Read More

Learn from WeHateToWaste founder Jacquie Ottman how to throw a Leftovers Pooling Party. And discover the most fun way yet to cut down on food waste. Read More

Want to inspire family, neighbors and co-workers to recycle? Get some inspiration from Rick Schulman who is making strides to change recycling habits and achieve zero waste in Schwab House apartment building on NYC's Upper West Side. Read More

Now that I’ve awakened from my independent possession-owning-maintaining-inventorying stupor (and in a city and country where the costs of doing same are starting to escalate), I’ve started to take some steps to avoid R-R-R Redundancy in my own life. Read More

Did you know Green Moms inspired the 2014 NYC pilot composting program? Sustainability Coordinator, Jenny Prescott, started a composting program in her daughter's NYC public school. The waste-reducing results will inspire you - and an entire city. Read More

Aiming for zero waste is a full time commitment for the Port of Portland (Oregon) Waste Minimization Team. Reusing unused office furniture and developing a central collection system for food donations are just two ways Grace Stainbeck and her team creatively reduce waste at the Portland International Airport. Read More

Australia's Rebecca Prince-Ruiz (founder of Plastic-free July) shares insights from a fellowship that took her around the world to discover solutions to ocean plastic waste. Read on to learn about the specific initiatives she explored for addressing the issues both upstream and down. Read More

Can small steps reduce waste or are policies necessary? A debate between a husband and wife over the role of consumer waste habits. Read More

Steven Lake's documentary, Drying for Freedom, inspires consumers and their communities to give the clothesline a fresh look as the 'ultimate solar machine'. Read More

Mike Walker, a consumer behavior consultant, explains how he successfully alters his wife's wasteful habits regarding energy, water and waste. Read More

Why the Law of Jante has helped Swedes live simply and inspired functional, minimalist brands like Ikea and Volvo. Read More