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We’ve all seen the pictures of growing landfills and trash-filled oceans… But how do we go from a society that throws away 4.5 lbs a day to one that throws away nothing? That’s what we explore in our recycling + zero waste stories.

Miranda Bennett
Austinites You Should Know
Amy Stansbury

Net-Zero Hero: Miranda Bennett

Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability    Meet Miranda​ ​Bennett, the founder of Miranda Bennett Studio, a sustainable clothing brand based in Austin. Miranda is an Austin native who moved to New York at age 17 to study fashion. Upon graduation, she

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Lettuce
Austin Businesses You Should Know
Amy Stansbury

Meet The Austin Company That Is Growing Our Local Food System

It’s kind of crazy when you think about it. Less than one percent of the food consumed in Austin is produced locally. Meanwhile, there are small plots of unused land everywhere you look. In backyards, at office parks, housing developments, and schools.   Lettuce is trying to

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Plastic Bag
EcoBits
Amy Stansbury

Have Opinions On Plastic Bags? The City Wants To Know.

Sponsored Post – from Austin Resource Recovery    Remember when we had a single-use bag ban? The City of Austin is conducting an online survey (both in English and Spanish) to learn more about the public’s shopping bag habits.   Do you use plastic bags more now that the ban has

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Recycling Bins
Blogs
Amy Stansbury

Show Your Blue Cart Some Love

Sponsored Post – from Austin Resource Recovery    Written by: Keri Greenwalt and Susanne Harm   Do you ever wonder what happens to all the stuff you put into your blue recycling cart after it’s picked up at the curb? With global markets and recycling

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CDs
EcoBits
Amy Stansbury

Crafting For The Planet – February Challenge

Sponsored Post – from Austin Creative Reuse   Calling all you crafters out there! It’s time for another Reuse and Rethink Challenge from Austin Creative Reuse.   Throughout the month of February, Austin’s favorite zero waste craft store is challenging folks to make the most amazing creation they can out of… CDs.   Want to join

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Grain Changer
Austin Orgs You Should Know
Amy Stansbury

From Bread To Beer: Reducing Food Waste In Austin

740,000 pounds. That’s how much food Keep Austin Fed helped keep out of the landfill in 2018. The local nonprofit organization deploys an army of volunteers each day to grocery stores, restaurants, and bakeries around town, collecting their surplus food and distributing it to people

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2015 [Re]Verse Pitch Winner
EcoBits
Amy Stansbury

Make Money And Help The Environment With This Competition

Sponsored Post – from Austin Resource Recovery    This one’s for all you entrepreneurs out there! Want to put your business skills to good use by making money and helping the environment?   Then the [Re]Verse Pitch Competition is just the thing for you. Cohosted by the Austin Young Chamber

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What Is The Circular Economy Anyway
Blogs
Amy Stansbury

What Is The Circular Economy Anyway?

Sponsored Post – from Austin Resource Recovery    Written by Natalie Betts   In the Zero Waste world, we often talk about used items that are about to be tossed into a bin. Making sure that as many of these items as possible go into

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Austin Creative Reuse Store
EcoBits
Amy Stansbury

Crafting For The Planet – January Challenge

Sponsored Post – from Austin Creative Reuse   Calling all you crafters out there! It’s time for another Austin Creative Reuse and Rethink Contest.   Throughout the month of January, Austin’s favorite zero waste craft store is challenging folks to make the most amazing creation they can out of…metal.  

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Blogs
Amy Stansbury

New Year, New Habits

Sponsored Post – from Austin Resource Recovery    Written by Ashley Pace   We’ve made it through another trip around the sun, and now it’s time to think about what we can do in the next year to help live a more Zero Waste lifestyle.

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Net Zero Hero Rosie
Austinites You Should Know
Amy Stansbury

Net-Zero Hero: Rosie Treviño

Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability    Austin is green and we all want to keep it that way! As a community, we’re committed to reaching the target of Net-Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, which will ensure a safe, healthy,

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