I’ve been meaning to share this story with you for awhile. While we were busying ourselves with our personal zero-waste project, another challenge was being hatched just down the street.
The Strathcona Zero Waste project challenges 10 families (yes, some even have kids in diapers) to try to send nothing to the landfill for a whole [...]
Entries from July 2009
July 21, 2009
A Zero Waste Community
July 16, 2009
Dental Bliss
Remember way back when I ran out of toothpaste and started making my own? I have to tell you the past 9 or so months of baking soda brushing have left me more than a little wistful for that minty fresh taste. Plus, the homemade version leaves your teeth with that “just polished feeling” but [...]
July 12, 2009
Secondhand Family Vacation
When I was a kid, my parents used to pack us all into the family station wagon and do some serious summer road tripping. We drove around BC, to Alberta, to Disneyland, even to Winnipeg one summer (that’s a good 4,000 kms round trip, wedged between the car door and my sister’s car seat, listening to [...]
July 5, 2009
Wrap Up Results
So we’ve had a few days to settle down here after the finale of our Clean Bin Project Year. I know people are dying to know who won.
We had the official weigh in our backyard on Canada Day, exactly 356 days after the start of our project, and we managed to lure about 40 guests [...]
