Tag: zero waste

  • Voting with every dollar spent

    Voting with every dollar spent

    Over the past 10 years or so, the concept of an economic democracy has been turning over in my mind. I feel like there is a ballot being cast with every retail transaction we make. There is a vote associated with every dollar spent at a retail outlet. This sends a message to the supply…

  • How did I become addicted to plastic?

    How did I become addicted to plastic?

    There was a time, when I lived in my first apartment, where I could fit everything I owned into the back of a pick-up truck. Consequently, the amount of garbage I created in a week, would not fill a full-sized trash bag. There was little recycling in those days, but even so the amount of…