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The Plastics Problem and Moving Towards Zero Waste

Take Everyday Steps to Reducing Plastics Use: 100 Steps to a Plastics Free Life

Plastics and how to move towards zero waste

Avoid Harmful Plastics: The 7 Types of Plastics and What They Mean to Your Health

The Best Way to Begin Your Zero Waste Journey - Start With a Waste Audit

The Tare Market Blogs

Informative Zero Waste Documentaries

The Ultimate Zero Waste Documentaries List

Top 10 Documentaries You Need to Watch

Shopping/Purchasing Tips

Adopt a Needs VS Wants Approach: 4 Questions to Ask Before Buying a Product

Buy Used First: Items to Never Buy New

Tips for Remembering Your Reusable Bags

Clothing and Laundry

The Story of Microfibers

Are We Eating Our Fleece?

Your Laundry Sheds Harmful Microfibers

Generating Microplastics From Our Laundry

Substitutes for Dryer Sheets

Do Less Laundry: You’re Washing Your Clothes Too Often

Learn About and Practice Sustainable Fashion

Learn About and Practice Sustainable Fashion

Buy Used Clothes: Fast Fashion is Creating and Environmental Crisis

Buy Used Clothes: How to Dresser Greener – 5 Reason to Shop at Thrift Stores

Gardening

Gardening Without Plastic, Part 1: Raised Beds and Plastic-Free Soil

Gardening Without Plastic, Part 2: Planting and Replanting

Low Waste Gardening Tips

Cleaning

Find Options for Sponges: Best Eco-Friendly Sponges for Zero Waste Cleaning

How to Shop for Cleaning Products – While Avoiding Toxics

Food Shopping

A Guide to Reusable Produce Bags

Getting the Most Use Out of Your Reusable Produce Bags

Shop Bulk: Minnesota Bulk Foods Guide

Ten Tips for Cleaner Grocery Shopping

Food Prep and Cooking

Cook Meals with Zero Plastic Waste: Zero Waste Chef

Swap Your Snacks: 10 Zero Waste Snacks for Kids

Make Your Own: How to Make Yogurt

Make Your Own: How to Make Granola Bars

Make Your Own: Guide to Pickling

Make Your Own: Guide to Canning

How to get single-use plastic out of your baking? 

Food Storage

Zero Waste Ways to Store Foods

Reusable Baggies

Alternatives to Plastic Wrap

How to Freeze Food Without Plastic

Resource Sharing

Support a Sharing Economy - Minnesota Tool Library

Support a Sharing Economy - Minneapolis Toy Library

Support a Sharing Economy - Join Your Local Buy Nothing Group

Repair Clothing and Household Goods: Find a Local Fix-It Clinic

Host a Swap Party

Repair Clothing and Household Goods: Fit It Yourself Guides

Bottled Water

Use Reusable Water Bottles: Plastic Bottle Facts

Use Reusable Water Bottles

Use Reusable Water Bottles: How Much Water Goes Into Making a Bottle of Water

Use Reusable Water Bottles: The Story of Bottled Water

Reduce take-out packaging

Use Reusable Cups

Avoid Straws

Take-Out from Businesses that Support Zero Waste

Promote Eliminating Single-Use Utensils

At school/work

Pack a Lunch: 10 Tips

Use Reusables at Work: 5 Ways to Go Reusable at Work

Family and Community

Talk to Your Kids About Plastics Pollution

Change to Cloth Diapers

Join a Clean-Up Effort: Minneapolis Clean-Up Resources

Give Experiences Instead of Things

Pets

Prepare Homemade Treats: 4 Ingredient Dog Treats

Prepare Homemade Treats: What Vegetables Can Dogs Eat

Prepare Homemade Treats: 3 Ingredient Cat Treats

Ideas for a Zero Waste Cat

Ideas for Zero Waste Pets

Clean Up Pet Hair with Reusables

Buy Used Pet Supplies: How to Find Great Used Dog Items

Safety of Used Pet Supplies

Upcycle a Pet Bed

Reduce/Reuse

Choose to Reuse

Recycling

Recycle Nation

Recycle Plastic Bags and Film

Recycle Plastic Caps

Recycle On-the-Go: 5 Strategies