Pared Down Home

Can families really live this way? just read and learn from their example on this great site:

Zero Waste Guy:

more helpful ideas found here: https://zerowasteguy.com/

My Zero Waste: A family of three striving for Zero Waste. https://myzerowaste.com/

Other Eco-friendly Days and Weeks to remember:

Earth Day - April 22nd

Earth Week (usually runs from April 16th to Earth Day, April 22nd)

World Clean up Day - September 15th

Litterless

For more ideas on how to be litterless check this out: https://www.litterless.com/

Wasteland Rebel!

Become a rebel: https://wastelandrebel.com/en/

Trash is for Tossers:

Easy to use blog with lots of ideas.

http://trashisfortossers.com/

Waste Reduction Week/ Zero Waste Lifestyle

Further Learning

A big thank you to Shelley from the New Orleans for suggesting this article on selling, donating and recycling old clothing: http://blog.lulus.com/resources/selling-donating-and-recycling-old-clothing/

ZERO WASTE BLOGS

Let's Do it World!

a civic-led mass movement that began in Estonia in 2008 when 50,000 people united together to clean up the entire country in just five hours. https://www.letsdoitworld.org/

Managing Our Waste At Home: A stay at home mom of 5 gives practical advice on this blog:. https://rachel.willcock.ca/

Treading My Own Path

Lots to learn here: https://treadingmyownpath.com/

Zero Waste Home

You can do it too!

https://zerowastehome.com/

Looking for lesson plans and classroom resources? Try this page: http://resources4rethinking.ca/en/

Tiny Trash Can - this offers recipes, DIY, and she displays her weekly trash in tiny jars. Someone to aspire to be like for sure! https://tinytrashcan.com/

Thank you to Michelle and Natalie from the Conservationist Organization (Green is Love) and the Young Conservationist Workshop for suggesting we include this great infographic on "The Trash One Person Produces in a Year." https://www.titlemax.com/discovery-center/lifestyle/trash-one-person-produces-year/

If you learn one thing from this Family Theme Day, let it be the "The Five R's"

Refuse

Reduce

Reuse

Recycle

Rot (compost)

It's a beautiful world!
Let's take care of it!

Falls of Falloch, Scotland

Going Zero Waste! I love her motto: "It's not about perfection; it's about making better choices."

https://www.goingzerowaste.com/

Check out these websites and blogs that talk about a #WasteFreeLife!

I love hearing from everyone who tries Family Theme Days! Thank you so much!