Life Without Waste

What do you with your leftover mashed potatoes (or chickpeas, or lentils)

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What do you with your leftover mashed potatoes (or chickpeas, or lentils)

reinvent your leftover mashed potatoes with this easy recipe.  In 30 minutes or less, have a scrumptious side dish or main, with this clean out the fridge recipe.

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Make this sauce and never throw out wilting spinach - ever again!

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Make this sauce and never throw out wilting spinach - ever again!

you won't want to miss this easy peasy, seven ingredients, 15-minute sauce recipe that will use up every last leaf of that pesky wilting spinach. 

Andddd it's vegan!

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My zero waste life - exposed

My zero waste life - exposed

Spoiler alert - I don’t live perfectly zero waste.  And the ‘zero’ in zero waste is an ambitious goal, not a reality.  I have a few wasteful non-negotiables that I’m simply not willing to give up!  I break em down in this post, along with a few facts about recyclables along the way.

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Life without Hotel Toiletries - zero waste swaps on the go

Life without Hotel Toiletries - zero waste swaps on the go

It’s that time of year; where many Canadians flee our frigid country in search of a place where the air doesn’t hurt your lungs.  But travel can be so wasteful! I’m walking through six zero waste swaps (collectively weighing 1 lb) that you can carry on the plane, and divert tons of mini plastic bottles from waste streams.  Easy peasy. Five minute read ahead.

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Everyone skips THIS first step in their zero waste journey

Everyone skips THIS first step in their zero waste journey

Starting is hard.  In anything. Starting a new job, starting a new hobby, it’s all a challenge.  And starting your low waste lifestyle is no different! To help you along your way, I dive into the first step (that everyone misses) to make low waste living easy and impactful.

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