Green Living

Our habits are where our waste becomes invisible

Using disposables is a habit to think about most when you want to reduce your footprint. A few others are energy and water waste.

Awareness is MOST of the battle to live green.

One of the many reasons I fight for the planet… I can’t shake the guilt I felt when I met this redwood. Look how sad she is!
Read the poem I wrote, inspired by meeting this tree.

Photo by Jen Thilman, Kings Canyon Nation Park, Sequoia Forest

Once you identify your waste habits it’s easier to find ways to reduce them. Like eating carry out less, cutting back on showers, or buying single use plastics.

Learn how to Reduce, Reuse, and Rethink Recycling


A recycling container in the complex where I once lived. Plastic bags and monitors – really?

Our biggest challenge is to learn how to reduce waste. Reduce and Reuse needs to be our priority!

On average each person in the U.S. generates 4 – 5 pounds of waste per day. Most of these materials cannot be recycled even though we have been given the impression they can.