Maris interviews Stephanie Baker from KW Plastics at the Plastics Recycling Conference 2020 in the Opryland Hotel. KW Plastics is the largest plastics recycler in the...
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A lot of restaurants and food providers have begun switching out petroleum based take-out containers like styrofoam and plastic clamshells with compostable containers...
Jess Johnson shows how to use scrap fabric for gift wrapping the Furoshiki way. No tape or single-use wrapping paper, just a repurposed piece of fabric folded and tied...
Jess Trash Talks about her daily carry kit of reusables that replaces singe use disposable items throughout her day. It’s not that hard to say “No Plastic...
Let Jess tell you about a great zero waste idea to use in place of watered down laundry detergent in plastic containers. Even though plastic laundry detergent jugs are...
Campaigns, Community, Events, Sustainable Businesses, Sustainable Living
Sustainable Restaurant Action Campaign
After the recent Metro Nashville announcement that plastic clamshell to go containers are now added to the list of styrofoam to go containers as un-recyclable, we...
Community, Events, Sustainable Businesses, Sustainable Living
Nashville Metro Plastic To Go Container Ban
Nashville Metro has recently banned plastic to go containers from curbside recycling and we are all confused. We are co-hosting a meeting with Tennesse Environmental...
The Zero Waste community in Nashville really showed up for the first event. Don’t miss out connecting with passionate, like minded people at the next one October 2...
We had a blast talking with Kristen and touring Jackalope, one of the most sustainable breweries in Tennessee. They only use aluminum cans; capture their C02 for reuse;...
Is this recyclable? Plastic bags are accepted at grocery store bag recycling drop offs. For a list of drop off locations and what items are accepted go to: and enter...