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088: Bea Johnson: The Priestess of Waste-Free Living (transcript)

on September 19, 2018 in Podcast

This conversation is about joy, clean pure fun, deeper relationships, greater self-awareness, our highest values. It’s the opposite of what results from the treadmill of mainstream life built on comfort and convenience. When you live by your values in a world that doesn’t, you move from the mainstream. That happens to leaders. That could be lonely but it’s also forging ahead. That’s the opportunity and challenge for those of us[…] Keep reading →

088: Bea Johnson: The Priestess of Waste-Free Living

on September 19, 2018 in Podcast

Bea has become a role model, maybe even a hero to me. People keep saying they’re impressed with my waste. It’s easy to allow your standards to slide. One problem: my fellow Americans waste more than nearly anyone in human history. I don’t want to relax my cleanliness and integrity. Bea has reduced waste for longer and has spoken more about it. She knows what works, what doesn’t, how to[…] Keep reading →

088: Bea Johnson: The Priestess of Waste-Free Living

on September 19, 2018 in Podcast

Bea has become a role model, maybe even a hero to me. People keep saying they’re impressed with my waste. It’s easy to allow your standards to slide. One problem: my fellow Americans waste more than nearly anyone in human history. I don’t want to relax my cleanliness and integrity. Bea has reduced waste for longer and has spoken more about it. She knows what works, what doesn’t, how to[…] Keep reading →

Bea Johnson

on September 19, 2018 in Podcast

Bea Johnson’s blog and my bestselling book, Zero Waste Home (20 languages and #1 on Amazon.com, waste management category), have launched a global movement, inspiring thousands of people throughout the world to live simply and take a stance against needless waste. In them, she proposes a simple guideline, my 5R’s: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Rot (and only in that order). The New York Times called her “The Priestess of[…] Keep reading →

Year 5, day 1 on one load of trash

on December 25, 2023 in Addiction, Doof, Freedom, Habits

This post is about freedom. Several milestones this week following Year 13, day 1 of daily burpees and My Second Winter Solstice: Over 1.5 Years Unplugged From the Electric Grid (and counting). More freedom than ever. I once filled about a load of trash every week. I ordered takeout and bought lots of packaged food. I bought things online. I didn’t realize how much it cost me in money and[…] Keep reading →

I started my current load of garbage on Christmas 2019 (I used to fill a load a week). Still going.

on December 25, 2022 in Habits

I last posted a picture of my garbage around 2.5 years in, I think. Yesterday ended the third year on one load. Today begins year 4. Here’s the load, in a canvas tote bag I got from a conference, before I knew not to accept them. My skills in avoiding acquiring what will become garbage are increasing, meaning that most of the garbage in that bag came in its first[…] Keep reading →

649: Listener Questions 04: What Started Me Acting Sustainably, Kids, and What to Do If You Don’t Have Time

on December 11, 2022 in Podcast

In this episode, I answer a question a listener emailed: Can you share more details on what exactly prompted you to make the switch to acting more sustainably and if it was abrupt or gradual. And perhaps more practical ideas on what to do if you have kids, especially picky eaters, or if your schedule is just too busy to prepare meals 100% of the time. If you have questions[…] Keep reading →

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