TY - BOOK AU - Korst,Amy TI - The zero-waste lifestyle: live well by throwing away less SN - 1607743485 (pbk.) PY - 2012///] CY - Berkeley PB - Ten Speed Press KW - Consumer education KW - Green movement KW - Sustainable living N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: Trash, Trash, Everywhere -- PART 1 : GETTING STARTED -- A Trashed Planet -- Planning to Go Waste Free -- Reduce and Reuse -- Recycle -- Organic Waste -- PART 2 : TRASH-FREE CHALLENGES -- The Zero-Waste Kitchen -- The Zero-Waste Bathroom -- The Zero-Waste Bedroom -- Zero-Waste Cleaning -- Zero-Waste Kids -- Zero-Waste Travel -- The Zero-Waste Workplace -- Zero-Waste Holidays and Special Occasions -- PART 3 : NEXT STEPS -- The Global Zero-Waste Movement -- Epilogue -- An A-to-Z Guide to Recycling (Just About) Anything N2 - "A practical guide to generating less waste, featuring meaningful and achievable strategies from the blogger behind The Green Garbage Project, a yearlong experiment in living garbage-free. You don't have to be a tree hugger to benefit from zero-waste living. The average American tosses out nearly five pounds of trash every day, yet studies show the more we buy, the less happy we are. In The Zero-Waste Lifestyle, Amy Korst shows us how to have a happier, healthier, more sustainable life by sharing the lessons she learned while going waste-free for an entire year. Each chapter presents easy steps that anyone can take to create less trash: from composting and retaking reusable containers to the grocery store to burning clean organic materials; upcycling, downcycling, and recycling goods; and more"--Provided by publisher ER -