Zero Waste Home The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste

by Johnson, Bea

• ISBN13: 9781451697681
• ISBN10: 1451697686
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-04-09
• Publisher: Scribner

Summary

Part inspirational story of Bea Johnson (the "Priestess of Waste-Free Living") and how she transformed her family's life for the better by reducing their waste to an astonishing one liter per year; part practical, step-by-step guide that gives readers tools and tips to diminish their footprint and simplify their lives. Many of us have contemplated changing our daily habits to limit our impact on the environment. But where to begin? And how? Bea Johnson, who has been profiled in The New York Timesand on the Todayshow, has been sharing with readers waste-reducing tips and the story of how she transformed her family's health, finances, and relationships for the better in various magazines and TV shows as well as through her fast-growing blog, ZeroWasteHome.com. In her first book, Zero Waste Home, Bea Johnson shares the story of how she and her family have dramatically improved their lives by reducing their waste. Not only do they now have more time together as a family now, but they've also cut their annual spending by a remarkable 40 percent, and they are healthier than they've ever been, both emotionally and physically. Packed with easy, sustainable tips that even the busiest people can adopt, the book also offers practical guidance that will give readers the tools they need to simplify their own livesfrom bringing jars to the store to stock up on bulk items to exfoliating with oatmeal and to cleaning mildew with hydrogen peroxide rather than toxic store-bought cleansers. Appealing, stylish, and completely relatable, Zero Waste Homeoffers an overall lifestyle plan that will help readers to improve their overall health, save money and time, and achieve a brighter future for their familiesand the planet.

Author Biography

Bea Johnson is a Franco-American minimalist, internationally bestselling author, and inspirational speaker, known for initiating the movement of waste-free living in the 21st century. She is a Grand Prize winner of The Green Awards and the founder of Bulk Finder, a web-based app which points to thousands of bulk locations worldwide. She currently lives in a 188 square-foot trailer as she experiments with tiny living and travels full time across the US and Canada with her husband, her chihuahua, and her famous fifteen-piece wardrobe.