Welcome to Redefining Trash: A place designed to share insights on how to more responsibly dispose of almost anything and make taking out the trash a thing of the past.

As 2019 comes to a close, I wanted to reflect on the first year of this blog and what I learned throughout the year. When I started this...

As we gear up for the holidays, we can add to the joy of the season (or at least the joy of the earth) by thinking green! As this article...

My newest opportunity to redefine and reduce waste comes courtesy of Subaru and TerraCycle. Subaru was the first manufacturing facility...

One company has made great strides in helping people move towards a zero-waste state: TerraCycle.  This company single-handedly has...

So many of us love our cats and dogs like family members, but we may not think about their impact on the environment, specifically what...

Good vs. Bad. Not in the Super Friends vs. the Legion of Doom kind of way, but how my view of composting has evolved over time. As I...

If you’ve decided to significantly reduce your household waste by composting (congrats!), you need more information about where to put...

What makes composting such a powerful waste reduction technique? For starters, the average household produces more than 200 pounds of...

When considering all the things people can do to decrease waste, I'd be remiss if I didn't discuss composting. While composting is not as...

One reason that people have trouble transitioning to “reduced-waste” (let’s not even go for zero-waste yet) living is the convenience...

One waste-reduction technique when shopping that is getting a lot of attention lately is buying in bulk. This can include buying products...

Your Earth Day 2019 might have been filled with quizzes, deals, or scary articles, but I maintain that making one small change in your...

Bringing your own bags to the grocery store may seem old hat, but despite the “mainstream” nature of this action, it simply has not...

I used to buy the largest shampoo bottle possible to reduce my overall plastic consumption (and save a little money). Still, with a...

While you might think this post is about the ubiquitous plastic bag, it is actually about some of its relatives. Much like today’s DNA...

So many of us enjoy eating out occasionally.  Sometimes no one feels like cooking or other times we are marking an event or milestone...