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.

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

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

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 te...

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