Monthly Archives: October 2013

3 posts

Recycling vs. Zero Waste… What’s the Difference?

For decades, “green” minded individuals were taught to “reduce, reuse, and recycle”. Today, many sustainability centered efforts focus on the recycle part without as much effort on how to reduce and/or reuse.  However, a new campaign is underway to strive for “zero waste” with the focus on reduce or refuse […]

A Brightonian in Germany

I am a Brighton resident living this year in Jena, Germany.  Jena is a town of about 100,000 people in central/eastern Germany.  Most importantly for this blog, our family of four is here without a car.  Over the next nine months, I will be posting about our experiences with active […]