by Genna DeGroot | Dec 20, 2016 | Blog
PLEASE NOTE: This is the original version of the safer space policy. It has been updated as 6/5/2018. Please find the new Safer Space Policy and Community Agreements here. Also see our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Mandate. As we build a Zero Waste movement we...
by Chris Kane | Dec 14, 2016 | Blog
Michael Leland has been rifling through garbage bins, picking out recyclables, and pushing a shopping cart filled with the material down the street on the lower east side of Vancouver for more than a decade. “For years I just kind of pushed my cart through crowds with...
by Chris Kane | Aug 22, 2016 | Blog, Extended Producer Responsibility, Zero Waste Philosophy, ZW Challenge
Written by Erik Gonzalez-Kramer, PLAN’s Storytelling Intern I looked down at the box of trash in my hand. After an entire month of trying to generate no landfill waste, it was a testament to my efforts, and a reminder of just how difficult it is to try to...
by Aldis Elfarsdottir | Jul 14, 2016 | Blog
With the zero-waste challenge underway, and our goal to generate no trash for the month of July, we were determined to succeed. Our first hurdle? Grocery shopping. A fresh waft of fruit and veggie air greeted us as we stepped into Hannaford. The supermarket carried a...
by Genna DeGroot | Jul 7, 2016 | Blog
A few months ago, the PLAN staff had a thought: “Wouldn’t it be interesting to test our chops in a public zero waste lifestyle experiment? And why not do it with our huge crew of interns over the summer when everything is fun and magical?” So here we are, wading into...
by Faye Christoforo | Jun 22, 2016 | Blog
“Click!” goes the sound of a residence hall door, accompanied by a sigh of relief, as a student finally walks off campus for a well-deserved summer break. After a gregarious week of final exams, group projects, last minute grade finagling, and goodbyes to peers, the...
