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Is Instagram putting California’s Super Bloom in Danger?!
Super Bloom conditions in California only come around once in a while, but when they do, California’s hills become a palette of color...
Mar 3, 20233 min read


Moi's Meatless Monday pick - Chanos!
For #MoisMeatlessMonday we want to highlight a Lincoln Heights gem, @gechanos! A community favorite for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and...
Feb 21, 20231 min read


Staff Pick - Climavores
Does shopping local food REALLY help the climate…? Climavores is a podcast recommended by one of our reps, Liz. The podcast explores all...
Feb 17, 20231 min read


Natural Tie-Dye
Do you ever forget about that bag of veggies in the back of your fridge? Has your cat ever sat in a bowl of spinach making you not want...
Feb 15, 20231 min read


Sustainable Flower Alternatives
Did you know that in the weeks before Valentine’s Day, 60 cargo planes fly from Colombia and Ecuador to Miami every day carrying nothing...
Feb 10, 20231 min read


Why Eco-dread? Retread instead!
We’re giving a big shout out to one of our customers in South Gate that is winning in the game of repairing and repurposing! Daetweiler...
Feb 8, 20231 min read


Sun Dairy Co. to the Rescue!
Happy # FeelGoodFriday! This week we are celebrating a brand-new partner in our bucket rescue efforts ♻️🪣✨ Sun Dairy Co. is a dairy...
Feb 3, 20231 min read


National Seed Swap Day
National Seed Swap Day is on January 27th! 🌱 On this week’s #feelgoodfriday we want to remind everyone to exchange your favorite seeds...
Jan 27, 20231 min read


Organics LA
Have you heard the big news?! 🥳 As of January 2023, residents serviced by LA Sanitation MUST place ALL food scraps, food-soiled paper,...
Jan 25, 20231 min read


Book Review - The Circular Economy Handbook!
You have a reusable water bottle, right? Reusable utensils? For sure some reusable grocery bags, correct? Great job! But the world’s...
Jan 18, 20231 min read


Used batteries drop off
Recycling quiz! Where do used batteries go? LANDFILL/black, RECYCLING/blue, or ORGANICS/green? None of the above! Why? Because used...
Jan 12, 20231 min read


Staff Pick - A Plastic Ocean!
What documentary changed the way you live? A Plastic Ocean, is a great documentary recommended by one of our new Zero Waste Reps,...
Jan 4, 20231 min read


Little Libraries doing Big Things!
Ever wondered how to “recycle” old books? Sadly, more than 300 million books 📚end up in the landfill every year! While most paperback...
Dec 28, 20221 min read


Say Goodbye to Single-use!
This #feelgoodfriday we are feeling GREAT about the City of Los Angeles banning the sale of expanded polystyrene a.k.a #styrofoam 😈 ...
Dec 9, 20221 min read


Buckets of Buckets
This #Feel Good Friday we connected with @philippetheog, a treasured LA institution, to divert a bucket load of buckets from the...
Dec 2, 20221 min read


Compost How-to Outreach in Chinatown!
Last week, some of our Zero Waste reps visited the Blossom Plaza, a 200+ unit apartment complex in Chinatown, in order to offer zero...
Nov 28, 20221 min read


Recycling Misconceptions
Isn’t all plastic recyclable?? In honor of #plasticfreeJuly, we wanted to explain common misconceptions about plastic recycling! Did you...
Jul 15, 20222 min read
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