Talking Trash
As reducing one’s garbage footprint slowly becomes a movement, Northeast Ohioans change the game through low-waste shopping, cutting food waste Story and Photography by Amanda Koehn
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iving without trash may seem impossible in a culture that depends on disposable packaging for takeout meals, toys and more.
While many strive to make and get more, leaving a trail of less may seem novel, strange or perhaps radical.
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But once some absorb the idea that everything that goes into the trash can – as well as some of what goes into
recycling – will exist essentially forever, they find it hard to look away. Low-waste living is a lifestyle Teresa Mazey maintains and is trying to make more popular for others through her Canton store, Empty Bin Zero Waste. The storefront opened Aug. 1 2019,
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