the idea

the idea...
the plan is to live as trash free as possible for at least a year. reducing all of our intake of non-recyclable, reusable items.
this idea started before our year abroad, and for a brief moment i thought about taking it on the road and although it would have been great to initiate it while traveling, i wanted to save it for a return project.

the inspiration...
> my trash can, your trash can, all the trash cans... there is no "away" when you throw away
> every plastic wrapper i've ever tossed out
> seeing how far flung this plastic obsession is....finding plastic bags in the far reaches of Bolivia, the green hills and sharp craggy peaks of the Andes, and my beloved pacific ocean... E.V.E.R.Y.W.H.E.R.E!
> the completely biodegradable adobe house we saw be tilled back into the field it was built from
> leaving no trace, hence the title "Living No Trace"

> actually doing something different, not just buying "green" 

the first challenge...
getting everyone in my house to buy in???

who we are...
me
michael
xylia
gloria (gg)
lucy, the min-pin