On this episode, I interview Lauren Singer, a 23 year old New Yorker whose passion for sustainability has driven her to lead a trash-free life.  Lauren actively blogs at TrashIsForTossers.com and is launching her company The Simply Co, where she'll sell a line of environmentally friendly cleaning products, starting with laundry detergent.

You can also listen to it in iTunes.

In this episode, we discuss:

How and why Lauren made the switch to a trash-free lifestyle

How Lauren makes most of her own household products, including deodorant, toothpaste, and more

Tips to eliminate trash... even how to get liquid products like olive oil with no packaging

How to find environmentally friendly food and clothes

How The Simply Co got started, and Lauren's plans for it

The easiest lifestyle changes to reduce one's environmental footprint

Lauren’s recommended books & documentaries

Resources mentioned in this podcast:

TrashIsForTossers.com - Lauren Singer’s Blog

The Simply Co (Lauren's Company)

The Simply Co Kickstarter page

Silent Spring - book by Rachel Carson

Eating Animals - book by Jonathan Safran Foer

King Corn – documentary

Fed Up – documentary

Gasland - documentary (Justin comment: I have not watched Gasland, but it's a controversial film & if you'd like to hear the other side of the story, you may like to check out FrackNation - which I have also not watched)

Zero Waste Home - blog by Bea Johnson

Lauren's article on Mind Body Green