Setting a zero waste goal for your home makes dollars and sense. By becoming more efficient, you save money. When you see waste as a resource to be used again or made into something better, then your discards become your treasure chest. You find economic potential in everything. You don’t simply help out your own bank account when you go zero waste, though. You also do yo Setting a zero waste goal for your home makes dollars and sense. By becoming more efficient, you save money. When you see waste as a resource to be used again or made into something better, then your discards become your treasure chest. You find economic potential in everything. You don’t simply help out your own bank account when you go zero waste, though. You also do your part as a good steward of the earth. As a zero waste household, you no longer contribute to problems like garbage patches in the ocean and the deaths of marine life, birds and other animals that ingest plastic waste. By preserving beauty and protecting life on this planet, you model responsible behavior for the next generation. As a zero-waster, you are the solution, not the problem. The quest to achieve net zero waste doesn’t happen overnight for most of us. We must form new habits, and we must learn to think creatively about waste and resources. Based on our own experiences and tips we learned from zero waste pioneers, we developed a 14 week calendar that’s designed to help you transition to the zero waste lifestyle at a pace that gives you the ability to acquire the resources, skills and habits you need to make this way of life achievable and permanent. Plus, our guide includes a "cost and savings" section for each week. The savings far outweigh the costs!