Fort Negrita Blog — Zero Waste
Make Zero Waste Candles with Two Ingredients
I come from a family of five kids, and one thing my mom never missed a beat on was birthdays. The birthday party pack in the Shreeves household was a card signed by my OG BFFs (my siblings), AT LEAST three sticker sheets, and a candle lit cake on the day of your birthday, with an inaugural song and a call from Grandmommy. NO EXCEPTIONS. 2014 was my first birthday as a zero waster, and I was a little saddened by the idea that I may not be able to have a birthday cake with candles to make a wish,...
Yes I use toilet paper, here's why
The process for digesting toilet paper in most water sewage systems is synonymous to the way your poop is digested. Hear me out. When you think about your poop you're never like "man, I'm throwing away my poop, what a waste!" You assume that your city has a reliable septic system that will dispose of your human waste without any lingering smells, diseases and sightings. And it does! Well, it's the same process with toilet paper, and that's why as a zero waster, I can rest easy using toilet paper.Just like human waste, toilet paper is dissolved, gassified and filter...
An Update from the Fort
I am learning everyday to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be, to inspire me and not terrify me. Says Miss Boss, Tracee Ellis Ross
I've been really quiet on the blog for the past couple of months, and I although it appears that I'm a blogger that allows her 9 to 5 to overshadow her passion, the truth is, I've been working on Fort Negrita more than ever. Just in a rabbit hole...
RSVP for The First Zero Waste Event In Atlanta
I've been entertaining this idea in my mind for a while to start a zero waste Meetup group in Atlanta.
As if I'm some unicorn from Venus, one day I frantically asked Trapp, a staff member at Sevananda, "Are there other people like me?!" as he measured the weight of my mason jars and food containers.
He told me there were others, like the guy who brings old liquor bottles to fill up with honey, and...
Make Zero Waste Hair Cleanser/Shampoo (VIDEO)
Washing your hair can be a super wasteful experience. From the water usage to the plastic bottles of products and time, OH MY! It can really get trashy.
Luckily, I recently cut my hair off, so bye bye to 6-hours of wrestling with my hair, but I've also transitioned to several alternatives to traditional shampoo.
For this particular version, you will need:
Aloe Vera Leaf- Made of a protein...