Lauren Singer has produced almost no waste in the past two years, providing that a rubbish-free lifestyle is possible. Lauren studied environmental science at NYU (New York University). It was during her student years that she began working towards "zero-waste" goals.
Today she has learned to make all of her own everyday eco-friendly products, such as toothpaste, shampoo, kitchen cleaner and so on. She also set up her own company "The Simply Co." to sell her home-made products. "I stopped buying packaged (包装过的) products and began bringing my own bags and jars (罐子) to fill with products at the supermarket," she explained. "I stopped buying new clothes and shopped for only second-hand things." Lauren usually writes about her experiences of a zero-waste life on her blog (微博). Lauren says that she now saves a lot of money because she is prepared when she goes shopping, and does not buy things that she won't use at all. Lauren says that the past two years were not easy, but her zero-waste life has been well worth the effort.
The 23-year-old girl has become a role model to many. She's giving talks in schools and colleges and also having more and more interviews about her zero-waste lifestyle on TV and the radio worldwide.
