Check out Mary’s two essays on the zero waste lifestyle movement! Mary, an education major at Stark State and part-time preschool teacher, began her zero waste journey in 2020.
Inspired by her passion for the environment, Mary explains she wrote this essay “in hopes of spreading awareness about zero waste living.”
In Mary’s words, she wrote this essay about the glamorization of zero waste living on social media “to explore the nuances of zero waste and increase awareness of the true meaning of the movement.”
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