Zero Waste Home" is the ultimate guide to simplified sustainable living from Bea Johnson author of the popular blog zerowastehome.blogspot.co.uk. Living sustainably should not mean forfeiting either comfort or style. In this book Bea Johnson shows by inspiring example what green living looks like & offers a practical step-by-step guide to diminishing our environmental footprints & improving our lives. It all comes down to the 5 Rs: Refuse Reduce Reuse Recycle Rot (and only in that order!). " Zero Waste Home" shows how these key principles can be applied to every area of your house from the kitchen to the kids' room & it's packed with easy tips for all of us: from refusing freebies to using your plants as air fresheners. More than a manual this is the inspiring story of how Bea Johnson transformed her family's health finances & relationships for the better by reducing their waste to an astonishing one liter per year. Could you do the same? A French-born artist with a hugely popular blog on zero waste living Bea Johnson has appeared on " The Today Show" NBC & CBS news & been featured in the " New York Times" " San Francisco Chronicle" " People" & " Lianhe Zaobao" (Singapore) & online publications including " Huffington Post" & "USA Today"."