The average American family of four sends upward of 4,000 pounds of trash to landfill each year. Bea Johnson sends a Mason jar’s worth. Since coining the term “zero-waste home” nearly a decade ago, Bea has become an easy-breezy face of sustainable living. Safe to say, she’ll leave you green with envy. She’s proof that you don’t have to sacrifice comfort, style, or sanity to live a more conscious life. Born in France, Bea bounced…
Take a peek into one French woman’s zero-waste, minimalist home
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