So we're over the half way point of our waste reduction project and here's a little summary of our ups and downs. June 2017 Ups Waste reduction: check! We can pretty much keep our waste to the pail each month, barring unforseen sources of waste. Still haven't solved the dog food bag problem so every other month or so that becomes a problem, but with our general day to day waste, we can do it. Connections: It's been fun to "run around" finding waste free products. We've enjoyed talking to store owners and makers of products about our project. Mostly folks are on board and encouraging. We've made a lot of new relationships and we've enjoyed the chance to talk to others about our project. People are curious about how it is working for us and it's led to a lot of interesting conversations. Waste Reduction Shopping Trip Downs Guilt: Guilt isn't helpful for anyone so we've been fighting with this one. We feel guilty quite oft