Zero-Waste Living with Bea Johnson
Earth’s General Store has partnered with Waste-Free Edmonton and Alberta Public Interest Group (APIRG) to host a presentation – Zero-Waste Living with Bea Johnson!
Come and join us at this presentation by world-renown zero-waste expert, advocate, and the leading spokesperson for the Zero-Waste Movement – – – Bea Johnson.
In a visually-rich and upbeat presentation, Bea shares her tribulations and secrets to achieving Zero Waste. She covers the importance of applying her 5R’s in order (Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot) and shatters misconceptions, proving that the Zero Waste lifestyle can not only be “stylish”, but also lead to significant health benefits, and time and money savings. Bea manages to talk about her personal journey with humour and without preaching. She brings an intimidating topic down to a manageable scale, lending a unique perspective and making Zero Waste less daunting. Her non-judgmental approach will inspire self-reflection and change. Bea talks about her lifestyle with passion and provides many practical solutions to living simply and reducing waste, but more importantly, finding happiness in our consumerist society.
Since 2008, Bea Johnson and her family have embraced a zero-waste lifestyle, producing one jar of trash per year. With her blog and bestselling book Zero Waste Home, translated in more than 20 languages, Bea launched a global movement
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Widely featured in the media and dubbed “The Priestess of Waste-Free Living” by the New York Times, Bea is the leading spokesperson for this lifestyle
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With speeches in 50+ countries on 6 continents, her audiences include Google, Starbucks and United Nations. She has completed fourteen international tours and is a Grand Prize winner of The Green Awards. She is a French native living in California.
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