{"603722":{"#nid":"603722","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Computing Sophomore Brings Zero-Waste Living to Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt all started with a bamboo toothbrush.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen sophomore \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/clare-trively-9a4052142\/\u0022\u003EClare Trively\u003C\/a\u003E needed a new toothbrush, she looked for a biodegradable option. The computer science major is a member of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/sos.gtorg.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EStudents Organizing for Sustainability\u003C\/a\u003E (SOS), an environmental and economic sustainability student group, and she wanted to implement their goals into her daily life.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I felt this rush of excitement when I saw the bamboo toothbrush because it went from this concept I had of living a sustainable life to actually making actions toward doing it,\u0026rdquo; Trively said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter taking this first small step, Trively wanted to see if she could live a zero-waste lifestyle. The movement encourages producing as little trash as possible and reusing items. Coined in the 1970s, it has grown in popularity thanks to YouTube stars like \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ZeroWasteHome\u0022\u003EBea Johnson\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCgjw6tZNyjR_8zIFDsIPpww\u0022\u003ELauren Singer\u003C\/a\u003E, who are so dedicated they can keep all of their trash for four years in one mason jar.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYet Trively\u0026rsquo;s first experience with this lesser-impact lifestyle wasn\u0026rsquo;t the Internet, but when her family moved from Roswell to Malmo, Sweden, for two years when she was nine. \u0026ldquo;I would bike to school every day and take the milk bottles back to the grocery store,\u0026rdquo; Trively said. \u0026ldquo;I was always aware of this type of lifestyle but didn\u0026rsquo;t believe I could actually do it.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith Johnson, Singer, and others as inspiration, Trively \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KDO5jyGEj2c\u0022\u003Estarted\u003C\/a\u003E her zero-waste lifestyle on Jan. 24, documenting it all in her own \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC-QhOFcnLqw8_a8IAqoxz4w\u0022\u003Evideos\u003C\/a\u003E. She admits achieving zero-waste can be harder to put into practice while living on campus, but it is still possible.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I don\u0026rsquo;t have as much control over my environment, but I do have control over how I choose to use it,\u0026rdquo; Trively said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETrively carries around a reusable bag and cutlery everywhere she goes, doesn\u0026rsquo;t buy products in disposable containers like coffee, only wears second-hand clothes, and even makes her own toothpaste. She aims to inspire and encourage everyone to make their own small changes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s not about guilt-tripping yourself into doing this or being perfect by producing no waste,\u0026rdquo; said Trively, who admits she forgot that even cereal comes in a plastic bag the first month of living zero-waste. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s about being empowered to make the decision to be sustainable.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne decision you can make today is saying no to plastic straws, Trively suggests. In the United States, every person \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/commercialservices\/greenline_straw_free.htm\u0022\u003Euses\u003C\/a\u003E 1.6 plastic straws day, which is nearly 500 million straws a day. Just refusing a plastic straw at a restaurant or bringing your own reusable straw could save nearly 600 straws a year \u0026mdash; and keep a lot of plastic out of landfills.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;With sustainability, a small action can have a big impact.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Clare Trively is living a zero-waste lifestyle. 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