Inside New York: Lauren Singer's Zero Waste life in NYC

The Inside New York series brings the SUITCASE city guide to life filming five of our favourite New Yorkers in their corner of town.
Lauren Singer, blogger at Trash is for Tossers, explains how she lives a zero-waste lifestyle in NYC and activities to do in the city.
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Produced by Magna Carta Media// Magna Carta.tv
Producer: Emily Ames
Director: Maximilian Guen
Executive Producer: Serena Guen
Director of Photography: Russel Swanson
Sound: Kip Sturm

[@cherriesclub736]

This girl is so amazing ❤️

[@magu9841]

She has to show some prove that she’s saving money.

[@creepybabby]

she's not

[@tinalemna7048]

You don’t need to buy her products. Make your own!

[@sarahdangerrr]

I wonder if she'll ever go vegan. That's the best way to reduce your carbon footprint

[@obscuraxxxx]

i went vegan and now i'm looking into zero waste. i thought she was vegan as she mentions it a few times but seeing this.. :( you vote with your dollar, vote for zero cruelty. there is a new faux leather material being made out of pineapple leaves!

[@tabiripetrovich517]

sarahdangerrr not really. 100-Mile diet is the best.

[@LicoriceAllsortsGirl]

Obscura x they are also making one out of lychee skins

[@alexc632]

I think she is a vegetarian now

[@tinkerbella7433]

shes already producing less carbon than u

[@PrincessSakuno]

I think i subconsciously try this! Except i havent kept myself loyal to it! Its so cool to know that its not just you thats thought about this. I think im gonna encourage myself to see if i can follow this lifestyle as much as possible in coordination with my own lifestyle and the people around me

[@jordyliterario]

She is everything

[@cristina78b]

Hi. Do you dye your hair? How do you find zero waste hair colour?

[@charm3d0n3]

Yes Henna hair dye is great, you can find it at many whole foods type stores or indian grocery stores, also coffee and tea make great hair rinses its not permeant but works pretty well.

[@vincentvangogodancer]

The henna you get at Lush is also package free

[@marthaweeks5429]

What do you do about house-cleaning? Like, what do you do with what you sweep up off the floor? And what about bandaids?

[@charm3d0n3]

she makes her own cleaning products, and if she's not using palstic she can compost it, and dust is biodegradable

[@saraandwhit]

Does anyone know what song this is?

[@MichaelMankong]

sweet

[@lauramurphy5739]

are u vegetarian since the package of meat must be dumped

[@alexc632]

I think she is now but there are ways to buying meat without disposable packaging.

[@scallymuffin]

A tonne of benefits... but not for the animals you are wearing!! Very disappointed.

[@PennePast4]

Your Awesome but please do not promote clothing made from animal's body parts, it is cruel and unnecessary. Thanks.

[@youareapineapple3437]

I love what she’s doing! It’s very revolutionary! But I need to point this out that you cannot be an environmentalist if you eat or use animal products! It’s just hypocritical! Yes, reducing our waste is crucial these days because of the environmental impact of the trash dumped into the oceans and landfills. But you need to remember that the number one cause of carbon being released into the atmosphere is from animal factory farms, which contributes to deforestation. It’s kind of ironic to label your products as vegan and promote using animals skin because it’s biodegradable. I’m sorry Lauren but you’re contradicting yourself! ❤️

[@weirdpuck921]

That's second hand clothing, she didn't support the business behind it with money, so what's the problem?

[@youareapineapple3437]

Weird Puck she still promoting it in this video, which in turns influence others who are looking for sustainability, which starts as a little snow ball that becomes an avalanche because others would see the trend and would in turn buy new clothes from animals skin therefore contributing to the business, given it is biodegradable.

[@msriiko8666]

So it's okay to wear a jacket made from a poor animal than wear a fake jacket because it's waste for the environment? Nice

[@kshook123]

YES.