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53: What to Do With the Plastic You Already Have — Practical Ways To Go (Almost) Plastic-Free At Home

July 07, 2026

If you are trying to reduce plastic waste at home, you might be wondering what to do with the plastic you already have. The answer is not to throw it all away and buy a new set of eco-friendly swaps. It is to use what you have, rethink the plastic that moves through your home, and start noticing where single-use plastic shows up in your daily routines.In this episode of Sustainable in the Suburbs, Sarah talks about reducing single-use plastic in real life: using the containers, bags, bins, an...

52: Building a Sustainable Kitchen — What Actually Matters with Naomi Hansen

June 23, 2026

Climate action begins at the kitchen table — and a more sustainable kitchen starts with knowing where to focus.In this episode of Sustainable in the Suburbs, Sarah talks with Naomi Hansen, author of Building a Sustainable Kitchen: A Practical Guide to Prioritizing the Planet from the Heart of Your Home, about what actually matters when it comes to food, waste, and climate action at home.Together, they explore why the kitchen is such a powerful place to begin, how food waste connects to bigger...

51: Can You Be Sustainable in the Suburbs?

June 09, 2026

Can you be sustainable in the suburbs? Well, yes and no.Suburban life can make sustainable living complicated — especially when communities are built around cars, convenience, private space, and consumption. But the suburbs are also where so many of us live, raise families, volunteer, vote, garden, organize, and build community.So what does climate action actually look like here?This episode looks at sustainable living in the suburbs beyond eco swaps and bigger purchases, and asks what become...