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How To Refill: A Comprehensive Guide
As our friends at Dip put it, refill is the new record store. Our shop, along with refill locations around the country, are fantastic hubs....
Meet the Swedish Dishcloth
Meet the Swedish Dishcloth. A low waste cleaning solution. Swedish dishcloths are packed with cleaning potential but did you know that they are totally compostable? As the...
Dryer Balls FAQ
Dryer Balls are an easy and lovely addition to any sustainable laundry care system but they can be a bit confusing for first time users....
How Do You Party Sustainably?
We’ve passed the Memorial Day marker and moved into the unofficial start of the summer season. It’s time to party! Picnics, BBQ’s, festivals and fairs...
Thrift Like a Pro
For this installment of Green Living, we caught up with Sami Head from Sandhill Goods, a web-based store that offers curated secondhand modern and vintage...
DIY Fashion
An Interview With Popp Town Mall The Popp Town Mall is a sustainable fashion business created by designer Emily Popp. Located in Madison Wisconsin, The...
Compost Myth Busting With Green Box Compost
We sat down with our friend Esai at Green Box Compost to bust some common myths about composting! Myth: Only fruits and vegetables can be...
Composting Made Easy
Divert your food and plant based waste from the landfill so your waste becomes soil, not methane. Our easy, clean and affordable bucket swap system...
Sasha Stone
Sasha Stone is the owner and founder of Green Life Trading Co., a refill and sustainable store based in Madison, WI. She has been working to connect people with eco-friendly products since 2018 and holds a Bachelor of Sociology degree with a minor in Conservation and Environmental Science from UW-Milwaukee. She has heard it all when it comes to questions about low waste living. Submit your sustainable living questions to Sasha@greenlifetradinco.com.

Hanna Kohn
Hanna Kohn is the former Operations Manager & Marketing Coordinator with Green Life Trading Co. where she worked to educate and connect individuals and small businesses with sustainable products and solutions from 2021-2024. She is the current Education Program Coordinator with Dane County Waste + Renewables where she can be found around Madison and beyond with the Trash Lab. Connect with her at hanna.playhouse@gmail.com.

Catherine Frerker
Catherine is a blog writer, outreach speaker, and former sales associate at Green Life Trading Co. Originally hailing from Kansas, she holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma in Letters and Psychology. Passionate about building community around climate and sustainability, she holds professional and volunteer roles with the Madison Community Foundation and Climate Changemakers, and when she’s not working, you might find her singing in a community choir.
