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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...
Planning for Earth Day in the workplace
Earth Day, formally celebrated on April 22, has morphed into an entire month of much due celebration, special events and green-themed rollouts. The origins of...
How To Reuse The Containers You Already Own
As a refillery, we are always encouraging people to reuse the containers that they already have. We know that this can sometimes be a daunting...
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (& Re-Love!)
Maintaining the three R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (& Re-love!) can be challenging. We’ve broken these key actions in low-waste living into their respective categories to...
Sustainable and Low-Waste Lifestyle Book Recommendations
In a rut about what to read next? We’ve compiled a list of classic and exciting new books about sustainable practices, low-waste living and keeping...
Easing Into The New Year
Allow your troubles to melt away… While the holiday season can be gorgeous and wonderful and full of love, it can also be draining. Maybe...
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 was the Operations Manager & Marketing Coordinator with Green Life Trading Co. where she has been educating and connecting individuals and small businesses with sustainable products and solutions from 2021-2024. She holds a degree in Communication Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a Sustain Dane Master Recycler and Water Steward. When she's not at the shop, Hanna volunteers at WVMO 98.7 FM - Monona's Community Radio Station where she hosts Playhouse, a weekly broadcast of music including contemporary electronic, synth pop and jazz.
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.
