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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...
Get Out There Gifts
Need a last minute gift for someone who loves to go on adventures? We’ve paired unforgettable Wisconsin experiences with our favorite sustainable items.
Pine Needle Cleaning Solution
The bottom line: for our DIY formula, you don’t have to be that exact. Any evergreen tree near you will work just fine. Pour the pines into a...
Angela's MKE Gift Guide
I pride myself on being a fantastic gift giver. Like... the best. What makes an excellent gift giver, is being a prepared gift giver. Throughout...
Gift Guide For Every Personality
Is a sustainable gift really sustainable if it's not just right for the giftee? From the family chef to the outdoorsy bud, we have compiled...
Shop small, shop sustainably!
The time of gift giving is upon us. In anticipation of Small Business Saturday on November 26th, 2022, we here at Green Life Trading Co....
Not Your Average Window Display!
Hi Fellow Earth Lovers, My name is Trey and you may know me as a Sales Associate, but behind the scenes I am also a...
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.
