The Backstory

Trash talk

Tara McKenna sitting in a coffee shop, holding a beverage in a reusable mug.

Photography by Camilla Brenchley

Tara McKenna, MA카지노 게임 컬렉션12, came to Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s to change the world.

Armed with an undergraduate degree in international development, she came to earn her master카지노 게임 컬렉션s in urban planning.

카지노 게임 컬렉션It felt very specific,카지노 게임 컬렉션 she says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션International development felt too big, but I realized right away that urban planning was a tangible way for me to improve the world.카지노 게임 컬렉션

The degree led Ms. McKenna to a job with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, where she worked with biologists, conservationists, and other people who actually were changing the world. But it was at a family wedding in Indonesia in 2013 that she found her calling.

카지노 게임 컬렉션I had always imagined Bali as this pristine tropical destination,카지노 게임 컬렉션 she says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션And it is, but when we went snorkeling, I found a lot of plastic and trash in the ocean. I was devastated, but also motivated to do something about it.카지노 게임 컬렉션

Ms. McKenna카지노 게임 컬렉션s instinct was to go back to school and study marine biology. 카지노 게임 컬렉션But I realized that wasn카지노 게임 컬렉션t practical,카지노 게임 컬렉션 she says, 카지노 게임 컬렉션so instead I just read a lot.카지노 게임 컬렉션

All of that reading led her to make some big changes.

카지노 게임 컬렉션I was inspired by the idea of living with less, reducing my waste, and creating a non-toxic home environment,카지노 게임 컬렉션 she says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션I started scrutinizing the products I was using and the food I was eating. I realized that if I really wanted to change the world, the best way to start was by changing my life.카지노 게임 컬렉션

That meant she had to learn even more. 카지노 게임 컬렉션I immersed very deeply in learning about minimalism and the zero-waste lifestyle,카지노 게임 컬렉션 she says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션I watched documentaries, got involved in my community, read everything I could get my hands on, and documented my journey on social media.카지노 게임 컬렉션

After a decade of immersion, Ms. McKenna was ready to reflect on her journey. 카지노 게임 컬렉션It was a long road and I often felt overwhelmed,카지노 게임 컬렉션 she says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션It would have been easier if I had all that information in one place. I thought, 카지노 게임 컬렉션If there was one book that would help me change my life, what would it look like?카지노 게임 컬렉션카지노 게임 컬렉션

Don카지노 게임 컬렉션t Be Trashy, Ms. McKenna카지노 게임 컬렉션s first book, is the one-stop guide she wished was available when she started down the path toward a less wasteful lifestyle. She deliberately wrote the book in 12 chapters, tackling everything from food to fashion to finance to finding community among like-minded people. 카지노 게임 컬렉션Changing your life takes time,카지노 게임 컬렉션 she says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션I wrote 12 chapters so you can work through it month by month. You can카지노 게임 컬렉션t change everything overnight, but you can do it over the course of a year and not be overwhelmed by it.카지노 게임 컬렉션

Don카지노 게임 컬렉션t Be Trashy: A Practical Guide to Living with Less Waste and More Joy, published by Penguin Random House Canada, is available wherever books are sold. You can also read .

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