The Zero-Waste Chef

In her decade of living with as little plastic, food waste, and stuff as possible, Anne-Marie Bonneau, who blogs as the Zero-Waste Chef, has learned that zero-waste is above all an intention, not a hard-and-fast rule. One person eliminating all their waste is great, but if thousands of people do 20 percent better it has a much bigger impact. The good news is you likely already have the tools you need to make your own change at home, especially in the kitchen.

Bonneau gives readers the facts to motivate them to do better, the simple and usually free fixes to ease them into wasting less (banish plastic wrap by inverting a plate over your leftovers, for example), and the recipes and strategies to turn them into more sustainable, money-saving cooks.