So you want to reduce plastic, but well, you go grocery shopping and everything in the store seems to be packaged in plastic. Especially the produce! I always think it's odd to sell us loose apples and oranges, but the broccoli and cauliflower have to be hermetically sealed in plastic. Can't trust those rowdy vegetables. Shrink wrap the zucchini, they might escape and start rading the candy aisle! From grocery shopping to storing food to pantry organization, the kitchen is on

I'm a home organizer so I thought I had a neat and tidy kitchen. But when I started working to reduce food waste in my home, I was surprised how much it transformed my kitchen and pantry. Simple steps you take to be more sustainable can also help create a kitchen that is clutter free, easy to use and more functional-- think meal prep made quicker and easier. Sounds pretty good, eh? Here are 7 simple ways I've learned to reduce food waste... and kitchen clutter. Learn to be a