1. Lauren Singer is an American environmental activist, entrepreneur, investor, and blogger in the zero waste movement.
11 Facts About Lauren Singer
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Lauren Singer is most notable for collecting all of the waste she has created since 2012 in a 16-ounce mason jar.
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Lauren Singer is the founder of Package Free and The Simply Co.
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Lauren Singer received an undergraduate at New York University and received degrees in environmental studies and politics in 2013.
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Lauren Singer is a managing partner at Overview Capital, a venture fund investing in businesses addressing the mitigation of methane and other short-lived climate pollutants in their earliest stages.
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Lauren Singer previously worked as a sustainability manager for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, prior to founding The Simply Co.
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In 2012, Lauren Singer began collecting the waste she produced in a 16-ounce mason jar, detailing her zero waste life on her blog Trash Is for Tossers.
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Lauren Singer simultaneously made her own personal care products and changing her consumer behavior to divert waste from landfill and divest from industries that cause environmental pollution.
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Lauren Singer left her full-time job in 2014 and launched The Simply Co.
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In 2017, Lauren Singer opened Package Free as a three-month pop-up shop in Williamsburg.
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Lauren Singer cited Rachel Carson and Bea Johnson as the authors and activists who inspired her interest in environmental sustainability.