Zero-waste is the concept of producing as little waste as possible in all aspects of your life in order to reduce the amount of trash ending up in our oceans and landfills. According to the EPA, the average American produces about 4.5 pounds of trash each day--if you multiply that number by 365 days, that gives us about 1,650 pounds of trash produced per person over one year. Imagine the amount of waste you would be reducing and helping the planet if you used just a few zero-waste alternatives!