Lauren Singer

Lauren Singer is an American environmental activist, entrepreneur, and blogger in the zero waste movement.[1] She is known for collecting all of the waste she has created since 2012 in a 16oz mason jar.[2] Her blog Trash Is for Tossers documents her lifestyle. She is the founder of Package Free and The Simply Co.

Lauren Singer
Singer in 2017
Born (1991-05-04) May 4, 1991
United States
Education
Occupations
Years active2012–present

Early life and education

Singer was raised in New York City. She is Jewish. She attended NYU and received a degree in environmental studies in 2013. She went on to work as a sustainability manager for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection,[3] prior to founding The Simply Co and Package Free.

Career and activism

In 2012, Singer began collecting the waste she produced in a 16oz mason jar and detailing her zero waste life on her blog Trash Is for Tossers. She simultaneously began making her own personal care products and changing her consumer behavior to divert waste from landfill and divest from industries that cause environmental pollution.

Singer left her full-time job in 2014 and launched The Simply Co, an organic laundry detergent company. Her product was sold via Kickstarter’s website and at wholesale locations across the United States.[4]

In 2017, Singer opened Package Free as a three-month pop-up shop in Williamsburg.[5]

Lauren Singer cited Rachel Carson and Bea Johnson as the authors and activists who sparked her interest in environmental sustainability.[6]

Singer has been named a Business Insider "woman to watch",[7] one of InStyle’s "50 badass women changing the world",[8] and a Well+Good "2020 changemaker".[9]

References
  1. Mazzo, Lauren (November 14, 2019). "How Lauren Singer, Founder of Package Free, Is Leading the Waste-Reducing Revolution". Shape. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  2. "Can a person really live trash-free? How this 27-year-old CEO makes it work". TODAY.com. April 25, 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  3. Lauren Singer - Zero Waste - UW Carbon Challenge! - Green Seed Grant, retrieved 2022-09-21
  4. "The Simply Co. - 3 Ingredient Organic Laundry Detergent!". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  5. "30 Under 30 2020: Social Entrepreneurs". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  6. "Life Outside the Box: Lauren Singer". Experience Life.
  7. Madell, Robin (November 14, 2019). "We asked top founders, CEOs, and executives to highlight the women 30 and under to watch". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  8. "The Badass 50". InStyle. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  9. "These are the 27 most influential people in wellness". Well+Good. 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
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