Trash Is For Tossers
Social Media & Editorial Manager

Lauren Singer is an environmentalist, a pioneer in the zero waste movement, creator of the zero waste blog, Trash Is For Tossers, and Founder & CEO of the zero waste shop, Package Free.

Core Responsibilities:

  • Strategized, managed, and optimized Lauren’s online brand presence and communication across Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, the Trash Is For Tossers blog, and the Trash Is For Tossers newsletter.

  • Managed the marketing calendar and oversaw the entire content creation process—from initial creative direction to graphic design, photography and video production, editing, and copywriting.

  • Managed daily posting and community management.

  • Developed a new social media strategy for Trash Is For Tossers focused on building reach and community engagement.

  • Implemented a new data tracking system to monitor social KPIs.

  • Managed brand partnerships, press features, and digital events for both Lauren Singer & Trash Is For Tossers.


Samples of Work


 Social Infographics


Social Videos

View TikTok and Reels on Lauren’s page here.


Social Copywriting

Copy was typically longer-format, with an educational focus. Examples can be found all over Trash Is For Tossers Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.


 Instagram Story Graphics


Partnership Content Creation


 Editorial Copywriting

Wrote press interviews for Lauren Singer, including features with Thrillist, Goop, Create & Cultivate, and Imperfect Foods.

Researched and wrote weekly editorial articles for the Trash Is For Tossers blog, manually reconfigured the website for optimal UX, and integrated keywording for SEO optimization.

Sustainable Articles:

Zero Waste Periods

Zero Waste Greeting Cards

A Zero Waste Starter Pack?

Zero Waste Oral Care

Zero Waste Food Storage

My Zero Waste Shower Routine

My Zero Waste Shaving Routine

My Favorite Zero Waste Kitchen Items

Last Minute Zero Waste Gift Ideas

Secondhand Gift Ideas

Zero Waste Stocking Stuffers

Zero Waste Gifts For Dads

What You Didn’t Know About Most Candles

Partnership Articles:

Zero Waste, Vegan Spaghetti Squash with Imperfect Foods

Q&A with Future Earth

Zero Waste Vegan Hot Chocolate with Tony Chocolonely

Zero Waste Holiday Recipes with Chef Anne-Marie Bonneau

Natural Dyeing with Food Scraps and Foraged Flowers with Madeleine Wallace and Cara Marie Piazza

Composting Step-by-Step with the LES Ecology Center

Educational Articles:

What is Climate Change and Why is it Bad?

Regenerative Agriculture and Climate Change

How Climate Change is Impacting the Ocean

Methane & The Environment: What You Need to Know

The Ocean’s Trashy Reality

Why is Plastic Bad?

Guide to Voting & Why It Matters for the Environment

2020 Presidential Election Checklist

Social and Environmental Justice Resource Roundup

Climate Week Resources 

Recycling, Upcycling, and Circularity?

Zero Waste Lifestyle Articles:

Style and Sustainability: Can they Co-exist?

How to Compost at Home

Guide To: Being a Sustainable Dog Parent

Guide To: Sustainable Laundry

Sustainable Bug Solutions: The Deets on DDT & DEET

Sunscreen and the Environment

Guide to: Zero Waste Groceries and Takeout

How To Responsibly Dispose of Your Bamboo Toothbrush

Plastic Free During a Pandemic?

How To Avoid Three Wasteful Mistakes

Scary Facts about Halloween Waste (And 5 Ways To Reduce Yours)

10 Ways to Upcycle Halloween Pumpkins

8 Simple Ways to Reduce Holiday Food Waste

Zero Waste Gift Wrapping

How to Responsibly Dispose of Gift Wrap

11 Ways to Upcycle Food Scraps

To Buy or DIY? 8 Easy DIY Beauty Recipes

Zero Waste Veggie Burgers

School & Office Sustainability 101

My Summer Reading List

What’s Different About Package Free shipping?

Why I Started The Simply Co.