Lauren Singer
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Lauren Singer | |
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 Singer in 2017 | |
| Born | May 4, 1991 |
| Education | New York University |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
Lauren Singer is an American environmental activist, entrepreneur, investor, and blogger in the zero waste movement.[1] She is most notable for claiming to collect all of the waste she has created since 2012 in a 16-ounce mason jar.[2] Her blog, Trash Is for Tossers, documents her lifestyle. She is the founder of Package Free and The Simply Co.
Singer was born in New York City and raised in Westchester County, New York. She is Jewish. She received an undergraduate at New York University and received degrees in environmental studies and politics in 2013. She 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. Singer previously worked as a sustainability manager for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection,[3] prior to founding The Simply Co. and Package Free.