Zero waste?
Cheap and easy!
Some people think it costs money to live zero-waste. The butter-tin-as-storage and cookie box turned sewing kit queens such as my grandma would beg to differ.
Some “zero-waste” items are pricey. Most are unnecessary. This guide will show you free, budget, or more luxurious options for making your lifestyle closer to zero-waste!
Although we need large-scale solutions like policy change and plasma waste conversion, individual actions are not entirely negligible. I listen to the linked podcast on plasma waste conversation when I feel despair, along with a scroll on Good News Network.
**GUIDE UNDER CONSTRUCTION**
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Do you have anyone you look up to working in climate health that you’d like to see highlighted in this guide? Do you know of a good source for positive climate news or advocacy involvement? Submit those ideas here.
I am particularly looking for product recommendations from companies that are BIPOC-owned or donate large sums of their proceeds to charity, or all of the proceeds in the case of good.store.
Please note: in this document, I frequently recommend using “old textiles”. By that, I am referring to developing a small hoard of old clothing, rags, and other fabric products that a secondhand store would not take. Many chain thrift stores send unsold or unusable goods to landfills and/or other countries where the cheaply-priced foreign goods hurt their economies. I save fabrics that I do not feel confident about finding a good home for and use them for many projects. Getting rid of things I don’t need made space available for my mini DIY hoard. When you have too many old textiles, you can send them to Trashie, Ridwell, or Terracycle.
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