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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Daily Routines
Cleaning
Banking
Kitchen
Compost
Laundry
Bedroom
Utilities
Bathroom
Businesses
Shopping
Hobbies

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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