Is It Wrong To Be Zero Waste?
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2024
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In this series, Auri and Shawheen discuss the grey areas of sustainability! In this episode, they explore zero waste!
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Glad he mentioned “buying snacks at stores I can’t afford.” So many blogs will say you can save money by going to a farmer’s market & buying bulk at zero waste stores. Maybe I’m good at coupons but it’s never been cheaper at those places than my local chain grocery store. Those green places are usually way more expensive!
It's the natural consequence of how the universe works:
Think about if you were preparing a meal from scratch. You have all the ingredients in front of you, but you need to chop the veggies, marinate the meat, crack the eggs, mix the flour.
If you do it quickly, you'll end up with a big mess in the kitchen. If you clean up the mess as you go, it slows you down. In a supply chain, that basically means increased costs, which they transfer to us consumers
That's why we need governments involved. We need a tax on plastics so that it's no longer more profitable to make virgin plastics, for example.
@Anastasia Barth if only there was one near me...
@@GyroCannon sadly no politician wants to shoot themselves at the foot and risk re-election by taxing things people consider necesseties.
my grocery bill is never lower than when i shop at the farmers market
“White ladies on Instagram holding a Mason jar of how much trash they made last month”
this perfectly sums up the zero-waste movement 😂
Honestly, "white ladies on instagram" sums it up. 😂
A little. But also white ladies on IG wanting to care about the environment is certainly not a bad thing.
@@josie3221 yeah but I think it’s mostly for the likes / attention / “look at me!”
man i miss zero waste videos from Auri and Joyce, so excited to see this!
We need to focus on reducing and reusing. Recycling and trash is last ditch effort. And it has to expand to everything from food, hygiene products, clothing, electronics, etc
I was going to tell a *throw away* joke here..
But I don't want to *waste it.*
Nice one😁
Gosh 😂
Good one
BWAHAHAHAHAH
Minute 9 “I see this as performance art”
Ok this is an great vid with a great topic and i like it, but if i see another jar getting hammered...
That was myself when I saw the jar getting hammered or when Ari was getting wrapped up in plastic!!!
My eyes just rolled up and I almost fainted... Just kidding! I just felt really bad about it hehehehe
ok this is a great comment and I like it but as one of the producers of this video... 🥲
@@brentbennett6589 oh 😦
i assumed it was the one jar and they kept reusing the clip
as someone with chronic illnesses and studies disability studies, I'd love for you guys to investigate more on the ableism that happens in zero waste and discuss solutions to it! For a lot of people with disabilities, they cannot go zero waste simply bc of sterilization issues with reusing things (think g-tube tools, or using straws with medications), and I'd love to hear the take on that!
Exactly! I'm type 1 diabetic, and insulin pens, needles, lancets, and test strips are waste that I CANNOT avoid creating. It always annoyed me that medical waste is never addressed in the zero waste movement.
That's a very valid point. Another problem is that people with food allergies and intolerances can't always buy products from bulk bins, because of possible cross contamination. I'm very privileged to have a zero waste store within walkin distance, but since they can't guarantee their products to be free from gluten contamination, I can't buy any dried goods there.
I agree that we need to put more pressure on governments and corporations, but it doesn’t mean we can’t do anything in the meantime. We can shop less, consume fewer animal products, use what we have and fix things that are broken, buy things package free if we are able. Humans lived this way before and we can do it again, I just think most people aren’t willing to be inconvenienced or a bit uncomfortable
YOOO PREACH
Watching you wrap that plastic wrap around your face made me so anxious 😅
That was horrible she should never have done that
This video was made so nice ! The edits the style the whole thing, it’s a refresh of the normal buzzfeed videos. Super creative !
This is such a great video. The intro sets a good tone, to make the audience feel more comfortable with a topic that might cause them stress or guilt, and to show us that you're not taking yourselves too seriously. The content is a pretty good compromise between breadth of analysis, nuance, and digestibility for the audience. Bravo on tackling this topic, Auri; I think it takes a lot of mental and emotional strength to take a critical look at an ideology that is so important to you.
The #1 thing anyone can do to help the environment is to largely reduce, or even better eliminate, meat from your diet. Reducing or eliminating dairy is also hugely helpful. No other action you can take will have more of an impact. And it's easy, it saves you money, it can be better for your health, and it's a lot less cruel.
Well, there's also having fewer kids, or no kids.
I'd like to add to this list! Walking or biking for short trips is a good practice to adopt, and either biking to work or using public transportation for your commute when possible. Other very effective lifestyle changes are: using the cold wash setting for your washer, using a drying rack to help dry your clothes rather than a dryer (drying racks are actually pretty inexpensive - just put your wet clothes on hangers and hang them up. Personally, I don't even put my clothes away when dry; it's easy to leave them up; this also helps if you don't have closet space), and then composting is a great thing too. Many towns and cities have composting programs, although it can also be done independently. Food waste creates methane when put in a trash bag/landfill, but this doesn't occur with compost (and the compost can even be used in with farming methods that sequester carbon, aka regenerative agriculture).
I do all these things and it's honestly not that difficult once you get used to it. I think eliminating meat and eliminating dairy are probably the most difficult big things you can do, but I definitely agree there is a huge pay-off in terms of carbon, methane emissions, and even nitrous oxide emissions from the decreased amount of fertilizers needed in growing livestock feed.
Finally, someone that mentions reduced consumption of meat!
Exactly!
This was such a great, nuanced conversation. I'll have to share this with people because all the points were really valid, real, and important to know.
As a science major, really appreciate the citations.
Genuinely so excited to see Auri again!
People need to vote to get the government and industry involved. A zerowaste lifestyle is too time consuming for mainstream people with full time jobs and other responsibilities. Carry a reusable bag in the trunk of my car? No problem. Drive half an hour after a full week to get tofu in a cardboard box instead of a plastic tub? Maybe another time.
exactly-and those of us spending more money to try new enviro friendly products in the hope that it'll work as good as mainstream products feel like chumps when Americans sit out elections and allow or support the wrong kind of politicians that dont do anything to address climate change. Its like why bother when no politicians are in place to push the spear into the backs of industry to get them to move forward and do something?
This is the kind of thing that makes it a big problem for me. Here in Canada, we don't have a lot of zero waste stores. We have the bulk barn, but outside of Toronto, that's pretty much it, and if you live in a smaller city (like I do), the bulk barn will be a smaller store, with a lot less selection, so it's basically impossible to buy more than 2 or 3 things waste free.
Govt and corporations won’t change unless people vote with their $$$
@@zerinfiroze Governments and corporations will not change without political movements, voting, and laws. The people who make my tofu will not notice me driving a half hour to get my tofu in a cardbox box versus a plastic tub.
That ending quote hits the nail perfectly. Just try reducing your footprint. Doesn’t have to be perfectly
I actually became zero waste because auri inspired me in her 30 days zero waste video
Its just impossible to be Zero Waste. The waste produced that we dont see is just not counted by these people.
Why don’t y’all have your own separate UA-cam channel or a podcast?
Yeah, Zero Waste!
"Wraps self in plastic"
She's an idiot
This is really good to think about
Thank you so muuuuch for pointing industries as the most responsible for climate change !!! It took me years to realize that
So many insightful points made in this video!
Auri is cuteness and goodness personified.
Nothing will change unless the corporations do it. I say that all the time. People are lazy and don’t have a mind of their own anymore.
If people are lazy and don't have a mind of their own... do you also apply that to those who are trying to go zero waist or fix the problem the best they can?
Exactly, Coca Cola knows damn well their product tastes better in a glass bottle made with cane sugar but no, they keep putting it in plastic.
corporations won't change if ppl don't, as long as there is a profit in there wasteful ways---unless the gov intervenes---the companies will not chnage
This is such a good video. I love this format! Please do more like this!
A lot of the zero waste groups I've been in are super judgey
Yep. As a vegan, I find this with a lot of vegan groups, as well. Not to say all of them are like that, but damn there are people really tearing you apart for simply trying to figure things out lmao
True the point is that we have to atleast try. They don’t like to admit how much privilege it actually takes to be zero waste
@Sunday Girl To be fair, eating meat does more harm to the environment than drinking a pack of water bottles daily.
This is what im saying. Yes reducing your waste is a step in the right direction but we need to vote with our dollar and write to the corporations we give our money to. Annoy them until they make change.
Auri you're so kind and nuanced and have such an inclusive approach to your environmental activism! I hope you and Joyce make some zero waste videos again soon 😍
Organic farming uses pesticides, too. They're just not synthetic. The organic industry has put a lot of effort into fooling people into believing organic food is grown without pesticides.
Glad to see this, because at it's core, I feel zero waste has the right intent behind it. Get more of the consumers to not buy wasteful products and hopefully encourage businesses to make those same practices. But, it's a struggle. I prefer to think of myself as low waste because while I attempt to make a lot of zero-waste choices, I'm still throwing trash out. I also admit I mostly have been also doing it so I can avoid paying for a bigger trash can, because money and I live with several adults plus a baby XD It's a mess. But if I can reuse something, I'll try to. Or make a swap when I can afford to add something to my collection of things like metal straws, tupperware and the like. It's doing a little bit that matters where you can
The problem with trying to change industries in America is that those corps essentially own our government. They fund our politicians campaigns so our politicians will always side with them, even if the majority of the public wants something. There have been so many massive calls for corps to change, they rarely (if ever) have listened to them unless we get their profits down to almost nothing, but realistically speaking, we will never be able to do that
Technically, if americans recycled more, instead of just mainstreaming everything into a trash can, part of this would not exist.
Yeah, I was baffled when I found out that not all states or cities in the US recycle, when people in other countries, such as Germany, are so vigilant about their trash separation.
Even in those cases, if no one wants to buy that recycling to repurpose it, then it becomes waste (it just sits in recycling sites the way it would sit in a landfill)
yeah, too bad all that recylces don't get recycled
I wish this was a full-fledged podcast
I love this video, so many good points
Insightful.
I love the visuals in this video!
i loved this video!! so fun and i absolutely agree with what you said!!
The buckets comment reminded me of an episode of hoarders. Mental Health is priority number one if we want to enjoy the planet with future generations.
What’s the song @ 3:12 ?! Please and thank you 🙏🏼
"If people start pollution then they can stop it"
Performance art: bringing a cup to the coffee shop/bbq/party... honestly... people see me doing it, I look mad cute, I even crochet my own jar cozy and get compliments... and guess what... this "performance" has literally saved thousands of disposable cups from going to the landfill....
I use old spaghetti sauce jars! My partner and I use them like cups 🤣
This is probably my favourite segmeng on Goodful🤗💯
That beginning title sequence was so funny 😂
Off topic but that guy looks like Borat just starting college
The "snakes don't have legs" part was the best
"You can sell snakes"
"..."
"They don't have legs"
6:33 this is upsetting
did you just build a fort, go inside, and are now filming in it like the show out of the box?
IN LOVE!
Why would you waste all that plastic wrap for visual purposes only???????????
nice video!
This was interesting. zero waste is not an option for me. It is not for many people who have medications they need to take. My prescription bottles are recyclable but the lids are not. The sharps I use are not recyclable, as far as I have been able to find out the containers are often not reused. For the past year, it has been unsafe for me to leave my home for anything other than DR. visits. That means I can not shop for myself. That means I can not pick out the way the product is delivered. It is great if you can do it. I applaud you, but maybe it should be something that sounds less like recrimination of everyone else and more like encouragement.
i love auri's hair so so so much
Zero waste is work and not necessarily cheap. It's definitely not for most disabled people. But i think most people can find ways to cut back.
“Recently, there’s been a zero-waste movement-”
“White ladies on Instagram holding a mason jar of how much trash they made last month; holding a mason jar of some really nice-looking snack they bought at some store I can’t afford to shop at.”
“....yes”.
Why isn’t there any mention of how the fishing industry accounts for more then 50% of the trash in our oceans.
I want to watch napoleon dynamite now
So cute, so true.
"Hammerspace Hideout" with Auri! 😁😁😁
Totally agree that the movement should be on the company shoulder so that as a consumer i would have only the choice to buy product produced in a zero waste manner. Zero Wasre certification for company is the key.
If all produced were organic they will be cheaper and choice will be easy and everybody will enjoy without to think about it.
Same for product, if everything was refillable at the grocery store near you (not only the small zero waste shop far away or online) people would get use to it.
I am loving them ❤️❤️❤️
As a server who has worked in restaurants for years, we’re trained to ask if the guest wants their receipt and if they say no we just throw it away. If anything touches the floor or anything but still looks fine to use/doesn’t land lid down, we are required to throw it away. Also the kitchens in the back of almost all restaurants are disgusting and they throw out so many bags of trash per day...
BRILLIANT VIDEO AND EDITING
Shelbizleee. Check her out
I agree with him about the human rights. People should always be a priority in any ethical endeavor
I love Auri 💕💕💕💕
Considering food waste is very important!!! Decaying food waste creates a ton of methane and other gases. Thank you for mentioning that!
Informative 🤔 and entertaining 😂
Ari, spitting facts again.. as usual
There's a difference between classist and elitist. You used the term elitist here, but when you're talking about monetary barriers, that's a class issue, not an education issue.
Also, I feel like this kind of ignores the fact that certain zero-waste swaps are cheaper than the alternative that creates waste. Cutting up an old t-shirt for rags is cheaper than paper towels. Using old spaghetti sauce jars is cheaper than buying mason jars (and better for the environment since less is being produced). Using a bar of soap produces less waste than liquid hand soap but is roughly the same price or less. Like yeah poor people won't be able to afford a lot of the zero waste gadgets, but many are unnecessary, like seriously, a travel spoon/fork? Just use one from your kitchen that you already have.
I know poor people are going to have certain barriers to going totally zero-waste, but I think a lot of vlogs about zero waste often talk about zero waste products that aren't even necessary. The zero waste community would benefit from trying to make itself more accessible to poor people and less about products that require disposable income that often aren't needed.
I love my final spork
**Lauren Singer is shaking***
Wow, I went to college with Shawheen and had the biggest crush on him 😹
The items in those mason jars can be recycled through Terracycle!
I discovered a recipe for banana bread that uses the peel that I think you should try! I think it’s easily veganizable!
Oohh, could you link the recipe?
@@gezelligheid5079 Sure thing! Here it is -> www.washingtonpost.com/recipes/whole-banana-bread-black-sesame-and-walnuts/17827/
Small steps people.
Am I tripping or is her audio fd up?
Love these 2 😂
7:07-7:16 Ignorance is a blessing, and also puted in a charming way, but the impact is negative. Self preservation is not enough to survaive in a global meaning so apathy (laziness) it's a past thinking. Was it that ironic?🤔 A bit confussing for that matter.
I know she's trying to make a point but wrapping herself in cling wrap is so wasteful. No to mention dangerous, when it was on her face, that was equal to putting a plastic bag over. Girl gonna suffocate.
Mork and mindy?
The platic in the ocean is makeing us feel guilty but most off use dont trow it in the oceans, some countrys just dump everything in the ocean and that needs to stop,
When your grandparents were reusing objects and living more zero waste things weren’t made out of plastic. That is why a lot of those objects are still desirable.
Auri looks like a young Joan Didion 😯
The audio coming through Auri’s mic is so bad :,(... but good content
Zero waste products also often come from further away than local but not zero waste products, which cancels out the potential "waste free" benefits for the environment
As someone who is low income and tries to be eco friendly the classism in the zero waste movement frustrates me. Ableism too.
Zero waste? How did they stop defecating?
Poop is organic. Fertilize your garden.
Composting isn’t waste because it’s going to a new purpose :)
Could all the same be said for veganism?
Being vegan can be a lot cheaper - meat is a luxury in many cases. I would argue that makes it a different conversation, but it's a good point as there is a lot of influencers in that space that promote unrealistic ideals.
It depends, I mean lentils are cheap ish..
They sure wasted a lot of plastic and other waste for this video... considering how preachy they were
Where? I didn't see any, but maybe I missed it ?
Oh do you mean the animations and short clips?
@@unfrgtblmemoriez breaking stuff and wrapping her up in cellophane and props stuff like that
@@msjkramey I jumped through a bit and saw what you meant, I think some of it is animated, but the plastic wrap 🤷
What are you talking about, the guy was not for zero waste.
the resources used to making this video
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Omggg
Can we call out Lauren Singer (there are other people of course but she makes bank off of this)? She made herself out to be this transparent person but really doesn’t answer questions about the things you brought up.
Her business used to be my go to but upon further research or just being curious, I no longer like the store as much.
Go Auri for all of this research!
Omg
I love this show, will be episode 2 about white veganism?
Youth’s thoughts on Zero Waste ♻️🚯
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This many people are vegan
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