40 REUSABLE ALTERNATIVES TO DISPOSABLES // zero waste swaps to use again and again
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I never really thought about how being cheap was more environmentally friendly.
Deborah Acree yea! It’s a shame that so many companies have made it look expensive when in reality being environmentally friendly is actually the cheaper option.
I know right? “Just don’t buy shit” is the best option a lot of the time haha
The 1% steal 90% of the resources. You don't see Joe the Hobo flying in from Tahiti on his private jet.
I have a few videos on my channel about FREE ways to live low waste, mostly I just learned from my mom's cheapskate lifestyle growing up haha
Hahaha uh yes 😂🌿🙌
One thing that I learned with this channel is that sustainability is all about reusing. Everything has a footprint but if you use it over and over you can make it a sustainable item.
REUSE is the BEST way to live a more low waste lifestyle!!! I preach that on my channel too. There are too many zero-wasters out there buying things and things and things and that is not necessarily low waste! It can be, but I think reuse is better :)
That is certainly true 🙌🌿
So nice to see a table set with some mismatching plates. I think a huge part of our waste issue is linked with our ego. So as soon as one plate breaks and we can’t set a whole table it’s time to throw the whole set out and buy a new one!
This reasoning is just ridiculous and we can do so much better if we just have fun mismatching plates from different sets that we find in the thrift store!
I love the idea of this but I really love when plates and bowls stack nicely in the cabinet. If they stack nicely and store efficiently I'm totally down for mismatched dishes!
Kylee Burgess that makes sense! I’m a big believer that none of us have to be perfect but rather all of us need to be a bit better. So maybe I buy less dishes, you eat less meat and someone else composts a lot. Together, we all contribute a huge amount to the movement and help the environment even though none of us is becoming a hermit.
My kids taught me, that it's better to have a lot of mismatched dishes instead of having to buy matching ones over and over again, because things sometimes break just by a child looking at it. Almost everything in our cupboards is mismatched, thrifted or from my late grandparents. I surely won't spend money for anything new as long as my two boys are not 14+. It would be a waste of money and resources.
the EGO! YES! I know so many people who don't want to have mismatched anything, but it is my aesthetic haha. I thrifted mmy dishes and they are ALL over the place but I love them :)
I 100% agree, but mixing and matching plates and cutlery is so beautiful I think, and you'll never have to discard plates that don't fit, it's a win-win! My glasses, tablecloths, socks.. lol all look like that 🙌
tip about wrapping paper (giftwrap)! if you're someone who loves wrapping presents the traditional way, just re use the wrapping paper from gifts you have received! just open presents carefully when they're given to you and 90% is good to use again. also always save colourful and pretty tissue paper from packaging for the same reason!
That's what I grew up with. Every birthday and Christmas we would open our presents really carefully and fold the papers and ribbons afterwards and put everything in a bag, that we had for storing wrapping stuff. Also we didn't use sticky tape (because it was too expensive back then), so most of the paper was in a really nice condition and the ribbon was often made from fabric or it was just a simple cord, that could be reused and still looked good after using several times.
@@carnamilinga great way to do it!
In my family we use gift bags. Less fancy probably, but they can be used over and over again. And you can always make your own by decorating paper bags.
I grew up this way too ( parents experienced the Great Depression of 1929) its a running joke in my family that we have reused the same brown wrapping paper for presents for the last 17 years !! Its so cool seeing it go backwards and forwards to family menbers each Christmas Eve , and it has little comments and dates from the years we have used it. We jokingly call it the family relic , but each year is a challenge to regift or make sinething fit our existing piece of brown oaoer lok . Its a case " of cutting your garment to fit your cloth " or in our case giftwrap! ( a well known idiom ) i love to think we have saved a few trees too ...
I love GM idea of wrapping in cloth teatowels = a fantastic idea , sooooo useful ( & can be used as duster cloths , table spills , picnics , in your bag to wipe down a rained on bike seat etc ) simple yet brilliant !
100%, everyone in my family does this, so we have 3rd generation wrapping paper still in use 😂❤
I love how practical these tips are, I don't feel like I'm being encouraged to buy lots of new products
I bought a bunch of cloth diaper prefolds for my daughter when she was born, but she was too big for them right away. So I turned them into reusable menstral pads and I LOVE them. It saves me so much money and is far more comfortable. This has been my favorite zero waste swap so far.
That is such a cool swap, respect! 🙌😊
Lol I love cloth pads . And I have done the same thing with my sons 🤣🤣🤣 I actually sewed my own cloth pads on hand
@@annicks7385 thats awesome!!! Sewing is such a handy skill. I'd love to take it up too.
I like cloth pads because they make less noise xd
What a great idea! One can also use that instead of toilet paper for wiping after urinating... my mind is already thinking about other possible uses 😃❤
So happy I found your channel! I'm an American living in Japan and here the amount of single-use plastic is so mind-boggling. I've been taking a lot of steps to find more sustainable alternatives in my daily life so thanks for sharing all these tips ❤️
there's a zero waste blogger from Japan - thezerowastejapan.com/ she'll give you tips on specifically for the country you're in :)
But Gittemary is always a great source of knowledge and ideas.
Christine van Hees thanks so much! Will check them out ☺️
No way I'm an American living in Japan too! Where about? I'm in Okinawa. I have a video coming soon about zero waste phrases to use in Japan ;)
Thank you so much, I am happy that you can use my content 😍
The Simple Environmentalist ohhhh looking forward to it! I’m in Osaka btw
I didn't know about a nail stone, thank you! I'll get one once my bamboo nail files are no longer usable 😁
I didn't know about the nail stone either! They seem really cool!
THESE ARE GREAT! Reuse is SO important in the zero waste movement :) also 41 is genius !
Thank you so much, and I ofc agree, reuse above all!
I wish in US (or around me) were more low waste shops / places to get items
Same!! I live in Canada and sometimes it's hard to find things ☹️
check out the website Earthhero. They screen all the products for us to make sure they are sustainable AND their shipping is carbon neutral :)
Sometimes it’s about looking for the items in you regular stores or resellers like TJMaxx!
I definitely need to get a nail stone when my old nail file dies some day! I'm slowly using up everything that I have and switching to zero waste options when I'm done with something, but this transition phase is killing me, takes sooo loong. Also finding products that fit you/your lifestyle is hard, not that many options here where I live.
I’ve found glass nail files last YEARS and they’re fairly easy to find at a Sally’s, sometimes tjmaxx, or online of course.
These things should be mandated.
Love this all the points, but especially 41 :D
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I am anxiously awaiting the day when we are allowed to once again use our reusable produce bags in the grocery stores. I was forced to go back to using plastic produce bags during the pandemic and was stunned/horrified to see how much plastic waste this produces in just one household. Great video and super helpful, easy swaps. Thanks for this one Gittemary.
Oh thats so sad! Guess i am very privileged because our bulk stores in germany were always and are still open and in normal grocery store it wasn't forbidden to use our own bags etc ! I am very glad about it 😅 Where do you live?
@@Daphnaee Hi, I’m from 🇨🇦, out west in British Columbia. In the grocery stores the use of reusable tote/grocery bags at the checkout has just recently been permitted once again in most stores, however, we are still not allowed to use our produce bags. The bulk sections have been completely shut down in most major grocery stores since March. In smaller stores such as health food stores the bulk sections now pre-package everything in small vacuum sealed bags which, imho, completely contradicts the reason for having bulk bins in the first place. Our local health food store owner said she is not going back to “open/self-serve” bulk bins, even after the pandemic is over, because the single-use vacuum sealed plastic bags are easier, tidier, and it stops kids from reaching into the bins to have a free snack. As I’m sure you can appreciate, this really upsets me!!
I ask the bagger for NO bags, to just throw everything in the cart/trolley. Then when I get outside, I put it in my reusable bags. They don't get in trouble, and I don't end up with more plastic bags.
@@erinmustain319 Good one Erin... whatever it takes to reduce the use of those nasty plastic bags!! Thanks for this strategy, it’s worked for me too.
This didn’t age well haha. Now we HAVE to bring our own bags
With your baking sheets make sure to look up the temperature that they can withstand and don’t try and heat them over that. I made the mistake of broiling my silicone baking sheet and this beautiful baking sheet that had lasted me a decade and a half was burned instantly beyond use. Don’t make my mistake.
I would love it if you could make a video on sustainable house plants! I always love the plants in your background and love all of mine. But especially since keeping house plants is becoming more and more popular a lot more people don't think about where these plants and all the other stuff they use, comes from and how bad it can be for the environment.
I only have a couple of "normal" house plants (and I got them second hand) and the rest are grown from food! I don't think most of them will produce any fruit because I live in such a cold and low light place, but it's so much fun watching them grow, especially because all the plants are different and you never know what each seed will end up growing into. It also means I don't have to buy plants in those plastic containers they come in, and it's soooooo much cheaper. Another fun and sustainable way to do gardening is to graft your plants and swap them with your friends 🌱
I really love plants and gardening. To me, I think one of the biggest/ most important factors is selecting the right plants for your environment. For example, at work I have a golden pothos, which requires little natural lighting and little water/ care. I water mine ~once every 3-4 weeks and it has flourished over the past 2 years and is still growing crazy new vines. I even neglected it while I was working from home for several months due to Covid and it rebounded quickly upon my return. I think the same plant will last me many more years. At home I have an aloe plant and miniature cactus garden, which require little water also. I have had the same aloe plant for 3 years now and it has grown massively and is flourishing. I also have a miniature rose, which does pretty well in my sunny window. A lot of people neglect to research the plants they are getting and end up mis-caring for them, causing them to go through many plants since the improperly cared for plants will die quickly. Before getting a plant, I always do a lot of research about the conditions it needs to thrive to determine whether it is the right plant for me. For outdoor plants, I am very much an advocate of wildlife and native plant gardening. I think a good non-food garden, once established, should mostly sustain itself with little human intervention because the plants in it are properly suited to the environmental conditions of the garden and it is made up of perennial plants.
@@coralovesnature Completly agree! I also think there are a lot of cheap and sustainable ways to grow plants. Like getting pots second hand or even dumper dive them (from a grave yard for example), getting cuttings from people near you instead of buying plants which have been grown in wasteful green houses and shipped for long distances. Or getting soil from your local compost facility and make your own fertaliser from foor scraps.
@@Marie-hu7xd Yes! Those are all really great ideas :)
Join local gardening and plant groups. I’ve given away so many plants, seeds, pots, and cuttings and have gotten many in return as well.
Handkerchives. Always used them my while life
Do you use cotton?
I love nothing! I'm using it quite often and still try to incorporate it more and more into my daily routines. It's incredible cheap and is serving so many purposes, just unbelievable! 💚
I can see a few folks going "what does she mean by using nothing!?" Lol, but I can totally agree. A lot of items we don't actually need at all. Time to rethink our routines and habits. Thanks for the info.
I don’t pick up paper napkins when I’m eating in the canteen at work but so often a colleague will get one for me! Mostly people throw them away without using them at all it’s madness. I don’t get a napkin out at home to eat a sandwich and I can use my pocket handkerchief if I do get a crumb on my chin!
Ew your profil pic. How much political correct do you wanna be 🤮
For years I also used a bagless vacuum and then I realised I was being ridiculous because I have hardware floors so I swapped to a good broom. It's the most basic thing, but the lifespan on my vacuum is longer because I rarely use it.
Great video, apart from the soy wax wrap I do all the same things yo :) I ways bring my food to work on glass jars because it's a little tricky to carry rectangular stainless steel boxes which are usually not seal proof and leak depending on what's inside them. Freezing food in jars is also a great idea which I follow.
That handheld bidet looks really amazing! Could you please provide a link for that as I don't see one similarly on amazon. Thanks you so much 🙂🙏
These are soooo great! I am also on a low waste journey. But I live in Ghana and trying to find such products can be a bit hard, especially if you don't want to break the bank! But I'm trying to be creative and I may have to make my own stuff.
So many of those things are exactly what people used to use or do before the disposable industry got us. Good video. Keep up the messaging!
Taking notes!!! ♥︎♡︎♥︎
such a well made video!! love your channel :))
Thank you for taking the time to do this!
Woaw so boosting ! Thxs for all these tips!
Thank you for giving so much ideas and insights! Definitely room for improvement in my household! Although one good thing is we use sewage water from our bathtub on the first floor to flush toilet on the ground floor. This is something I like and saves us money.
I am new to the zero waste movement and I am trying to slowly rework my household into using sustainable products as we use things up. This is so incredibly helpful thank you!
That's the best and most sustainable way. You have time to research and only replace what you really do need or use eg: if you don't use disposable straws don't buy reusable ones and it will be trial and error
I absolutely loved this
Thanks for the Sandstone tip, didn't know that existed and going to check it out now :D
This is amazing! They're cheap swaps that are so easy to do! Thank you😊
Thanks for the great ideas!!💚
Thank you so much for this helpful video! 🤎
This one was really helpful! 🥀❤️
THAT BIDET IDEA IS CRAZY THANK YOU SO MUCH
this was extremely helpful!! so many great ideas and new inspirations to incorporate into daily living🥰
THANK YOU so so so much for these recommendations! These will be super useful for when I move out after college.
Much love❤
You're wonderful , thanks for these amazing tips
Would love to hear about other things you've given up as opposed to swapping for zero waste alternatives.
great job! Love this video :)
Great video!! Thank you
This is great! 💚 We love reusables! 🙌🏻
Love your Chanel GREAT JOB!!
So true! Sometimes the best choice is to choose nothing! Loved this video xoxox
You taught me a few more that seem so obvious now. Thanks!
Part 2 please! You are so awesome!
thankyou - I especially liked the last one!
These were some great tips, I haven't heard of many of these!! For example, I have a reusable glass nail file but I didn't know about nail stones! Thank you for spreading awareness 😁
I loved all the cool gadgets you used.👍
41 is my jam
Some great tips and reminders on how to create less waste ! Love it 💚🌿
thank you!
The last one is my favorite
Nothing 🙌
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Love you and your channel so MUCH!!
du er fantastisk! dette var veldig nyttig💚
Such a great video
Very good! I'm Brazilian and you make me see that's simple to be green!
Thanks for the video! I admire people that are trying to live sustainable! Me and my family are on that track now and i discovered so many ways to be more environmentally friendly after watching vodeos like yours! Keep up the great work that you are doing!
If you ever want to cover up leftovers in the fridge, you can get silicone bowl lids with different sizes. That way, you don't even need to buy any containers!
È stato un video bellissimo. Grazie 🤗
You are awesome!
Loved that #41! Sometimes people need to be reminded of it ;)
Thank you your video, wish best with you.❤
Very VERY COOL 😎!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
Loved all the ideas in a shorter video. I feel like most go really when it isn't needed and the videos take forever. Saw a few new ideas here which was cool :)
Thanks
Reusable cotton rounds... Great tip
I love the shampoo and conditioner bar brand viola, even their packaging is eco friendly.
This was helpfull tnx!
Fantastic content as always!
Thank you! 🌿
im not as committed as you are. But I pick and choose what I can do best. Thank you for all the tips.
I really want to buy that nothing thing. Very useful!
Loved number 41!!!
Excellent
You nailed it! Amazing video! :) The only thing I would add are silicon food wraps, they are wanderful :) Anyway, thank you for videos like this, it's briliant
Love the video:D
yay!
I was watching this video and I told myself I need to get that mimikaki stick thing, I look for it online to see where I can buy it and I REALISED I ALREADY HAVE IT!! I have a personal care kit that I mostly use to cut my nails and pluck my eyebrows but there was a piece in it that I never used because I never knew what it was for and it was the mimikaki stick!!! THE MORE YOU KNOW
Hi! I loved you video, most of the things I already do, but finding new alternatives is always great! Could you please say where you got the bidet attachement?
Wonderful!!!! I just really wonder where I can get those reusable floss!!
That's a great video, short and to the point, I think I might use it with my students to educate them 🙂
Indeed! I would love to hear my young ones telling me that they learnt something at school about being environmentally friendly! cheers :)
Please do! Spreading awareness is the key, and kids are 100% of our future
This is so boss!!
I like that lipstick on you!
Hey love your videos!!! I was wondering if you could do a video about the steps people around the world have taken to fight climate change, deforestation, etc. I think the media and internet solely focus on things that are wrong with the world but what about the good? Plus I think we all need the mood lifter! Thanks and love ya gurl!🥰❤❤
Yes i thought about that too! I saw it on an instagram of "Ecoyou" where they share positive environment-related "news" or Informations on mondays. They call it "positive monday" 😊
I would love to see such thing here as well 😍🌱
Tiny jars can be used to replace snack bags! I bought a few from a resale shop for only .05¢. I also really like small things so it works for me
Great tip about the Razor. Where I live they are 10 times cheaper too. 👍
No 41 is for sure the best
I love your channel
One of my favorite shows, "Luther" on Netflix...you remind me of his psycho friend who looks out for him just without the red hair and I love your channel by the way. Great recommendations😉👍🏽
i didn't know a nail stone was a thing, i'll look into that!
Yess
Brown paper works great for gifts as well! MY fathers oders quit a lot and most companies have switch to brown paper. I have enough for the entire year, christmas included
Also idk if this a US thing but most liquor stores give you brown paper bags so I save those bad boys up
I like your rings
I also like the underwear dance!
Things I do to help the planet :
Use Shampoo and conditinor bars.
Use reusable straws they are metal!
Only shower (uses less water)
Never buy magazines in plastic wrap .ew.1
Reuse our plastic bags, or use tote bags
buy clothes/books from charity shops near me.
Only turn the tap on when I need to rise my toothbrush!
Pick up litter whenever I can.
Use Ecosia I have only planted 26 trees so far.
spread information about climate change to all my family/friends!
Make my own compost with food scraps from dinner etc.
Grow my own vegtables, they're yummy!
Bought a reusable water bottle from primark!
Have a bamboo toothbrush.
*I cannot go vegan/vegetarian since I'm still young and it would be quite expensive for
my mum and extra work!!!
Thank you for reading, have a good day :) 🌍
0:55 sadly this one is often considered as “unhygienic” in my country and many Cafés refuse to pour the coffee into it
Glas files are even better especially for the nails themselves
You are awesome to recycle everything that you can. It saves the planet and money.