Thank you for pointing out that not everyone has access to bulk, and "you don't have to be perfect"! I think so many don't do zero waste because they can't do it "perfectly". I surely can't, but I just think that I'm doing the best that I can, and that is ALWAYS better than nothing!
Also your label story I can so relate to... haha.. I was a member of a zero waste facebook-group previously and a lady wrote that before she went zero waste she used to hand weave but stopped because 'it created so much waste'. I think that is just sooo sad! I sew and knit.. and yes you do create waste but you have so much more control over it than if you buy ready-made products. And I truly believe hand weaving is a hobby that brings a lot of joy to someone's life and appreciation for all the work that goes into making things.
I would hate to see people give up hobbies they love. People tend to jump to the things they don't want to or can't give up rather than looking at all they CAN do. Like obviously please take your medicine, but maybe you can switch out your paper towels or bring a water bottle with you? It's not all or nothing. ❤️
I'm so glad that you did this video. It points out that not everyone has the privilege of being able to be entirely zero waste, but it also shows that you don't have to do things perfectly. Every little effort matters. I appreciate this so much.
On a poop note - You can actually make or buy dog/cat poo specific wormeries. They sell them on the site I bought my worms from and I've noticed them on a few others but it's not something I've looked too much into. The best waste reduction I found for my cats is to raw feed them. I make up food once a month and freeze it so there's nowhere near as much recycling or waste as cans or pouches, plus because they utilise all the nutrients in their food (they're obligate carnivores and tinned food/kibble is packed full of grain/veg which they can't digest) the amount of poop they produce is about 5 times less and hardly smells which is also a bonus haha. I also use chick crumb for cat litter which is just clumping grain and could also be composted. If I had a bigger garden and wasn't renting I'd definitely compost it all but we do what we can with what's available :)
I used to suffer from the 'I have to be perfect" idea for a long time after transitioning to a zero waste lifestyle... but I am now accepting that I do produce trash sometimes. It is, of course, something I avoid as much as I can but I used to feel sooo bad by any little mistake I did which isn't helpful. I do have bulk stores near me but there are of course things that are harder to buy in bulk here (no kimchi for example), some things are much more expensive and the trips to some of these stores, or making it all myself, would take up so much of my time that I need for other things that are important to me like building my career or just relaxing by myself or with my husband, family & friends. What I am trying now is instead is to inspire others to make a difference too and make new choices in areas I can control like how much new stuff I am buying, how I care for things I already own, avoid textiles to go into the landfill by upcycling etc.
Thank you so much for talking about location and accessibility. I live in Japan and am trying to reduce my waste as much as possible. But it would be absolutely impossible for me to fit an entire year's waste in one jar. I would fill it in a week. Bulk stores do not exist here and every single fruit and vegetable, even at my local farm shop and road side vegetable stands, is wrapped in plastic. Pretty much everything else too, for example baking soda, citric acid (for cleaning. I can't get white vinegar here), sugar, flour, rice etc I have no choice but to buy in plastic bags instead of paper bags or cardboard boxes like I could in the UK. To make it even worse, i can't even recycle most of the plastic packaging because the only plastics my town accepts is PET bottles. I frustrates me so much but there's only so much we as consumers can do until companies start giving us options.
We are down to 1 bag of trash a week!!! We used to have 4-5 a week but now we compost and recycle so much! Still learning and growing!! Do you just not have any food waste, like not veggies or fruit, but like meat or cheese.... The stuff you can't compost?
I love your videos! You have a way with saying it like it is, what works, what don’t. We don’t live in that perfect world and try to do the best we can. You help us to say, You know what? We are doing the best we can with what we have to work with, and that is a lot. I love your suggestions and how you live them with style. Always look forward to your next video. Thank you!
Thanks so much for your honesty about the jar. I was going to try it, but I figured I would try to reduce the amount of trash I put in my trashcan. I went from changing the bag every two to three days to changing it every two to three weeks. I am trying to see how long I can go without changing it. That is more realistic for me than the jar. Thanks for the video!
Thank you for your honesty. As much as we all want to be zero waste it will be very difficult until the regulations, laws and the big corporates don't change the way to processing, delivering etc. but it is still better to try doing our best until then.
I liked the zero wate jar idea until I realized what does everyone who has these jars do with store receipts? 90% of the time I buy anything, groceries, home goods or eat out, they give you a receipt, without asking if you'd like one, it automatically prints out. And thermal paper & most receipts are coasted with plastic and aren't recyclable. But I've never seen a zero waste jar with a single with receipt in it.😰
I live in an area where I cannot compost and there are no bulk stores or farmers markets that I can get too reliably enough to survive off of, especially in winter. Everyone has to just do the best they can with what is available to them.
Great video. If everyone was thoughtful and did the best they possibly could then that would be amazing !!! And that would make a real difference. In the meantime all we can do is our own personal best.
I think the trashjar is not realistic for most people. Were i live most people are finding it strange that i'm trying to live low waste... Unfortunatly there is not much great acces for me to to this in the way i would like.. Wich is sometimes very frustrating. to me.. But hey... lately more people are getting interested in my new way of living and want to try small things. :)
We now put our cat food out for the corvids. It might save a small bird's life if the crows/magpies etc., Although the cat has a habit of eating it once we put it out.
Pls dont put out dry food during the summer/when there are baby birds; if the parent birds only feed their babies with dry food the babies will die from lack of water (which they normally get from bugs). Sorry for my clumsy English
I hate that glass even broken is not accepted when its the most recyclable material. If you had the means though reuse it like melting it down or turning it into a new piece depending upon how it broke like a mosaic glass table or something.
Thank you for pointing out that not everyone has access to bulk, and "you don't have to be perfect"!
I think so many don't do zero waste because they can't do it "perfectly". I surely can't, but I just think that I'm doing the best that I can, and that is ALWAYS better than nothing!
Also your label story I can so relate to... haha.. I was a member of a zero waste facebook-group previously and a lady wrote that before she went zero waste she used to hand weave but stopped because 'it created so much waste'. I think that is just sooo sad! I sew and knit.. and yes you do create waste but you have so much more control over it than if you buy ready-made products. And I truly believe hand weaving is a hobby that brings a lot of joy to someone's life and appreciation for all the work that goes into making things.
I would hate to see people give up hobbies they love. People tend to jump to the things they don't want to or can't give up rather than looking at all they CAN do. Like obviously please take your medicine, but maybe you can switch out your paper towels or bring a water bottle with you? It's not all or nothing. ❤️
I'm so glad that you did this video. It points out that not everyone has the privilege of being able to be entirely zero waste, but it also shows that you don't have to do things perfectly. Every little effort matters. I appreciate this so much.
I like that you talked about the reality behind the jar. Not sugar coating everything! Thank you.
It's always colder in Boulder.
On a poop note - You can actually make or buy dog/cat poo specific wormeries. They sell them on the site I bought my worms from and I've noticed them on a few others but it's not something I've looked too much into.
The best waste reduction I found for my cats is to raw feed them. I make up food once a month and freeze it so there's nowhere near as much recycling or waste as cans or pouches, plus because they utilise all the nutrients in their food (they're obligate carnivores and tinned food/kibble is packed full of grain/veg which they can't digest) the amount of poop they produce is about 5 times less and hardly smells which is also a bonus haha. I also use chick crumb for cat litter which is just clumping grain and could also be composted. If I had a bigger garden and wasn't renting I'd definitely compost it all but we do what we can with what's available :)
I used to suffer from the 'I have to be perfect" idea for a long time after transitioning to a zero waste lifestyle... but I am now accepting that I do produce trash sometimes. It is, of course, something I avoid as much as I can but I used to feel sooo bad by any little mistake I did which isn't helpful. I do have bulk stores near me but there are of course things that are harder to buy in bulk here (no kimchi for example), some things are much more expensive and the trips to some of these stores, or making it all myself, would take up so much of my time that I need for other things that are important to me like building my career or just relaxing by myself or with my husband, family & friends.
What I am trying now is instead is to inspire others to make a difference too and make new choices in areas I can control like how much new stuff I am buying, how I care for things I already own, avoid textiles to go into the landfill by upcycling etc.
Thank you so much for talking about location and accessibility. I live in Japan and am trying to reduce my waste as much as possible. But it would be absolutely impossible for me to fit an entire year's waste in one jar. I would fill it in a week. Bulk stores do not exist here and every single fruit and vegetable, even at my local farm shop and road side vegetable stands, is wrapped in plastic. Pretty much everything else too, for example baking soda, citric acid (for cleaning. I can't get white vinegar here), sugar, flour, rice etc I have no choice but to buy in plastic bags instead of paper bags or cardboard boxes like I could in the UK.
To make it even worse, i can't even recycle most of the plastic packaging because the only plastics my town accepts is PET bottles. I frustrates me so much but there's only so much we as consumers can do until companies start giving us options.
My family of seven - plus two cats and a dog - just downsized to the smallest garbage can and it's working really well. :)
CONGRATS!! ❤️❤️❤️
We are down to 1 bag of trash a week!!! We used to have 4-5 a week but now we compost and recycle so much! Still learning and growing!!
Do you just not have any food waste, like not veggies or fruit, but like meat or cheese.... The stuff you can't compost?
I don't really eat meat or dairy, but I now have access to an industrialized composting facility that can take any organic material. ❤️
I love your videos! You have a way with saying it like it is, what works, what don’t. We don’t live in that perfect world and try to do the best we can. You help us to say, You know what? We are doing the best we can with what we have to work with, and that is a lot.
I love your suggestions and how you live them with style. Always look forward to your next video. Thank you!
Thanks so much for your honesty about the jar. I was going to try it, but I figured I would try to reduce the amount of trash I put in my trashcan. I went from changing the bag every two to three days to changing it every two to three weeks. I am trying to see how long I can go without changing it. That is more realistic for me than the jar. Thanks for the video!
Thank you for your honesty. As much as we all want to be zero waste it will be very difficult until the regulations, laws and the big corporates don't change the way to processing, delivering etc. but it is still better to try doing our best until then.
I liked the zero wate jar idea until I realized what does everyone who has these jars do with store receipts? 90% of the time I buy anything, groceries, home goods or eat out, they give you a receipt, without asking if you'd like one, it automatically prints out. And thermal paper & most receipts are coasted with plastic and aren't recyclable. But I've never seen a zero waste jar with a single with receipt in it.😰
Exactly…
I live in an area where I cannot compost and there are no bulk stores or farmers markets that I can get too reliably enough to survive off of, especially in winter. Everyone has to just do the best they can with what is available to them.
Great video. If everyone was thoughtful and did the best they possibly could then that would be amazing !!! And that would make a real difference. In the meantime all we can do is our own personal best.
Exactly what i needed to hear today! Thank you for the message! 💗
I think the trashjar is not realistic for most people. Were i live most people are finding it strange that i'm trying to live low waste... Unfortunatly there is not much great acces for me to to this in the way i would like.. Wich is sometimes very frustrating. to me.. But hey... lately more people are getting interested in my new way of living and want to try small things. :)
I love how honest you are! 🙌
Where did you take the guitar picks that you punched? I’ve considered doing this, but I’m not sure where to take them (I don’t play guitar).
Where in San Francisco is there a bulk bin of miso?
Would love a video on tips for how to cope on dealing with a partner who is not as eco conscious as you may be.
There is a facebook group for people exactly like you. :)
what did she break
Boulder rocks!
Can you please do a video about growing up in Arkansas? I love your channel and I love this! Xx 💜
We now put our cat food out for the corvids. It might save a small bird's life if the crows/magpies etc., Although the cat has a habit of eating it once we put it out.
Pls dont put out dry food during the summer/when there are baby birds; if the parent birds only feed their babies with dry food the babies will die from lack of water (which they normally get from bugs).
Sorry for my clumsy English
I hate that glass even broken is not accepted when its the most recyclable material. If you had the means though reuse it like melting it down or turning it into a new piece depending upon how it broke like a mosaic glass table or something.
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This is very inspiring I checked out you website this is great I want to become an green e worker it means greener reduce
And u can do soooooooooooooo much craft whid broken glass.
couldn’t you sew things together and make some art out of it? :)
couldn’t you sew things together and make some art out of it? :)