No Waste Challenge
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- Опубліковано 1 чер 2024
- I promised to share a video on the insights I gained through my challenge with WWF to live without waste, and here it is. It was a huge learning curve, I didn't realise the extent to which I depended on things that are packaged or disposable. Hopefully this video is useful to anyone who wants to reduce the rubbish they produce. It is a hugely beneficial endeavour - obviously in reducing external impact on this planet and living sustainably, but also in terms of saving money and living a more fulfilling life!
REDUCING WASTE
Consume less:
- Quality over quantity
- Homemade
- Experiences over things
Avoid food waste
- Use leftovers
- Comprehensive grocery lists
- Utilising food scraps
- Feed pets
- Apple cider vinegar
- Fruit leather
- Eat fruit and veggie skins
- Veggie stock
- Compost
- Challenging the system
Rubbish Free
- Reusable grocery bags over plastic bags
- Tea strainer and loose leaf tea instead of bags
- Handkerchiefs instead of tissues
- Reusable take-away coffee cup
- Reusable water bottle!!
- Face cloth rather than face wipes or cotton pads
- Period cups rather than tampons / pads
- Use cloths and hand towels rather than paper towels in the kitchen
- Take your own reusable cutlery if you eat places where they give you disposables
- Choosing products that are packaged with cardboard, reusable containers, recyclable materials
- Skipping the bags for loose produce
- Using containers in the fridge rather than cling wrap, and reusable sandwich bags for lunch rather than cling wrap
- Buying jars rather than cans
- Eating at the place rather than takeaway
- Buy in bulk
- Combine online orders- think ahead and maximise the use of that packaging
- Shop secondhand
- And if you cant avoid packaging you can recycle it.
If you want to get into making more things at home - iherb is a great site to buy materials /ingredients. My rewards code is GOW915 to save $5 on first order
It’s easy to enjoy a better way of doing things, I hope this video was useful X
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That's why I love working at Trader Joe's, we donate all our "unsightly" or "not sellable" food to homeless shelters and only throw out food that would actually harm someone should they consume it.
Thats awesome. More people need to do that. Where I work, we make a lot of fancy finger food and if it's not consumed we try donate it to homeless shelters but they often turn it away!! They say it's because it's "fancy" and they dont want homeless people to become accustomed to that lifestyle. I can't believe it :(
trader joe's is amazing! by far my favorite grocery store, it's so small which is good to me because you don't buy things you don't need or didn't come for
yeah that's right I go stay after church on Sundays because they give out free food a lot of it is from trader joes like bread salad and cookies I live on my own and help my parents out with bills and stuff so anything helps thank you!!
I work at Hannaford here in the Northeast USA and we donate our food leftovers too. If it is safe for human consumption, it goes to local pantries, if not, then the next step is farmers, then is compost, and finally last resort is landfills. We also recycle the plastic bags that the bulk food come in and have recycle bins all over the store. Very sustainable.
+ceeejayyy that is horrible, just because people are homeless doesn't mean they can't enjoy their food. that actually makes me sad, cuz it might brighten the day of a very poor person to get fancy food who knows
Reusable menstrual products are a huge money and waste saver!
I love them! I think Ela has mentioned them in a video before too :)
Yeah she uses a Diva Cup
this is so true too!
I have 2 diva cups and I still use pads. I have such a heavy flow that I can't wear a diva cup for the 11 hrs without it overflowing. I can only wear the diva cup for 4 hrs the first 3 days of my period without there being any leakage due to the heavy flow. For some reason I really struggle taking out the diva cup. I found it impractical to wear it while I worked. I had such high hopes for the diva cup also. If I could take out the diva cup faster without making a mess it would be great. But that is my issue with it sadly. But if you are one that doesn't have that issue then more power to you. I feel like I am the only one with this issue. LoL.
I would love to see a video about your mom and more about her lifestyle
I second that Ela ! I'm sure we could learn a lot from her
I third that. I'd love to know her background and ethos. Ela's mum for the win!!
Me too! Ela your mum sounds amazing and I would love to see more of her! I LOVED seeing her garden!
Yes, please ask you mom to do more videos.
Emily Ramirez Agree!
Our household produces very little waste, although I'm constantly working towards producing even less (packaging-free is quite difficult where I live, the UK loves to package veg individually into plastic bags...). But it saddens me that I can't seem to convince any of my friends and family to produce less waste. I tried leading by example, I try giving advice in a polite manner but the only difference I see is that now I'm seen as the hippy and not taken seriously. Why don't people understand how easy it is to make some small changes to your lifestyle, but how important it is for the planet?
Same in France ! I went to see my mother not long ago and she kept asking me "why are you so intent on buying without packaging ?". I didn't even tried to talk to her about composting !
Same with my mom and dad. They use ridiculous amounts of paper towels, water and plastic bags. When I suggest they use an actual towel, use less water or reuse plastic bags, they just get angry and mock me for being an "overly obsessed, exaggerating hippie".
Anne-Catherine Mulhern I can honestly relate and my roommates finds the zero waste lifestyle extreme for a city girl. But I honestly try my best to live zero waste within my budget because even though others might not practice it, at least there's one less trash being headed to the landfill
I have to take a lot of medication and the waste that is produced by that which isn't recyclable is ridiculous, drug companies really need to find a way to make recyclable packaging for drugs. I do try to recycle everything I can but there are so many things that you can't recycle because of the packaging for example juice cartons, I've stopped buying juice now and use a juicer instead and give the pulp to my rabbit if I've had a green juice and put the other juice waste in the compost, you're such an inspiration Elle xxx
Your mom's way of living is my life goal
you made my day by uploading this video even though it is really sad how much we are destroying our world. Every single person on this planet should see this video. You have inspired me so much and I want to thank you:) My family and I try to buy local and almost always organic. We also take our own bags to the grocery stores and if not we use paper bags and put them in our two compost bins. It sometimes gets a bit daunting to think about how much we are destroying our earth but as Jane Goodall says "Act locally, then think Globally". Thanks again for all your amazing videos:)
Em
Ela, this information plays in the back of my mind endlessly. I'm afraid of what my child and grandchildren will face trying to live on the trash heap we've left them with. So angry, how did we let it get this bad? I do everything I can to reduce my foot print daily. I hope others will see this video and go the extra step in reducing waste. It feels good doing the right thing for our planet and our children.
This is such an inspiring video.
Beautiful channel. I cry sometimes of the way some people treat our mother earth. This brings me hope
Also another great tip is to start using reusable menstrual products such as fabric pads or menstrual cups (I use the lena cup). It's one of the easiest things to do when trying to reduce waste! And super beneficial for not just the earth but your body! Thanks for the video :)
Both of you and your mom are amazing !!
This made me cry , you are such a BEAUTIFUL person, wow. This is so inspiring and spoke to me.
literally the most inspiring video I've ever seen. I was kinda already on this path, but now I know, no more grocery stores. ill grow it or get it at a farmer's market. No more plastic ANYTHING, and get all clothes from a thrift shop. clearly this is gonna take a transition period, but I thank you so much ♡♡♡
Wow I want a garden like that one day ❤️
About this, I'm happy that we in the Netherlands have a fee for turning in your litterbin and that most of it will be recycled :)
I totally agree.
Emma Sofie we need that here in the US
you and your mother are such an inspiration!
wow this really opens my mind, I always thought being vegan is helping I don't need to care about things I throw out but it's different
You did such an amazing job! Thank you for bringing light to this issue. I've lived a zero waste or "trash diet" lifestyle for almost a year and I totally get how hard those daily struggles are. Congrats!
Dolphins are going extinct? No!! Fuck no!! It's always been on my bucket list to swim with Dolphins.
Not ALL dolphins. Just one species of them.
Swimming with dolphins is awesome if you do it in the wild.. Those companies who offer swimming with dolphins is so harmful for the animals :(
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+Emma Sofie yes I agree! Id never support any wild animal attractions like Sea World or places like that. I don't even support local zoos. The only time I would ever swim with Dolphins is if it was in their natural habitat where they weren't forced to interact with me.
+Ahlana1007 oh I love zoos but only the zoos who are filled with sick animals so they can make them better and release them in the wild again :) (sorry for my English I don't know how I can explain it in any other way haha)
As of turning 40 I've become more aware of my impact on the Earth. I find your videos thought provoking, helpful and insightful. Please keep up the good work. x
companies usually make awful packagings (combinations of paper and plastic, one-packs with tons of wrapping etc.)... the change should start in the production, and then it would be easier for the consumers to recycle and produce less waste
Your mom is like the living embodiment of my life goals... I would love to see her in another video :)
If everyone would live like this..
As always, you're such an inspiration. Thank you for making me think yet again about how I can be a better steward to this gorgeous blue planet! I adore Gaia and try to be as conscious as I can be. Watching this makes me realize how much more aware I can still be! Thanks Ela! 💕
Ela, because of you I am a 14 year old vegan and your videos inspire me so much. This video opened me up to consumerism. I love you
Dear Ela,
This is one of my most favourite videos you made! You have inspired me so much to live a greener life. I always felt really bad about the amount of household waste we make every day. I'd also like to start sharing my journey of being a more conscious human being soon.
Love+prayers for you!
This video made my day!
Meal planning is wonderful for producing less food waste. Every week, I'll look through my cupboard and fridge to see what's left, I then browse through recipies to decide what to cook that week, always taking into account days/evenings out. It makes it so easy to write a list and take it with me to the farmers market/supermarket.
It is definitely hard to do since we live with consumerism all around us but we can do our best. Been incorporating buying less & choosing less packaging - it can become overwhelming & depressing seeing so much plastic everywhere & people being so careless. But I've found that we can spread the good message by our own actions, and sharing as much as we can. You raise good points that people need to hear. Raising awareness is key, thanks for sharing.
your voice is very comfortable and this is so inspiring. I just found your channel and I really enjoy it!
Love, love, love this video. More people have to do this "no waste challenge". I find everyday something that i can change and it makes me happy.
what you discussed Ella is absolutely correct right down to how we don't realize the waste we throw away each day and hopefully you reach thousands on this video and encourage more of us to try to make the changes.
Your such an amazing person! I wish there were more people like you in the world.I love how you can see outside of our standard way of living, and do your own thing. Majority of people I know never stop to think about how buying package foods greatly affect the environment.One thing I stopped doing a while back is buying trash can bags.I think they are a waste similar to buying bottled water. I'm definitely going to make more effort to bring my own bags to the grocery store. I loved all your methods, especially the one about scratching the number on the bag and re using it. Please post more videos like this one. Thank you so much!
Completely agree with re-using containers as best as you can.
One thing I even started doing is whenever we DO order take-out on those occasions where a bunch of the family are around, or friends, I've actually started collecting the tubs and containers and re-using them in the house.
Doesn't matter if it is for storing pens, notes, food waste or food prepared for a meal later in the day, I find a use for them.
And I also re-heat any food uneaten the next day. Typical take-out meals can easily be 2 or 3 meals with those huge portion sizes.
I also stopped buying loads of single pre-packaged stuff and going bulk, and to farmers markets to get those fresh foods and even bashed and bruised ones for soups, sauces and similar. Just a single tub or large bag, throw all the fruit and veg in there, done. (being sure to store the soft delicate ones in tubs on top of everything else so they don't get crushed!)
Better than having to deal with fiddly packaging usually on them! Some of those pre-packaged foods are like Fort Knox.
Supermarkets should work with the food industry to create a re-usable container market.
Supermarkets buy large containers of a product. Customer comes in with their own containers (be it glass jars, re-usable spray containers and so on), gets filled up by staff (or customer with simpler items), done.
It would save the entire industry billions in producing containers. (which they _could_ pass on to customers, they likely won't)
You also boost the re-usable container industry, creating more jobs both in the supermarkets and there, which is always a good thing.
I guess that is where the spare money could go, job creation.
On that note, other areas could be made to operate through re-usable containers methodology as well. Cosmetics being a huge one as you mentioned. You could sell ingredients for them, or sell pre-made solutions which you could fill up on your own with your own containers.
I think really the only hard one would be aerosols. But just as above, you could create a whole new job role there: aerosol refiller. There are some aerosol refillables out there just now in the air-freshener industry, which is good, but the issues is they sell entire refills and not the solution to be refilled. Its getting there.
Equally I also just stopped eating as much in general. I only eat twice a day now. Biggest meal is breakfast, dinner is a medium-sized dish with 2-3 items at best. (like a typical lunch at an eatery would be)
Having a big breakfast really makes up for the lack of lunch and smaller dinner since you are filled for longer, especially if you eat "slow-digesters" and foods that release energy slowly.
Best part? I've never felt better than I do now. My health has improved dramatically even from the not-so-bad way it was previous.
Just about to get some composting going soon as well. Usually food waste was just sent to recycling, but that's just backwards. I'm going to try get more people encouraged to doing it around me as well.
Our current society is all about ripping nutrients of out living spaces and burying them in hills filled with toxins, heavy metals and anaerobic conditions where said nutrients cannot be used by most life besides the toxic ones that tend to be capable of surviving in those conditions. Worse yet, we cover them over and build houses on them.
The worst part of it all is those wastes aren't even crushed down much, or even "wrapped" up to prevent chemicals and other toxins from spilling out.
So we have a toxic hill now used for housing and will slowly leak those toxins out over 50-100 years, and when we do decide we want to recycle all that waste, we cannot do it as easily as we could because it is buried under peoples homes.
Landfills are such a stupid method of re-using waste. Especially the current methods done in most countries where it is done where it is done so lazily.
It needs to stop. This "use once bin forever" attitude is just not needed for well over 80% of things we use daily. The remaining ~20% will be figured out eventually so storing it under potential future homes is just crazy.
This makes me so, so happy! Thank you for sharing. As a fellow NZ girl who's also working towards a zerowaste lifestyle, it's nice to see more of us being the change we want to see in this world. Keep up the inspiring videos! xx
I love this video!
I don't know if this is a thing in other countries, but in the area where I live in Sweden, we have this thing called ''source recyling'', so you basicly do not mix your trash. Plastic goes in one container (a re-usable bucket), paper and carton goes in one container, metal (like cans and caps) goes in one container, glass goes in another container, foodscrap goes in a compostable bag etc, so they're able to sort things way easier at the recyclingstations :)
Your mother is awesome! So are you!
You're an amazing person, Ela... You're so selfless and think about everything around you! You must only get good karma ❤
You and your mom is amazing!!!! Thank you for sharing😊
Loved it. !! ❤ So many great tips, thank you!
You are such an inspiration. Thank you for creating these amazing videos!
I know this is a really old video now, but I'm rewatching it as my household has switched to a lowcwaste lifestyle.
I now buy 95% of my groceries completely packade free (including my meat) We have always kept a veggie garden but now it's a lifestyle instead of a hobby, we compost (even our empty toilet rolls) and keep a worm farm.
I use resusable pads, washable dishcloths, washable face pads....the list is endless.
I no longer buy new clothes, I thrift shop everything (bar underwear)
And lastly...I no longer buy ANYTHING unless it's needed. Need over want.
Loved this video! I wanted to go zero waste and started to make a few swaps but, life got a bit busy so I started to produce my waste again. Thank you for reminding me how important it is to create zero waste and what it's doing to our planet xx
You are so right. Such an inspiring video! BRAVO!!
Very challenging video. Thank you.
You are fantastic! Thank you for all of your wise words....I truly hope that we all as human race can move towards this way of existence!!!!
I really need to show this to my sisters who, I've noticed, haven't been caring about the environment too much.
This video is great, your mum sounds lovely. What a great inspiration x
This is a great video with a beautiful message!! Thank you so much for sharing your tips!
Both you and your mom are so inspiring...loved to see her in this video!
Wow, your mum is amazing! Very inspirational x
This video is so great! I'm definitely going to share!!!
Thank you Ela, you are great role model yourself addressing this huge human waste producing issue . People like yourself are the blessing for the planet and its future. Thank you for being you.
You are so right about the home made products! I have always wanted to do something like this........ I might consider doing this sometime.
thank you so much for all of the great tips!♡ I will definitely start living more consciously 😊
Always get teary eyed watching your videos! Wonderful stuff, you have me on board with a lot of things - can't wait to make my own home made hair products! keep it up :)
What an amazing video. Very VERY inspiring
I love this so much! It's very inspiring, thank you for sharing ❤️❤️
So great to see how everything went for you!! I found it impossible to be completely waste free, but I tried my best and certainly have now incorporated better practices into my daily life. So thankful for your message!
True respect to you and your mom 👍
I'm really inspired
I found this really interesting. I have never considered how rubbish and waste affects the environment. Thank you for enlightening me!!
Hi Ela thank you for making this video. You are very inspiring! Please continue your wonderful work.
You are a huge inspiration! Love your videos. I also just tried making the tofu mince from on of your other videos and it was a hit! x
awesome more of us are sharing this message, great filming and edit! ♡ another useful tip: small cloth bags (i bought them at Ikea) to shop small produce in bulk, i find t better than taking the heavy jars when i'm walking to the store :)
P.s. your mother ♡ just amazing. Gave me goose bumps just to see the woman I want to be ♡ thank you!
Thanks for this video Ela! Very inspiring as always!
I wish I could be more like you , you're truly inspiring. Great video.
Thank you so, so much for this! I feel really inspired to keep going on my journey to reduce waste, and to try even harder. This video made me so happy! I love seeing others who are trying to have more of a positive impact on our planet. I really appreciate you! I have been watching your videos for years and your channel honestly keeps getting better and more relative to my own life. Keep up the good work! :)
Great video, thank you! I didn't think so deeply about this problem before...
Thankyou so much for this video! I found it so helpful and I will definitely be trying hard to implement these into my lifestyle and my friends and family's also!! 💗
You are such a good person Ela
This is so incredibly helpful! Thank you so much xx
This is such a great message to put out there, and a beautifully edited video:) well done Ela.
Very very beautiful video and insights! "Obrigada" is thank you from Brazilian portuguese !!
Thank you so much for this video! A lot of the things you mentioned I have been doing and will be looking into composting for the future. Your mom is a great inspiration as well as mine who reuses things like crazy and also buys secondhand whenever she cans. We also have leftovers and try to use up a product or food before opening or purchasing a new one. We average about 3 tall kitchen bags a week for 3 people, but I am trying to find inventive ways to reduce that even further. Composting will help. Thank you for your channel!
This was so inspirational to me. Something just clicked. Thanks!
Ela thank you for your tips, very easy to implement and with such a huge impact!!
this is incredibly eye opening and inspiring! oh my word thank you so much for making this video!! I going to use this knowledge to help improve the planet:-) thank you so much!!!
I love your videos :) So calm yet so powerful! Keep up the good work :)
Such an amazing video ! Thank you Ela !
Thanks for making this! It really does seem impossible.. You're amazing!!
You and your mom are so admirable. I inspire to live like that at my own capacity!
Excellent video! Lots of great information all together. I never would've thought to not bag fresh produce or to buy jars second-hand :-) thanks for sharing
I'm so happy you are looking into wasting less ! there are a lot of great blogs and instagram accounts about zero waste, you might be interested in checking them out (they're pretty, useful and thought provoking). My problem is that for now, I live in Australia and with my tiny budget, I can buy mostly without packaging, including things like cocoa and Shea butter or other ingredients for homemade beauty products, but when I go back to France, where I'm from, I know it will be much more difficult if not impossible. We have great markets so veggie packaging can be avoided but we have very few choices for bulk, and when you do find some, there are nowhere near enough products (no beans, no flour, very difficult to find oats as well). And for homemade beauty or household items,it's a nightmare. No unrefined butters and the refined ones are all packaged, no bulk oil, vinegar, not many options for unpackaged natural soap, and if you start looking at alternatives that are a bit more out there (such as soap nuts for example), it's simply impossible to find. I wish I could change this but I have no idea where to start. if anyone has advice, I'd love to hear it ! Thank you !
Awesome video. I'm some of those people who once heard about no waist lifestyle but had not much insight on how to do it. Thanks, sweetheart!
Wow this video really opened my eyes and I realized how many things I could or can do to be part of a change! I am so thankful for your great tips and tricks!!
You and your mom are a wonderful inspiration
This is such a beautiful and inspiring video! I have been trying to reduce my waste less by buying without plastic bags (using reusable shopping bags) and buying fruits and veggies that are not packaged, Thank you xx
Thank you so much for doing this video. Really inspiring and it's got me thinking about how I can reduce waste. Our planet is precious and I needed this reminder!
love this video ela! you go through so much rubbish without evening realising it. buying reusable bags and a coffee cup tomorrow :)
Thank you, you made a great attempt. I will try my best to reduce my household waste from now onwards:)
Thank-you Ela for this very informative and educational post about reducing our Human waste. In my city in Canada I was to be delivered a large garbage bin but I refused I stated I would rather take 2 recycling bins instead. I dealt with the close mindedness of the city staff but I fought hard and my wish came true. I am the only house on the street and the whole city to not put out a garbage bin on garbage day, I still feel sad though that my action may never catch on with others but when JESUS comes back to this planet at least I will tell him I cared enough to try, please take some action now or it will be too late for any future generation.😇😇😇💔💔💖
Hi Ela. Thanks so much for this video. So inciteful, & helpful. I've just shared it on Facebook to spread the message a bit more.xx
I love your channel so much!
That pick and mix bag idea is good! normally mine end up being used for storage for other items at home.
Awesome video, keep up the good work! You really inspired me with your "DIY" skin- and haircare products! I've been using up my old products and have started replacing them with homemade ones or more organic ones along the way.
Wow you are so inspirational. You're definitely someone I look up to.
Wonderful ideas, thank you! I would love to see a series of videos about your mother and the details of what she is doing. : )
thank you for this video. it made me realize that I am already not making that much waste, and still gave me more ideas on how to be more resourceful AND inspiration to keep doing what I do, plus more! ❤❤
Your mum is awesome, love this
You are such an inspiration!!! If only more ppl on this earth tried a few of these tips earth would be in much better shape .