5 days of: - 4 hr naps instead of 8 hrs sleep - sleeping at the office overnight - talking to at least 15 people face to face - eating raw food - unprocessed food - walking barefoot (maybe just in the office if it is New York) - cycling to work - not driving - not using commercial cleansers, toothpaste, soap, detergent, dish washing liquid etc - talking to at least 5 strangers per day - catching up with a friend per day - calling a distanced friend or relative each day - no music - no electronic devices - no talking, just listening - going to somewhere new each day - writing a letter to someone random or someone u know - eating every single meal with someone - no TV, phone, or computer - living like a blogger (dressing fancy each day, kardashian makeup, taking pictures of each meal and ootd, posting it on social media, vlogging and editing and all) - drawing or painting an art piece by hand a day - not a word of complaint - a walk before heading to work - home at 11pm
This vedeo is absolutely useful and it should make people realize that we can actually do something for our environment. I learnt some useful tips for no trash. Thank you for sharing!
This video was my starting point in environmentalism and its now my major in college. If not for this video, I literally wouldn't know what I would be doing with my life.
THANK YOU for this video! I've been looking into minimalism and gotten rid of a bunch of stuff in the past year but i didn't realize that i was producing even more trash then what i was getting rid of. i'm 16 so m parents think im going crazy but i genuinely love the idea of living minimalist and waste free once i move out. This video helped so much with that!
I am sooo happy I found this video because these past few weeks I've been really conscious of what I'm throwing away. Definitely going to take this more seriously
Awesome video! I love it, teaching zero waste to people it's hard we can show them it's possible! It's all about not being selfish and realizing what we are throwing out to the environment and the harms of our trash.
This is really interesting. I love the idea. Unfortunatlly we dont have those shops- where you can buy with your mason jars and so. But!! there is still way to be more aware of what you throw away. First step is bring your own tote bag. Refuse plastic bags in clothes shops. All paper from trash goes to recycling- also all magazines. I use cloth napkins, no paper towels- just cotton in kitchen. I used to pack my christmas presents with newspapers- it can be really nice and soo hipster :P Everytime I buy something in mason jar-I dont throw it away. I use those jars and lids when I do homemade jams. A lot of things in our lifes are really wasteful. For example capsule espresso- thats totally unheallty and a lot of trash.
Why is everyone obsessed with glass jars?? Does it have to be a glass jar for a drink? Is it not okay if I bring a metal cup? I am very clumsy and would break it on the first day. It looks so bulky and uncomfortable to carry around like thats no what a glass jar is supposed to be used for..
I'm so happy Lucie did this video!! 'Zero waste' is difficult or even impossible for most people, but making LESS trash is possible for everyone, and actually really easy. At least bring your own canvas bag when you go shopping and buy the loose fruit and veg - you can either put bigger things like aubergines and potatoes straight in the basket, or bring a light mesh bag for stuff like lemons, mushrooms, carrots... This is so easy and makes a big difference. (In fact you could also re-use old plastic bags, that's fine too!). If you drink loads of takeaway coffee, bring your own mug. Basically, like Lauren said, consider the most wasteful things you do and try to find a solution. E.g. if you use disposable wipes to remove makeup, switch to a flannel. If you use a lot of napkins or kitchen roll like Lucie did, buy a few cloth napkins and teatowels which you can wash after wiping up. So many cool and easy things to do :)
I loved this! I have been trying to do this for a couple months and haven't done the mason jar coffee yet, but I have been mostly successful on the reusable bags and I got stainless steel straws and reusable napkins, too! Pretty sure I am going to get this down eventually...
In the Netherlands and in Belgium you need to pay €0,10 for a plastic bag. It helps a lot! I recycle my plastic bags and use it for twice! ( Im not so good in English Im Dutch😂😛😉
It's a conversation starter, for sure, when you whip out your own cloth napkin and chopsticks at a restaurant and say "hold the straw" for your green iced tea. My best investment was in 24 white cotton handkerchiefs that I use for tissue and napkins.
I live in a small, blue collar town with no Whole Foods or similar bulk grocery store where I can just bring my own containers to fill up with grocery needs. Seems pretty impossible for me to do a major step in this process.
Buy your fruits and veggies loose in the store or at farmers market, buy food packaged in glass, cardboard, and aluminum. :) Thats what i do if i cant get to a bulk food location.
+Jessy Feng Yes recycling absolutely counts. The idea is to not send anything to landfills, so basically, nothing that is harmful to the environment or that takes years to decompose. Basically you can live by the 5 R's: Reduce, Refuse, Reuse, Recycle and Rot. Look up Lauren's blog or someone named Bea Johnson if you want to know more :)
This video really inspired me! I have really bad allergies and blow my nose with tissues around 100 times a day. I just sat and thought about how much waste that it, thousands of boxes of tissues! I'm thinking of switching to re-usable napkins that I can wash every day.
Here in the Philippines we dont throw away paperbags or plastic because we reuse them for other stuff like where to put your stuff for school, for work, and more like where to put your stuff for projects
Great video & series. Ideas for 5 days of challenges - no procrastination, no email, going with the flow, tourist in your own city, daily outdoor time, and also shadowing people for 5 days could be interesting - as a celebrity or singer/songwriter, as a full time entrepreneur, as a mom with her own business, as a fashion blogger. Wishing you the best!
For hot drinks Keepcups are great as they're designed to be used at the coffee shops and include standard coffee size levels listed inside the cup :) I've had mine for several years. They've lasted well with regular use and are a lot easier to carry around as they're light and don't spill :)
+Colestercamps Yes but that paper cup has a plastic lid and the energy and resources need to produce the paper cups and lids is much greater than that needed for a reusable coffee cup. They really aren't that inconvenient, it does take a little to get used to bringing it with you but I've become used to grabbing it when I know I'll be getting take away coffee like i would my wallet or phone.
+ForcastingOnawhim or you can just take a paper cup and then throw it out the only time I use a reusable cup is when I care enough to keep it warm but then I just take the cup and dump it only my cup not going to go threw a drive threw with a line a mile long behind me. Your coffee is ready when you get to the window . People already wait 20 min some days for there coffee it wold take hours if everybody was useing stupid cups
+Colestercamps Ok drive thru coffee really isn't a thing here besides at Mcdonalds. Everyone goes inside a coffee shop here to get coffee even take aways so I think you can understand why it isn't a problem for us and why I wouldn't assume that is how you'd get coffee. Understandably though drive thru is a choice you and others make and that's up to you to decide and if you wanted to and were able I'm sure you could make the change.
+ForcastingOnawhim I go to Tim hourtens but even star bucks have drive-through's. There is no way in hell in hoping out of my truck in -40 for a coffee. And I just honestly don't care about saving resources I just do what I do and don't give a dam I recover cans and bottles to get my deposit back and that's about it, I have solar panels on my roof to save money on power and that's the only reason. I'm not going to limit my life to save an environment that dose not Need saving
I loved this i want to start living less wastefully carrying reusable bags recycling& buying second hand things but except for fruits&vegetables shopping zero waste where i live is kind of hard
Where I live glass is not allowed on public transportation. It's also not alloed in public venues like parks or libraries. BPA plastic bottles or stainless steel for cold drinks work well.
this was such an interesting and really important video - it's going to make me a lot more conscious of the waste I produce so thank u so much for this vid!!
I need to go to a grocery store like that. Whoa, I've never seen it where you can buy honey that way. I'd save so much money buying it in bulk. Thanks Lucie
Love this idea and I do a lot: Reusable baby diappers, making my own detergents, freezing all little bits of fruit that noone eats and making ice cream out of them, freezing all meat leftovers and making pies or lasagna or pizza, looking for food with the less possible package over package, making my own bread or using cloth bags to buy it, making no sugar and no fat gummy bears for the kids, cloth napkins making yogurts and cheese make clothes and toys But there is still a lot of work to do, I recycle all non reusable materials but it's not easy to reduce even more. Portuguese retail laws are so non environmental friendly... :(
I love this. Heart broken there is absolutely no bulk stores near me that have wet goods like, shampoo, honey, detergent, oil etc. I do have stores that carry dry food goods though, and I've been learning to use them 😁
Honestly- I never thought when I used to always carry a mason jar in a cozy everywhere that it was making any significant difference until I lost it and have gone for a while without replacing it- kinda seeing how most people still live. SO MANY PAPER CUPS PILE UP OMG!!!! It's kind of overwhelming to see how endless the waste cups become. And it made me realize that even small changes actually do make a BIG difference. And since having a glass mason jar is so cheap (like $1-2 bucks at a hardware store), stylish (glass is more chic than disposable paper), it's fun and a good conversation starter BC people always* asked me 'what's in the jar?' :) :P and it's overall so simple and easy, it actually makes me kind of mad when I see so many people even in a supposedly eco-conscious place where I live (the Bay Area) participating in this 'disposable' culture. It also makes me mad that so many UA-cam "gurus" continue to shamelessly stubbornly practice that bad, dirty habit- and demonstrate it like its some part of a glamorous lifestyle. It's trashy, not glamorous. I feel bad when I don't have my reusable mason jar, and paper cups pile up and become trash. At least they can be composted but still city composting & bins isn't the standard or available everywhere. But I've got to strongly encourage everyone to try this ONE tip out of anything and make try it out as a new habit and see for yourself if you don't think it's an upgrade. Plus- those paper cups are lined in plastic- and plastic leaches into substances it's in contact with heat (hot coffee), UV light (if sunlight hits your plastic cup) or freezing (freezing plastic water bottles - don't do it)- all makes glass a much safer option. You can get yourself a wool or neoprene or whatever fiber you want made into a cozy so you don't burn your hand BC the glass can get very hot and you don't want your barista burning their hand either. Also this company CUPPOW makes lids designed to fit into Mason jars so you don't have to unscrew them on the go and spill anything- they're made in USA from recycled plastic. They turn any Mason jar basically into a 'sippy cup' ☺️ I'll have to repurchase and review one one of these days soon - they work for kids too with small Mason jars- people may feel it's too hazardous to give kids a glass jar- but they're thick and when covered in a neoprene cozy it protects them- thy don't tend to break upon dropping you'd have to throw them with force. So anyway- to each their own but if I had kids I wouldn't be too concerned and would give them mini versions of my adult Mason jar sippy cup in a heartbeat ;) teach em' young! Hope y'all try & enjoy the Mason jar habit I can't say enough about that one little game changer 💕✨✌️
What about egg shells what about orange peels what about broken dishes or a mason jar "to be related" what about empty boxes of makeup for example what about a lot of things.. you made me think for a while lol
Omg this is about a year late but i can answer the makeup question. There are a lot of places that will take empty makeup containers and recycle them. And for mascara there is an organisation that will take old mascara wands and use them as rescue wildlife brushes.
Any change in a positive direction is definitely good, but I did notice that the coffee shop straw certainly looked like disposable plastic trash and most bars without health code violations will throw out garnish like plastic swords if random patrons have been playing with them.
Great video! I'm curious how Lauren Singer does makeup with zero waste? Her cheeks looked really rosy, but buying blusher inevitably leaves behind a makeup compact. Did she talk about any DIY-ing she does with you?
+Lee Michelle Not sure about Lauren exactly, but given she makes most of her products (toothpaste, washing detergent etc) I'm assuming she makes it - if she's even wearing blusher at all, she's super pretty too! :D
Impossible to bring a reusable bag or carry a fork or ask for no straw? Nobody told you jt was all or nothing but those three things alone will save a lot of trash
what did you do about toiletries and bathroom products? curious how to be zero-waste with that since I'm hesitant about using reusable cloths and constantly washing them!
3:28 if you add he glue sickin and it spills the inside out even just a little you couldn see and you won’t realize since inside is lass and a *very* and i say very i mean *VERY* poisonous fluid
This is great. But actually i think this should not sound like a challenge to everyone. Ok, groceries with zero waste is complicated, but bag, cup and asking not to put trash in a drink are just super easy and almost a must. Also after groceries with trash you just recycle
I personally feel that there is cross contamination when you bring a coffee container to a coffee shop. The barista is not wearing gloves when touching the mason jar. Germs from the jar can now spread to other parts of the coffee shop, milk dispenser, for example and I feel this will be transferred to other customers. It’s a great attempt at zero waste but it can have potential health hazards.
5 days of:
- 4 hr naps instead of 8 hrs sleep
- sleeping at the office overnight
- talking to at least 15 people face to face
- eating raw food
- unprocessed food
- walking barefoot (maybe just in the office if it is New York)
- cycling to work
- not driving
- not using commercial cleansers, toothpaste, soap, detergent, dish washing liquid etc
- talking to at least 5 strangers per day
- catching up with a friend per day
- calling a distanced friend or relative each day
- no music
- no electronic devices
- no talking, just listening
- going to somewhere new each day
- writing a letter to someone random or someone u know
- eating every single meal with someone
- no TV, phone, or computer
- living like a blogger (dressing fancy each day, kardashian makeup, taking pictures of each meal and ootd, posting it on social media, vlogging and editing and all)
- drawing or painting an art piece by hand a day
- not a word of complaint
- a walk before heading to work
- home at 11pm
Isn't this a contradiction... How can you take pictures of your food, vlog, post to social media with no electronics, phone, or computer? -_-
each bullet point is independent of the other.
the 4 hour naps seems intresting.... gotta read more about it.
These are really good, would love to see those!
Hui-Ling Chang
“Kinda become your garbage”
Me: done
Same LOL!!!!!!!!
Hahah😁😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
sad boi lol same
I LOVE lauren! she is such an inspiration :) thank you for spreading the message!
Her name a Lucie ...
+Taiden Shanahan she was referring to Lauren Singer, the girl she introduced at the beginning...
+Taiden Shanahan I was referring to Lauren :)
The Minimalist Ninja I love Lauren to she’s such an inspiring human being
The Minimalist Ninja j
This vedeo is absolutely useful and it should make people realize that we can actually do something for our environment. I learnt some useful tips for no trash. Thank you for sharing!
This video is very well done and produced! Love it ladies
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This video was my starting point in environmentalism and its now my major in college. If not for this video, I literally wouldn't know what I would be doing with my life.
THANK YOU for this video! I've been looking into minimalism and gotten rid of a bunch of stuff in the past year but i didn't realize that i was producing even more trash then what i was getting rid of. i'm 16 so m parents think im going crazy but i genuinely love the idea of living minimalist and waste free once i move out. This video helped so much with that!
I am sooo happy I found this video because these past few weeks I've been really conscious of what I'm throwing away. Definitely going to take this more seriously
I love this serie of videos, it's my fave on this channel!
5 days of vegan!
YEEEESSSS!!!!
Without salad! :D
Do I spot another Greek vegan! :D And yes, I was about to comment this because the number one way on being eco-friendly is going vegan :)
+Eva Papakonstantinou yessss!
+Eva Papakonstantinou yes! id love that!
her eyes look like a snapchat filter
They're soo cute
+zoe corbett haha preach
zoe corbett ik so cute
zoe corbett is that a good or bad thing
they’re huge
Awesome video! I love it, teaching zero waste to people it's hard we can show them it's possible! It's all about not being selfish and realizing what we are throwing out to the environment and the harms of our trash.
I am glad that people are going garbage free or trying to I, myself, have been minimizing my waste. I am sooo happy
This is really interesting. I love the idea. Unfortunatlly we dont have those shops- where you can buy with your mason jars and so. But!! there is still way to be more aware of what you throw away. First step is bring your own tote bag. Refuse plastic bags in clothes shops. All paper from trash goes to recycling- also all magazines. I use cloth napkins, no paper towels- just cotton in kitchen. I used to pack my christmas presents with newspapers- it can be really nice and soo hipster :P Everytime I buy something in mason jar-I dont throw it away. I use those jars and lids when I do homemade jams. A lot of things in our lifes are really wasteful. For example capsule espresso- thats totally unheallty and a lot of trash.
“Yeah, that’s right, I saved a cup” 😂😂 Love you Lucie 😂😍
you should do 5 days of vegan lifestyle next
+Maira Xirocosta why on earth would somebody want to do that
+Maira Xirocosta Great idea, as a sadist i like to see people suffering, muhahahaha.
i do though so...
+Riftweaver1981 because they don't want to murder
+Johann Pascual the joy is knowing that you haven't murdered any living animals
Why is everyone obsessed with glass jars?? Does it have to be a glass jar for a drink? Is it not okay if I bring a metal cup? I am very clumsy and would break it on the first day. It looks so bulky and uncomfortable to carry around like thats no what a glass jar is supposed to be used for..
I guess because it is transparent. The steel cup is ok as well. :)
Lol I think people like the mason jars for the aesthetic. I also prefer normal cups!
*99% of you won't see this so... hi 1%! I hope you have the best day/night ever* 😘
sprinkleofstyle u too
What do ya mean? Honey good day to you 😘
I'm so happy Lucie did this video!! 'Zero waste' is difficult or even impossible for most people, but making LESS trash is possible for everyone, and actually really easy. At least bring your own canvas bag when you go shopping and buy the loose fruit and veg - you can either put bigger things like aubergines and potatoes straight in the basket, or bring a light mesh bag for stuff like lemons, mushrooms, carrots... This is so easy and makes a big difference. (In fact you could also re-use old plastic bags, that's fine too!).
If you drink loads of takeaway coffee, bring your own mug. Basically, like Lauren said, consider the most wasteful things you do and try to find a solution. E.g. if you use disposable wipes to remove makeup, switch to a flannel. If you use a lot of napkins or kitchen roll like Lucie did, buy a few cloth napkins and teatowels which you can wash after wiping up. So many cool and easy things to do :)
Zero Waste! Yay Lucie! I wish you could have done it longer! This makes me so happy:)
Lucy Laurenzied, let the world be Laurenzied to tackle the pollution issue . Geat job ladies
This is my new favorite series to watch!
I loved this! I have been trying to do this for a couple months and haven't done the mason jar coffee yet, but I have been mostly successful on the reusable bags and I got stainless steel straws and reusable napkins, too! Pretty sure I am going to get this down eventually...
In the Netherlands and in Belgium you need to pay €0,10 for a plastic bag. It helps a lot! I recycle my plastic bags and use it for twice! ( Im not so good in English Im Dutch😂😛😉
Wait... they don't pay for plastic bags in the US?
It's a conversation starter, for sure, when you whip out your own cloth napkin and chopsticks at a restaurant and say "hold the straw" for your green iced tea. My best investment was in 24 white cotton handkerchiefs that I use for tissue and napkins.
Love this series! Can't wait to see what Lucie tries next!
I live in a small, blue collar town with no Whole Foods or similar bulk grocery store where I can just bring my own containers to fill up with grocery needs. Seems pretty impossible for me to do a major step in this process.
I agree with you my city doesn't have any bulk bins in stores.
malcolmthebear buy in bulk or larger quantities
Buy your fruits and veggies loose in the store or at farmers market, buy food packaged in glass, cardboard, and aluminum. :) Thats what i do if i cant get to a bulk food location.
i always look forward to your five days of whatever!
what about 5 days of eating clean? or 5 days of detoxing.
what about toilet paper? like what you do with the toilet paper roll? does recycling it count?
a bidet is much more sanitary and eco friendly
This is all I was thinking the whole time
I think some use reusable cloths and others use recycled toiletpaper!
I don't know about Lucie, but Lauren uses biodegradable toilet paper. :)
+Jessy Feng Yes recycling absolutely counts. The idea is to not send anything to landfills, so basically, nothing that is harmful to the environment or that takes years to decompose. Basically you can live by the 5 R's: Reduce, Refuse, Reuse, Recycle and Rot. Look up Lauren's blog or someone named Bea Johnson if you want to know more :)
This video really inspired me! I have really bad allergies and blow my nose with tissues around 100 times a day. I just sat and thought about how much waste that it, thousands of boxes of tissues! I'm thinking of switching to re-usable napkins that I can wash every day.
Idk why I keep watching this video like every 2 years. Just have to keep reminding myself of trying to keep doing better.
+marieannmarie We love this!! Thanks for being here!
I love this series, I feel so inspired after every video. Anyone else??
WOAH!!!!!! 3 YEARS THATS AMAZING SHE IS GREAT!!!
Here in the Philippines we dont throw away paperbags or plastic because we reuse them for other stuff like where to put your stuff for school, for work, and more like where to put your stuff for projects
Great video & series. Ideas for 5 days of challenges - no procrastination, no email, going with the flow, tourist in your own city, daily outdoor time, and also shadowing people for 5 days could be interesting - as a celebrity or singer/songwriter, as a full time entrepreneur, as a mom with her own business, as a fashion blogger. Wishing you the best!
This is amazing! I will definitely try this when I have my own place.
For hot drinks Keepcups are great as they're designed to be used at the coffee shops and include standard coffee size levels listed inside the cup :) I've had mine for several years. They've lasted well with regular use and are a lot easier to carry around as they're light and don't spill :)
+ForcastingOnawhim i would just rather get a paper cup and how it in the trash that sounds cheaper and more convent to me
+Colestercamps Yes but that paper cup has a plastic lid and the energy and resources need to produce the paper cups and lids is much greater than that needed for a reusable coffee cup. They really aren't that inconvenient, it does take a little to get used to bringing it with you but I've become used to grabbing it when I know I'll be getting take away coffee like i would my wallet or phone.
+ForcastingOnawhim or you can just take a paper cup and then throw it out the only time I use a reusable cup is when I care enough to keep it warm but then I just take the cup and dump it only my cup not going to go threw a drive threw with a line a mile long behind me. Your coffee is ready when you get to the window . People already wait 20 min some days for there coffee it wold take hours if everybody was useing stupid cups
+Colestercamps Ok drive thru coffee really isn't a thing here besides at Mcdonalds. Everyone goes inside a coffee shop here to get coffee even take aways so I think you can understand why it isn't a problem for us and why I wouldn't assume that is how you'd get coffee. Understandably though drive thru is a choice you and others make and that's up to you to decide and if you wanted to and were able I'm sure you could make the change.
+ForcastingOnawhim I go to Tim hourtens but even star bucks have drive-through's. There is no way in hell in hoping out of my truck in -40 for a coffee. And I just honestly don't care about saving resources I just do what I do and don't give a dam I recover cans and bottles to get my deposit back and that's about it, I have solar panels on my roof to save money on power and that's the only reason. I'm not going to limit my life to save an environment that dose not
Need saving
yay Lauren Singer!! Love her!!!
very eye-opening. Good job Lucie!
I am honestly impressed and thinking about sharing the idea locally.
I loved this i want to start living less wastefully carrying reusable bags recycling& buying second hand things but except for fruits&vegetables shopping zero waste where i live is kind of hard
Where I live glass is not allowed on public transportation. It's also not alloed in public venues like parks or libraries. BPA plastic bottles or stainless steel for cold drinks work well.
This is one of my fav 5 days video
This is so good ! At least someone in this world realized it soon.
this was such an interesting and really important video - it's going to make me a lot more conscious of the waste I produce so thank u so much for this vid!!
Your videos are really awesome....they really make you think of various lifestyles that may be of interest! Good Job!
I need to go to a grocery store like that. Whoa, I've never seen it where you can buy honey that way. I'd save so much money buying it in bulk. Thanks Lucie
Love this idea and I do a lot:
Reusable baby diappers,
making my own detergents,
freezing all little bits of fruit that noone eats and making ice cream out of them,
freezing all meat leftovers and making pies or lasagna or pizza,
looking for food with the less possible package over package,
making my own bread or using cloth bags to buy it,
making no sugar and no fat gummy bears for the kids,
cloth napkins
making yogurts and cheese
make clothes and toys
But there is still a lot of work to do, I recycle all non reusable materials but it's not easy to reduce even more. Portuguese retail laws are so non environmental friendly... :(
Love it! Watch every 5 day of..
Aww, what a great challenge! I love this so much!
Your such a great motivator !! I'm gonna start this right away !! ❤️❤️❤️
No store in my area offers bulk bins. Everything is already prepackaged.
i love this series, i always learn something new
MORE LUCIE!
Awesome video! I hope this inspires people to reuse their trash
I swear this pops up every other year 🤦🏽♀️ but my dumb behind clicks on it! I have cut down so much over the years as well as starting a compost!
I love second hand clothing.
I love this. Heart broken there is absolutely no bulk stores near me that have wet goods like, shampoo, honey, detergent, oil etc. I do have stores that carry dry food goods though, and I've been learning to use them 😁
I would love to see a follow up or update on how this changes one's habits and if Lauren has since reduced her waste after this experiments
Love the messages. Thumbs up!
Wow what an interesting idea. I will try and focus more and see what exactly i throw in the trash and see how i can minimise it.
Ooo this was posted on Christmas!
I love lucie she is my inspiration
Love you on this channel ❤️❤️
These are the sorts of challenges people should be doing
lmao is it me.. or is lauren so chill and motivational??
"and kind of.. become your garbage." I'm already there sis
Honestly- I never thought when I used to always carry a mason jar in a cozy everywhere that it was making any significant difference until I lost it and have gone for a while without replacing it- kinda seeing how most people still live. SO MANY PAPER CUPS PILE UP OMG!!!! It's kind of overwhelming to see how endless the waste cups become. And it made me realize that even small changes actually do make a BIG difference. And since having a glass mason jar is so cheap (like $1-2 bucks at a hardware store), stylish (glass is more chic than disposable paper), it's fun and a good conversation starter BC people always* asked me 'what's in the jar?' :) :P and it's overall so simple and easy, it actually makes me kind of mad when I see so many people even in a supposedly eco-conscious place where I live (the Bay Area) participating in this 'disposable' culture. It also makes me mad that so many UA-cam "gurus" continue to shamelessly stubbornly practice that bad, dirty habit- and demonstrate it like its some part of a glamorous lifestyle. It's trashy, not glamorous. I feel bad when I don't have my reusable mason jar, and paper cups pile up and become trash. At least they can be composted but still city composting & bins isn't the standard or available everywhere. But I've got to strongly encourage everyone to try this ONE tip out of anything and make try it out as a new habit and see for yourself if you don't think it's an upgrade. Plus- those paper cups are lined in plastic- and plastic leaches into substances it's in contact with heat (hot coffee), UV light (if sunlight hits your plastic cup) or freezing (freezing plastic water bottles - don't do it)- all makes glass a much safer option. You can get yourself a wool or neoprene or whatever fiber you want made into a cozy so you don't burn your hand BC the glass can get very hot and you don't want your barista burning their hand either. Also this company CUPPOW makes lids designed to fit into Mason jars so you don't have to unscrew them on the go and spill anything- they're made in USA from recycled plastic. They turn any Mason jar basically into a 'sippy cup' ☺️ I'll have to repurchase and review one one of these days soon - they work for kids too with small Mason jars- people may feel it's too hazardous to give kids a glass jar- but they're thick and when covered in a neoprene cozy it protects them- thy don't tend to break upon dropping you'd have to throw them with force. So anyway- to each their own but if I had kids I wouldn't be too concerned and would give them mini versions of my adult Mason jar sippy cup in a heartbeat ;) teach em' young! Hope y'all try & enjoy the Mason jar habit I can't say enough about that one little game changer 💕✨✌️
I love her video so much ❤️
loved this so much!
What about egg shells
what about orange peels
what about broken dishes or a mason jar "to be related"
what about empty boxes of makeup for example
what about a lot of things.. you made me think for a while lol
recycling and composting
go vegan. compost your food scraps and diy your own makeup
The'Sev. compost non meat food scraps.
Omg this is about a year late but i can answer the makeup question. There are a lot of places that will take empty makeup containers and recycle them. And for mascara there is an organisation that will take old mascara wands and use them as rescue wildlife brushes.
Compost **exists**
Kids on the internet “whAt aBoUT Old FOOd?”
really good idea. I would love to try it
Love you so much Lucie
This video was so inspiring! :)
This series is awesome,thanks! I got so inspired I'm gonna make this a challenge and do each one of these :DBtw,great channel,subscribed :)
This is an amazing idea!!
Any change in a positive direction is definitely good, but I did notice that the coffee shop straw certainly looked like disposable plastic trash and most bars without health code violations will throw out garnish like plastic swords if random patrons have been playing with them.
Stevie on IG showed me this lifestyle. She said she doesn't go anywhere without her mason jar.
One thing I noticed about the western world.
*A great number of Westerners WASTE FOOD!!!*
That on its own is just shameful.
Love Lucie videos :)
Great video! I'm curious how Lauren Singer does makeup with zero waste? Her cheeks looked really rosy, but buying blusher inevitably leaves behind a makeup compact. Did she talk about any DIY-ing she does with you?
+Lee Michelle Not sure about Lauren exactly, but given she makes most of her products (toothpaste, washing detergent etc) I'm assuming she makes it - if she's even wearing blusher at all, she's super pretty too! :D
I Love your videos! So interesting! 😊
*become your garbage*
Me: oh i finished that step *years* ago
I appreciate the effort, but this is impossible for most people. Still it was a fun video.
Yes it's super difficult but we can help with what we can by doing some of these things :)
Very difficult and if everyone had a mason jar of trash for 3 years like that then lots of people would lose jobs that rely on trash for a check
Impossible to bring a reusable bag or carry a fork or ask for no straw? Nobody told you jt was all or nothing but those three things alone will save a lot of trash
Austin Stahl that’s a poor excuse
B B YES! Thank you for pointing that out
When I first started watching this I am just wondering what do you with the plastic when you order a package
I just subscribed and I love your videos!!!!!
I'm gonna try this!!!
1:58 Please tell me that's not a plastic straw 😂
4:10. Your receipt for the drink you just bought. Caught you.
Caraline Current recycling
She is awesome💕
what did you do about toiletries and bathroom products? curious how to be zero-waste with that since I'm hesitant about using reusable cloths and constantly washing them!
love this!!!
3:28 if you add he glue sickin and it spills the inside out even just a little you couldn see and you won’t realize since inside is lass and a *very* and i say very i mean *VERY* poisonous fluid
love your stuff, you're hilarious :D
Can Lucie please do a hair tutorial for how she gets her curls?!
This is great. But actually i think this should not sound like a challenge to everyone. Ok, groceries with zero waste is complicated, but bag, cup and asking not to put trash in a drink are just super easy and almost a must. Also after groceries with trash you just recycle
your a great inspiration
Wow I never even thought about this .... This seems cool ! But what about when you use the toilets ?😮
I personally feel that there is cross contamination when you bring a coffee container to a coffee shop. The barista is not wearing gloves when touching the mason jar. Germs from the jar can now spread to other parts of the coffee shop, milk dispenser, for example and I feel this will be transferred to other customers. It’s a great attempt at zero waste but it can have potential health hazards.