Sunday, April 1, 2018
M11.5 - Zero Waste Life
Living a zero waste life is an interesting concept, particularly with so many environmental factors that take place. After watching the video, I had never noticed how much "waste" we have in the form of plastic in our life. Considering my household waste stream, there are so many packaged products that are used on a daily basis. While it is not easy in our world to reduce waste because of the convenience that we are brought up. Lauren Singer in the Tedxteen talk discusses in so many ways how "lazy" we are to make environmental changes in our life. It is interesting to think about how many waste products we come across by way of groceries through plastic and the food that we go through. While I am not sure I can make all of my products at this time in my life due to the convenience, I will definitely start eating only from farmers market and being aware when I am purchasing foods. The little changes I can make by way of the products that I am purchasing (or not purchasing) I can reduce waste significantly. There are so many times when, due to convenience, I choose plastic packaging rather than recyclable material to store a candy bar wrapped in plastic for energy later when I could have taken a jar of nuts for an in-class snack. I will also reduce plastic use in my house such as saran-wrap or ziplock bags and begin utilizing more jars for storage of food.
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Hi Tina,
ReplyDeleteIt is difficult to switch to zero waste cold turkey since it is much easier to just go out and buy it. But I think making changes little by little would be a great start. It is scary how much we rely on plastic, I am trying to reduce my plastic use by having reusable bags in my car and purse that way I don't need to use plastic bag for my purchases. I like your idea of using jars for food storage, which I think I might start doing too.
It is really difficult to go all in with this zero waste lifestyle. Your suggestions are a good way to start though. Taking jars of healthier foods when we go out is much more environmentally friendly than buying packaged food or even bringing food from home wrapped in plastic wrap. I think it'll get easier since we are slowly starting to make these small changes.
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