This is what I did
to start at home. I have been at this for a year. It can be overwhelming, but
if you start out slow you'll pick up good habits in no time. I started out with
cloth napkins, micro fiber towels, and cloth feminine pads and the big change…I
switched from wearing contacts to wearing my glasses.
I furthered my zero
waste start by grocery shopping. I found a couple of stores that have zero
waste food options and called them to see if they did tare weight. Tare weight
is just the process by which the weight of the jar or bag you bring in for your
bulk goods is zeroed out or removed from the weight of the bulk goods you're
buying. I re used old jars made and thrifted a couple of cloth bags and went on
my first zero waste grocery trip. It felt so good to not create so much waste.
Even after a year my family of 4 plus a dog, 5 ducks, and 11 chickens…we still
create waste.
Through out the year
I began rethinking everything we were doing and purchasing. If I need something
I stop and look around my house and see if I can find a way to do with out it.
If I can't I try and thrift it or find it on Craigslist. I do with out if I
can't find it. I love the saying "Use What You Have". I repeat it in
my head daily. I have a long ways to go but we are doing so
much better. I have done this in baby steps. Start with one thing and build on
it.
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