Zero Waste

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Being "zero waste" means that we adopt steps towards reducing personal waste and minimizing our environmental impact.

Our community places a major focus on the 5 R's: refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, and rot. We practice this by reducing consumption, choosing reusable goods, recycling, composting, and helping each other improve.

We also recognize excess CO₂, other GHG emissions, and general resource usage as waste.

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Rich People Are Destroying the Planet: Rich people have a carbon footprint 25 times the size of even the typical American. (jacobin.com)

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'No kill' meat, grown from animal cells, is now approved for sale in the U.S. (www.npr.org)

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Two U.S. food companies have received the go-ahead to sell chicken grown from cultivated animal cells in a production facility. It's the first time meat grown this way will be sold in the U.S.

The boom in plastic production could be about to come to a halt: A plastics treaty is on the cards and it could join the rescue of the ozone layer as a landmark success in environmental diplomacy. (www.theguardian.com)

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Toothpaste in jar (kbin.social)

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One way I've been able to (slightly) reduce waste is by buying jars of toothpaste rather than buying it in plastic tubes. Glass jars can be re-used or recycled.

The Story of Stuff — From overproduction to poor waste management, our system of consumption is broken. (www.youtube.com)

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Have something you don't want anymore? Don't throw it out! Find your local Freecycle or Buy Nothing group and give it to someone who needs it! (lemmy.ml)

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https://www.freecycle.org/

https://buynothingproject.org/find-a-group/

I've also used Craigslist's free section to great effect.

Does anyone find shampoo bars leave a waxy feeling in their hair? (sh.itjust.works)

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Some seem better than others but a new shampoo & conditioner bar I bought seems much worse.

Step by step, we strive for zero waste! (awareanimals.com)

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