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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I bought my first home a week ago. What can I do to live zero waste? (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

How is it going in your new home since 7 months ?

Here are some ideas for everyday life, if you still need it :

in the bathroom :

use a bidet and cloth wipes

use solid soap/shampoo (can be the same), solid toothpaste (or learn to do it with baking soda and hydrogen peroxide)

electric toothbrush (more efficient according to my dentist and you throw away only the head, that can be re-used for cleaning works

reusable accessories like cloth wipes for face, ear scraper, tongue scraper

in the kitchen

cook from raw materials as much as possible, learn how to use legumes in as much receipts as you can (main dishes but also appetizers and desserts)

create your own cookbook with receipt you like

learn how to do fermentation products and yogurts

buy in bulk stores and farmers markets to avoid packagings

compost

re use bottles and tin cans as flower plants

build a solar oven, a Norwegian Cooking Pot and a Desert Fridge (construction plans can be found on low-tech lab)

and enjoy your life