Sustainable Living

Learn to reduce waste with these zero waste living ideas. All the tips you need to lead a more zero waste lifestyle. Low waste living, sustainable home tips, sustainable living and more zero waste tips!

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Homemade Bathroom Cleaner

Essential Oil Cleaner

Zero waste cleaning recipes

Traditional cleaners not only come in plastic packaging that’s harmful to the environment but they also come loaded with chemicals that have so much power to harm us as well. Try these zero waste cleaning recipes instead.

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Herb Garden Outdoor Design

Flower Beds Raised

Kitchen Herb Garden Indoor

Simple Backyard Landscaping

Garden In Kitchen

Composting 101

Here’s how you can start composting today!

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Things no one tells you about going zero waste

When I first started my zero waste journey, I was making it up as I went. Here are 8 things nobody tells you about going zero waste!

How to eat less meat

There are many reasons someone may decide to eat less meat. here are the most common and some reasons I think it’s important to re-think your meat consumption.

Sustainability

Budgeting

Sustainability on a a budget

Sustainability looks different for everyone. Sometimes it looks like getting every plastic-free alternative possible. Sometimes it looks like growing all your food from scratch. And sometimes it looks like paperless bills and reusing plastic yogurt tubs. The best part is you get to decide how sustainability will work for you and how expensive it will be.

Zero Waste

Why the zero waste movement isn’t sustainable

I know what you’re thinking: Don’t “zero waste” and “sustainable” go hand in hand? Why yes, the two are usually synonymous. Here’s a deep dive into why the zero waste movement isn’t sustainable.

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A Lot Of Money

How to go zero waste on a budget

So you want to go zero-waste but don’t have lots to invest? Then you’ve come to the right place! When I started my journey to zero-waste living almost 3 years ago, I was broke and had no idea where to start! Having been on this journey for almost 3 years, I learned the best ways to reduce waste without having a lot of money to spend. So I’ve rounded them up for you and I hope to encourage you that you don’t need a lot of money to reduce waste, just a little inventive thinking!

Zero waste for beginners

This post will outline the basic zero-waste for beginners steps to help you make informed decisions and reduce your waste in a way that is practical for you. The worst that happens is when people jump right in and get so overwhelmed that they think this lifestyle can’t work for them and so they give up.

Plant Based Milk

Environmental Impact

Which plant based milk is the most sustainable?

A lot of people go plant based for its positive environmental impact. Here’s a break down on plant based milk and their sustainability.

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Fast Fashion Brands

Climate Crisis

Marketing Tactics

Greenwashing examples

Greenwashing isn’t anything new. However as sustainability becomes more and more of a “trend” and as people begin to take more notice of the climate crisis, it’s becoming more and more prevalent.

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Powder Laundry Detergent

Homemade Scrub

Biodegradable Packaging

Liquid Detergent

Zero waste laundry detergents

Your average laundry detergent can come loaded with harmful chemicals not only to us but to our environment. They can also be harsh and wear on our clothes further adding to the waste problem. Here are our favourite zero-waste laundry detergents that are gentle on your skin and clothes.

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Reusable Paper Towels

Toilet Bowl Cleaner

Zero waste essentials on Amazon

When you think zero-waste or sustainable living, Amazon probably isn’t the first thing that pops into your mind. While they’ve taken some steps to be more sustainable, like using recyclable packing, they have a long way to go.

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Living Sustainably

Food From Scratch

Sustainability on a budget

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Home Hacks

Zero waste while living at home

The biggest problem with living at home is that you’re most likely not the one making the purchases and buying the groceries. Therefore you have no control over how they’re bought. You can start by having an honest conversation with your parents or whoever is making the purchases. Tell them why this matter is important to you and give them some easy tips such as bringing their own bags to the grocery store. But ultimately, you can’t control their decisions. But you can control yours.

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Zero waste for beginners