30 days no trash is a challenge/project I created to raise awareness about the trash crisis and to empower people. This post is about what it means to be zero waste and how you can easily reduce your waste.
To learn more about this project, check out this previous post: https://tigershakti.org/2023/06/21/30-days-no-trash-2/
If you want to learn about what the trash crisis is, click this link: https://tigershakti.org/2023/06/21/30-days-no-trash-2/
What does it mean to be zero waste?
Zero waste is a lifestyle in which a person produces as little or no waste as possible. There are multiple principles of zero waste including: Rethink, reduce, recycle, compost, reuse, recovery material, residual management, and refuse (“What Is Zero Waste? Learn about the Movement & Why It’s Important | Zero Waste”, 2023). We need to rethink how we get stuff, and find ways to exist without using single-use plastic. To become more sustainable, we need to first reduce our waste. We can also reuse our waste by recycling and composting. We don’t always need new things, and instead can fix up old things and make them useful again. We must be responsible with how we deal with our waste. The easiest way to create less waste is to refuse. If someone doesn’t create waste, they don’t have to deal with it.
How can I reduce my waste?
There are many things that a person can use to reduce their waste. There are soap bars instead of liquid soap in a disposable container, silicone baking mats instead of parchment paper or aluminum foil, silk or bamboo floss instead of plastic floss, and more (Kellogg, 2017). Some things someone can do to produce less waste include: buying things in bulk, reusing or donating old clothes, making homemade cleaning products, and going to a local farmers market (Weeden, 2022, Kellog, 2017). There are also stores that sell things in bulk without packaging so it is easier to create less waste. The way these stores work is that the customer brings their own container, fills it up with whatever thing they are buying, and then go pay. Stores like these often sell sustainable alternatives like biodegradable floss too. There are many different ways to live a zero waste lifestyle or just be more environmentally friendly. It is important that we all do what we can to save our planet. Recycling uses less energy than it takes to make new stuff, and it can lower the frequency of natural disasters that happen by preventing carbon emissions (“Why Should We Reduce Waste?”, 2022).
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