As you guys know, I am really into taking the minimalist approach when it comes to purchasing and bringing items into our home. It always doesn’t go as planned but is definitely my approach when he comes to those items and I have recently started to learn more about the zero waste lifestyle challenge. I know that some people go into challenges and they actually turn into lifestyle changes. I know this personally happened to me when I went on my diet last spring. It eventually turned into a lifestyle change. I'm hoping to decrease the amount of my daily waste while learning in the process. The last couple of days I've learned the dos and don'ts. Lately, I've been paying a lot of attention to the number of items that I personally purchase and bring into our home and the amount of waste that they cause.
One of the things that I would like to stop using, hopefully at some point is plastic wrap. Another item that I’m hoping that easily transition to is more glass products/metal products instead of plastic. I also plan on transitioning to using metal straws and/or glass straws versus plastic straws and or paper straws. I actually love and use paper straws on a daily basis.
I’m definitely taking baby steps when it comes to this journey because it is a learning curve for me. I definitely use a ton of paper towels and unfortunately, I'm the self-proclaimed paper tower queen. I wash my hands a lot so I’m trying to learn how to grab a hand towel instead of a paper towel.
I've been working on my paper towel usage for a couple of months now. This is prior to being introduced to the zero waste lifestyle.
I’m proud of myself for really decreasing the amount slowly but surely. I also would like at some point to make the wax cloth wrappers that I’ve been seeing a lot on Pinterest. Hopefully, I'll be able to make these sooner rather than later.
I would like to place a quick disclaimer. This is something that I don't plan on changing overnight. However, changing my lifestyle over time. If I'm gifted something that doesn't meet the "Zero Waste Lifestyle" standards. I'm still going to use it. I don't plan on throwing away anything. Trust me, when I mean I'm taking baby steps, I'm taking baby steps. I have a lot to learn, and I don't know it all...
One of the first steps that I would like to take is starting a compost. I've talked about this for years and I'm so excited to actually invest in compost or trying to DIY one. This would be perfect for my garden as well.
Anywho, have you heard of the Zero Waste Lifestyle?
