Zero waste home

[Anonymous]

Anyone read this and use any of the suggested strategies?

[Anonymous]

You're asking people who recommend throwing away a towel because it was used to mop up toilet water. Get real.

[Anonymous]

Waste of time

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You're asking people who recommend throwing away a towel because it was used to mop up toilet water. Get real.

Lol!

[Anonymous]

We have a very minimal waste home, but we still create waste. I'm not going to stop using toilet paper or tampons, for example.

But we do compost, do brng our own grocery bags to do food shopping (but not glass jars), do use rags instead of paper towel, and cloth napkins, the kids do take their lunch in containers rather than plastic baggies, do bring the egg cartons back to the egg stand at the farmer's market, we do use baking soda and vinegar for cleaning, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a very minimal waste home, but we still create waste. I'm not going to stop using toilet paper or tampons, for example.

But we do compost, do brng our own grocery bags to do food shopping (but not glass jars), do use rags instead of paper towel, and cloth napkins, the kids do take their lunch in containers rather than plastic baggies, do bring the egg cartons back to the egg stand at the farmer's market, we do use baking soda and vinegar for cleaning, etc.

we do all this too. not using paper towels and trash bags have saved a lot of money. i do use diva cup so i guess thats saving the earth too! we also do cloth diapers and homemade wipes which help. we do these things half because we love the earth and half because i love to save money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You're asking people who recommend throwing away a towel because it was used to mop up toilet water. Get real.

[phone]. DCUM is a completely different planet from the one you are trying to save.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You're asking people who recommend throwing away a towel because it was used to mop up toilet water. Get real.

[phone]. DCUM is a completely different planet from the one you are trying to save.

We are a passive-aggressive lot!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a very minimal waste home, but we still create waste. I'm not going to stop using toilet paper or tampons, for example.

But we do compost, do brng our own grocery bags to do food shopping (but not glass jars), do use rags instead of paper towel, and cloth napkins, the kids do take their lunch in containers rather than plastic baggies, do bring the egg cartons back to the egg stand at the farmer's market, we do use baking soda and vinegar for cleaning, etc.

+1 Here too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have a very minimal waste home, but we still create waste. I'm not going to stop using toilet paper or tampons, for example.

But we do compost, do brng our own grocery bags to do food shopping (but not glass jars), do use rags instead of paper towel, and cloth napkins, the kids do take their lunch in containers rather than plastic baggies, do bring the egg cartons back to the egg stand at the farmer's market, we do use baking soda and vinegar for cleaning, etc.

we do all this too. not using paper towels and trash bags have saved a lot of money. i do use diva cup so i guess thats saving the earth too! we also do cloth diapers and homemade wipes which help. we do these things half because we love the earth and half because i love to save money.

What do you substitute for trash bags?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a very minimal waste home, but we still create waste. I'm not going to stop using toilet paper or tampons, for example.

But we do compost, do brng our own grocery bags to do food shopping (but not glass jars), do use rags instead of paper towel, and cloth napkins, the kids do take their lunch in containers rather than plastic baggies, do bring the egg cartons back to the egg stand at the farmer's market, we do use baking soda and vinegar for cleaning, etc.

I do this too, except for lots of cleaning I just use water and don't even bother with the baking soda or vinegar. I refill things like hand soap and dish soap to reduce packaging. I'm also really good about only purchasing food I'm going to use and not having food waste.

[Anonymous]

I add one new thing a year. During the pandemic is was cloth napkins. Now we try to buy milk in returnable glass jugs. Etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I add one new thing a year. During the pandemic is was cloth napkins. Now we try to buy milk in returnable glass jugs. Etc.

Where do you get milk in glass jugs?

[Anonymous]

I want to know what you substitute for trash bags?? In the "Old Days" they lined their cans with old newspapers.