ZERO WASTE PROJECTS & IDEAS - ZERO WASTE INSPIRATION


20 October 2020 - Posted by The Sisterhood of Sustainability 
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We believe that a trifecta of beauty, luxury and sustainability is the key to creating a harmonious and green future for our earth and know that it’s possible to achieve all three without compromise. We’d love to share with you some beautiful zero waste ideas and inspiration and through this concept, you’ll be able to contribute to a circular economy and implement carbon neutral practices.

“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful”

THREE SIMPLE ZERO WASTE IDEAS TO IMPLEMENT AT HOME


  • Don’t let food go to waste – eat leftovers, compost scraps, buy only the ingredients that you need and practice cooking appropriate portions 

  • Choose zero waste bathroom and body products such as naked bars of soap and bamboo toothbrushes and make your own skincare products 
 
  • Instead of throwing away unwanted items, give them away to family and friends, repurpose them or donate them to second hand shops
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“We don’t need a handful of people doing zero waste perfectly, we need millions doing it imperfectly”

THREE SIMPLE ZERO WASTE IDEAS TO IMPLEMENT WHEN SHOPPING


  • Take reusable shopping bags with you so that you don’t have to buy plastic ones and leave a stash in your car so that you never forget 

  • Choose to buy items with zero packaging, minimal packaging or packaging that can be recycled. Of course, package free is always best! 

  • Change the places you shop and opt for local farmers markets, bulk food stores and local butchers and bakeries instead of supermarkets
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“Use it up, wear it out, make it do or go without”

THREE SIMPLE ZERO WASTE IDEAS TO IMPLEMENT WHILST TRAVELLING


  • Take a reusable water bottle with you on your trip so that you can avoid purchasing multiple single use plastic bottles 
 
  • Each new place you visit, take care to not leave anything behind and make the extra effort to remove any rubbish that others may have left behind 
 
  • Opt for package free foods or foods with recyclable packaging whilst travelling such as fresh fruits and vegetables or paper/cardboard items​​
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“Minimalism is believing that there is such thing as enough”