Not only is regular silverware reusable it is ridiculously easy and cheap to get second hand (at least where I live). It may not have the same aesthetic as bamboo, but walk in to any thrift store around and you’ll find tubes of silverware for $0.10-0.50 a piece!
I feel like “minimal waste living” is the same as practical cheap living. Shop at thrift stores. Don’t buy stuff you already have. Buy in bulk so you don’t have to pay for packaging. Wash your dishes instead of buying tons of paper plates. There’s no need to brand everything if you really wanna cut down on waste, just be cheap :)
Yes, I was thinking about the crossover between minimal living and frugality over here. The focus on quality over quantity, the reuse and creativity are the same. I really don't think about the planet when I make my choices, but thinking about my wallet gets me to very similar conclusions. I used to browse stores (pre pandemic) and feel victorious when I left empty handed. I walked, I saw pretty things but I don't need any of those.
My grandmother would use her old sheets and clothes to make travel bags and tote bags which she would take with her for shopping trips. She also had a plastic basket that lasted her for at least 15 years. When the handle broken she when to the cobbler and got its straps repaired. As a young Indian, I have actually seen how the world around me has DRASTICALLY changed. As a child, I saw my parents and grandparents using, reusing and repairing everything and then slowly styrofoam, single-use items, processed, store-bought meals, and fast fashion and makeup chains took over.
I think people’s personal preferences matter too. I’ve been trying to strive for a low waste lifestyle and was doing pretty well until the pandemic. Just like holding a coffee cup in your hand is an experience, shopping is am experience too. I personally have not made purchases from a thrift store bc I don’t like the experience. But I do think a lot about my purchases and I tend to only buy when I need to replace something. Sustainable fashion brands that offer simple clothing offer that option to people that like to dress simply. For me, it does make it feel more sustainable if I know my next pair of sneakers will have soles made primarily from recycled water bottles bc I wouldn’t buy a pair of shoes second hand from a thrift store. I understand that your are trying to start a meaningful conversation
I think is about taking a bit of “Marie Kondo” and starting a long lasting relationship with our clothes... I have a Zara jeans jacket that is “in the family” for around 15years... We need to include “taking good care of our stuff” in this philosophy... Because I understand... i don’t like buying underwear, socks, jeans and shoes in the secondhand shop because these are things that usually get the shape of your body after use... But I buy a jeans and use it until is totally destroyed... after it will become a short and live a bit more :P
I think the Zero waste movement is a strange form of a rebranding of consumerism for younger people. You touch on this in your videos, but I think there's a lot more to explore in the efficacy of such a movement. Yes, fast fashion and consumerism are damaging to our environment, but so is transportation, food chains, waste, water sources, energy consumption... the list never ends! Don't get me wrong, we should care about where we source our products, but in doing so we should really be assessing what each product means. A reusable glass water bottle doesn't just leave its footprint of production and materials, if it wasn't made locally its been sent miles over inefficient barges and trains. My point being, the zero waste/low waste movement has oversimplified incredibly complex environmental and socio-economic issues. By making it trendy and aesthetically pleasing we've managed to create another consumerist beast, that is more distracting than helpful. I'm not saying it can't be positive, and in some ways the call for sustainability in our products is effecting change. However, unless we the consumer are willing to give up convenience, sacrifice some of our comforts, and put time and energy into understanding the cycles of waste and energy around us, no amount of purchase power will change the sustainability of our world. Food for thought, I would love to see a conversation with you and some of your fellow TH-camrs, friends, colleagues on the complexities of greenwashing. Opening it up to the public would also be incredible, I think you have the platform to really start a movement and a dialogue amongst people that care. Love the Videos!
So I found your channel a month ago and binge watched all your videos and now I'm hoping you're okay anxiously awaiting your next video! Hope all is well!❤
This is very of topic but is still on the lines of sustainability and all that, but I can’t find an answer to this anywhere so I thought maybe people in the comments could answer this, is charging your phone over night really damaging to the environment and does it waste too much energy, or is it not that big of a deal ? Should I invest in an alarm clock or just keep my phone on charge over night with my alarm on ?
When I do feel the need to buy something as an eco friendly swap, I make sure to go to my local store that sells things that are actually made locally by families or tiny businesses. That way, if I do have questions about practices and life cycle, I'm far more likely to get an answer 😊. I also know that this means that the product didn't need to be shipped great distances to get to me and if there is packaging involved like glass, they will usually take it back to reuse. Helping our own economy too :)
I want to say I’m more annoyed with tote bags that stores release. I’m talking the Walmart .99 bags that are just firmer plastic and people buy all the same. I think the incentive I’ve seen work best is companies forcing you to pay for plastic bags. It causes people to remember their reusable and then that causes them to remember they don’t need more. Also personally, my father and I are very “don’t buy unless you need” when it comes to a lot of stuff, so with water bottles I have three water bottles, and two of them were gifts to me because they were sustainable glass from one of my favorite sustainable companies (sandcloud). I also live in a really poor area where a lot of low waste items are not available- we can’t even say 100% that the recycling bins at our dumps are actually being transferred to the recycling centers in the closest city an hour away, which is very scary.
I too have a lot of water bottles and soooooo many reusable shopping bags. I've had to tell myself don't buy it Vicky, don't buy it!!! During this pandemic I found myself looking online wanting to buy a lot of stuff. Although I was told at my retail job not to come into work because there was not enough online sales for me to work. So I'm on that other side of that spectrum. Right now I'm not anyway able to buy anything except food and rent. Just trying to be creative right now with cooking and planting. We're all in the same boat and I hope everyone is doing well....thanks for your video you made me laugh.
Produce bags are kind of pointless. I bought some at Sprouts a few years ago, I maybe used them once 🙄. It's way easier to throw all your naked produce in your basket or cart and after scanned and weighted throw all your produce in one tote. They're all going to get washed anyways.
One of my struggles with the “instagram perfect” picture of sustainability is that they seem to skip the step where they use up what they already have. I’d love to have cute matching containers, but it’s better for me to use the plastic ones that i have until they’re unusable. I do have fast fashion that I bought before I became aware of the detriments, but I should wear what I have instead of buying a new dress, even if it is from a sustainable company. Most of us have so much already that it will take us months, maybe years to get through the products we already have. I have so much bath and body works body wash that’s been gifted to me over the years. I use it up and then reuse the bottles for as long as I can. I don’t know, I just feel like the reusing part of sustainability doesn’t get enough emphasis unless it’s on these specific “zero waste” items, like she said. It can be so frustrating!
Yes! I‘m still using the ziplock bags I bought four years ago (I clean and reuse them) and people give me angry stares on why I would use plastic bags for my lunch. I already had them. Should I throw the away now?
Check out emily lee, she‘s rather new to being sustainable and just started a new channel but I feel like she is a very attainable goal of sustainability with much much honesty
So true. I realize my pantry or refrigerator will never look Pinterest perfect because I try to reuse all the stuff that comes into my life and home. How about you?
I feel like with zero-waste becoming more and more "trendy", it has moved away from sustainability and closer to a new market with consumers eager to buy, as in zero-waste and sustainability have become two different things. On one side there are the people that are very much sustainable (thrift shopping, checking if the places they are buying from are sourcing materials, manufacturing products sustainably and paying their workers fairly, owning some type of reusable container-for water, coffee, food or whatever else- without caring so much about the aesthetics of them etc etc). And on the other side there are the people that stumbled upon a picture of a perfectly aesthetic, seemingly zero waste person on the internet and thought to themselves "I want to be that" -maybe just because of the trend, maybe also because they actually care about the environment- but they never looked further into this movement for sustainability (or have not done so yet), and thus bought into all these trends thinking that was the good thing to do. Now for the second kind, it is very likely that they will at some point realise that they need to focus more on actual sustainability and not greenwashing , but at this moment with the "aesthetic zero-waste lifestyle" becoming more and more apparent they might only stay at this surface level of environmentalism or (as I've seen happen MANY times with people I know) become so overwhelmed with "zero waste alternatives" and perfectionism that they quit trying to be sustainable/zero-waste/environmentalists completely.
Elena Cleopa I think of it as the big industries getting angry at zero waste ppl and finding a way to go against it and profit off of it if that makes sense
THIS! Honestly, I have been on the brink of feeling so overwhelmed with it MANY times where I just want to say "fck it" and quit, and I think that that mentality of needing to be perfect all the time is suuuuuch an added hindrance to the "zero waste" movement! But I totally agree that I would imagine that there would be a group of people within that who are likely to take the pressure off and learn more about the less-surface-level side and delve into the more sustainable aspects! x
I call myself a "reductionist". This avoids the absolutist mind traps. This encompasses so many things: getting closer to a meat free diet, minimalism, "zero waste", sustainability, "plastic-free", and just being down right frugal, and cheap. I dress cheaply and simply, and I don't care what others think. Edit: My lifestyle is very NOT about aesthetics. Nor am I trying to look trendy. I'm just a cheap-skate, and I embrace it. Don't get me wrong, my clothes are not dirty or ripped up. I've just have them for YEARS now.
I noticed that a lot of companies are hoping into the “trend” but are completely missing the mark of zero waste!! I’ve been trying to find a reusable travel straw bc all of mine are metal and it’s hard for me to carry it around in my bag. I wish brands would actually take zero waste seriously and stop packing everything in a tone of plastic
Playing devil’s advocate: Sometimes it’s hard to thrift basics that look crisp & “professional” and well designed. (IE: very white shirts, very black blacks) I work in a profession where a boho style isn’t appropriate; I try to thrift/second-hand the majority of my clothes, but it doesn’t work for everything. My thinking is that when I buy sustainable basics, they will be in style forever. They tend to be well made, and I can take care of them in a way that maintains the integrity of the fabric.
Exactly what I thought as well. I have yet to find a timeless basic white blouse or black blazer second hand. I find people usally keep those staples and sell / give away clothes are a very specific style / trend.
Idk if this could help or not, but u could try soaking dull white shirts in sodium percarbonate and hot water. If you have the time, there’s always dyeing black shirts. No idea about ‘clean dyes’ though!
If u can’t thrift things I love resale apps like depop! This way u can buy all sorts of clothes and even v trendy clothes without supporting the actual brand and industry!! However, if u tru ur hardest not to by new clothing than that’s enough. Once in a while u need to buy something new and that’s ok!!
God you're so right! I'm really tired of this aesthetic-driven sustainability thing with people buying all sort of unnecessary zero waste stuff when actually the first thing that you should think about is buying less, using less and wasting less
Ayyyy, I feel you! I can't help thinking that for some people it's about 'aesthetics' aka posting photos of glass straws and bamboo cutlery on Instagram :/
I think it is good way to change the narrative. When I was a kid people who cared about the environment were made fun of. But now that it's trendy so even if you aren't aesthetic you are not viewed as negatively. Also even if they aren't doing it well at all, clearly they now care and are thinking about it. This makes it easier to have conversations like this and help them move past it.
@@cafe_rae for some people this may be true, but meanwhile there are lots of other people buying a billion water bottles while still not going to the root of the problem by changing their spending habits. To me, over-consumption is the real matter to deal with and you can't do that by swapping an overbuying habit with another.
@@jawbreaker8125 Thankfully many of these items are made with better materials though. So perhaps they can be sold and reused of recycled when the owner gets tired of them, or if they end up in the landfill or ocean, at least they will somewhat decay. Even stainless steel rusts, once it's exposed to the elements for long enough.
Another note is how loved ones often will gift you "sustainable products" in a well-meaning way. We have so many water bottles plastic and metal because family members don't know what to give during holidays or birthdays and that seems safe enough. My fiance and I have started asking for experiences instead like ticketmaster gift cards, etc. and a honeymoon fund for our wedding rather than a physical stuff registry but a lot of older family members can't bear the idea of giving an experience rather than things, and it's frustrating but they are also so well-meaning.
Do what I do when it gets close to my birthday or special event I make a post on facebook which is Kayla's wish list.... saved me so many headaches. I post it like Omgosh I just made a wishlist whats on your wishlist? sort of thing it gives people options and I always say even though I prefer experiences with loved ones these are some of the things I desire.
As a college student (but this could apply to anyone) I’ve started asking for gift cards for groceries and for places that I know I’ll need to get essentials from like toiletries instead of things:) But like you said the older generation feels like it’s not thoughtful enough if it’s not an object:/
SO TRUE!!!!! Every year my family has slowly started to warm up to low waste/veg living and always try so hard to gift me something that they think I'd like because it has that label on it but then I'm just like (in my head because I never wanna be rude lol especially don't want to be negative about lifestyle swaps because then its less approachable to them too) but in my mind I'm like "okay but I realllllly didn't need this? But thank you I'm so glad you looked into learning about this!" hahaha
This is such a problem for me!! I always ask people not to get me gifts because I genuinely don't need more stuff but then people always feel guilty for not getting me stuff so they buy me all these zero waste swap things and it's tough because I am so grateful that they're trying but I don't know how to get it across to people that when I say I don't want gifts I mean it lol
Maybe ask for consumables? Nice spices, sauces, or preserves if you cook, or bath products from sustainable companies. People like gifting these and it's satisfying to use them up!
A thought I’m thinking about is that “normal” people don’t care about sustainability until they do something that is sustainable. Like if they buy something that “accidentally” was vegan/plastic free etc they are like “and it’s also great for the climate” but if they buy something that is not sustainable, they don’t care about it at all.
Little steps, we're slowly changing the norm. We'll get there ☺️ each small change is a victory. But I get it can be hard to watch sometimes particularly with like single use plastic bottles which is so easily and cheaply changed
Right! Even if they don’t do much it would b better if they at least chose the more sustainable option when convenient but they don’t even have that thought.
hey! just a heads up, using a tiffin is not "cultural appropriation", I think we need to be careful using buzzwords or buzz phrases like that because it really deters people from the REAL cultural appropriation that goes on every day. I am not saying that's what you did! I'm just saying we need to be careful about throwing that phrase around because it holds a deep meaning and is a very intentional and dangerous phrase. it shouldn't be used so wastefully. a tiffin is a container that yes is popular in India and variations of it can be found in parts of Africa and southeast Asia. it is NOT however cultural appropriation to be white or "western" to use it. if that were the case, the chop sticks you show in your video would be appropriation as well! just wanted to correct that while still saying I'm a huge fan of your work and what you do for the sustainability movement!
I agree with you!! However I could see where it could get into fishy water if you begin seeing tiffins as a solely zero waste invention (and let’s admit the zero waste movement is a very white movement) instead acknowledging its long history of use in other cultures. At least with chopsticks people acknowledge their original and don’t pretend they were a white mans invention. But overall, I completely agree with you about being careful about what we label as cultural appropriation or not. Also I LOVR THIS CHANNEL AS WELL! 😊
Yes, many "zero-waste" objects are coultural. (Different in diff coultures) For example here in Finland, it's quite common for outdoorsy people to use wooden coffee cups, guksi, that are the invention of the indigenous Sami people. The genuine ones are made in masters' shops, small businesses that know the real traditional way of making it. They are good cups, why not use them! More customers for the masters right, it's good that the tradition is kept alive. However, if a multi-national corporation started producing them in Africa from rainforest trees and marketed it as minimalist design to rich white people, that would be problematic! I think the key is who benefits, and who loses. You can appreciate a good item and good craftsmanship and pay for it fairly. I don't think the point is if you're a white person and using something. I think the point is where you got it from, knowing how to use it and care for it, and what the item means to you. For example if you were to buy a tiny fake guksi from a souvenir shop because it's "exotic", that would be such a "stupid tourist" thing to do. Monetizing something just for consumerism is not ok. But if you actually use a genuine guksi, and support the tradition of making them, while also appreciating a good cup and good coffee, and being eco-friendly, that's great! I feel like this is so long-winged, but here. 😂
Exactly it’s not ‘cultural appropriation’. Imagine where the world would be if countries didn’t let people of other countries use their inventions and ideas. Are we really going to segregate ourselves and not let others use certain containers just because it came from a different country? It’s like if I refused to give a non-white person a band aid just because the person who invented them was white. See how dumb that is
Yes exactly! The same argument could be made for something like a bento box- they may have originated in Japan, but they're still a great idea and it's great that they're now being used around the world!
"buy this brand new t-shirt for $12.99 and we'll plant a tree" annoy me. How many resources went into making that t-shirt? Is it made from a sustainable material? Are you paying a fair wage? Where are these trees planted? So many questions!!! No thanks. I'll continue to thrift and tend to my garden 😉
Elizabeth Smith how about you guys stop bitching around and let people who need a shirt AND want to plant a tree buy a fucking shirt and plant a tree. If it’s not for you great but stop virtue signalling. It’s bad for every community.
Alyssa Taylor How is it better though? The bamboo for bamboo toothbrushes or the whole toothbrush comes from countries where bamboo grows. Flying that all over the world and then get a new one every 3 months doesn’t seem environmentally friendly. At least Plastik can be created „locally“ and recycled properly. In bigger cities most bamboo toothbrushes just land in a waste bin anyway because many people don’t have a trash bin for biodegradable waste.
@@ducklingscap897 I dont know about that, bamboo is very hardy and can grow just about anywhere. I live in Georgia and have bamboo plants that are easily 30 ft high in my backyard. They can thrive in much cooler climates as well. Also most of our plastic goods are made in asia anyway so I don't think it makes much a difference in shipping. Plus, much plastic that CAN be recycled (most types cant) and is put into recycling bins isn't even recycled. It's far better to just reduce your use.
I think it is very important that people see the non aesthetic side of sustainability and realize that’s okay! The whole point is you shouldn’t have to go out and buy new things to live sustainably! My first reusable water bottle as a kid was a plastic soda bottle I ripped the label off of. My parents emphasized to me it was my water bottle to use and take care of so I did. A lot of low waste practices I grew up with we’re things my parents learned from their Depression era parents. Low waste practices aren’t new. It’s practices that people have used for decades to save money like reusing glass and plastic containers that food came in, shopping at thrift stores, hand me downs etc. It’s about making use of what you have/what’s already available, even if what you have is an old soda bottle you’re filling with water every day. It’s good sustainability is being talked about more but it makes me sad that it’s being used as a way to market products and steering people away from the whole point of the movement!
My favorite "reusable" bottle are Gatorade bottles (20oz size) as well as the Arizona tea and Motts apple juice (gallon sized). I buy powered Gatorade from Amazon and I refill the gallon jugs with water at my local water dispenser machine (have well water and refuse to drink it) and make my own Gatorade at the strength I like it at (about 40% less than the flavor strength of factory made liquid Gatorade). The bonus is that I am meeting the electrolyte intake that is wanted by a handful of my doctors and meeting the water intake wanted by the rest. Granted as I don't meet the full amount of fluids by mouth that I need, I have to supplement with running IV fluids at least every ten days.
Water bottles - I had to buy 3 in last 5 years cause I've forgot 2 of them in the gym and they were never found. I got my 3rd one for about 2 years now cause I cancelled my gym membership! Solved :-D
Honestly I just really try not to spend money on things I didn’t budget for. It forces me to use what I have. Every jar that I buy in the store that had pasta sauce or pickles in it turns into a jar for leftovers or dry goods. Sticking to zero waste in the way you present saves so much money! And makes so much sense!!
I literally am a reusable water bottle and tote bag addict! I recently realized that I have a problem and gifted some of them to friends to get them started on their low waste journeys!
I truly believe that everyone should learn basic sewing skills. Basics are easy to make with thrifted materials, and you can truly fit them to your body and your style, instead of being sold "standard sizes"
I love this comment! I was already thinking that it would be great if I had a sewing machine and an artistic eye for fashion, so that I could alter the clothing that is sitting, outdated, in my closet. Alternatively, we can always take our favourite used items to an alterations boutique (or a friend who has the talent) and make the effort to alter our old clothes in an equally engaging way. As Christie said: we need to be responsible for our own purchases, no matter how long we’ve had them. Just because we can’t alter the clothes ourselves doesn’t mean we can’t find a local dress maker to work with us, right? This not only reduces the waste in the landfill or oceans, but it also brings out a sense of community when we engage with the local business/talent, and a sense of pride when we make the effort to reduce waste and engage in the up-cycling movement.
@@bTopp13 Absolutely! But don't be afraid of hand sewing, either - it's how people made all their clothes before the 1840s. It takes time, but I find it to be a very meditative and calming activity, and costs much less than buying a sewing machine.
Re: Tiffin box or Tiffin Dabba as its called in India. I used to take a Tiffin box to school and I got so much flack from my white school friends. But fast forward all these years and some random white person sold a Tiffin as some revolutionary "insert green washing claim", and they're all the rage. But when I look at the inferior quality of these Tiffin boxes they're trying to flog at stupid prices, I just want to laugh. I've got my grandmothers Tiffin boxes and they will last 10x longer than the crap that's being sold.
I first saw tiffins in a documentary video including like food in india (i dont remember exactly what it was at all, this was a long time ago) and it made me really want one because they seemed very convenient. When I saw them coming to market in America I was very disappointed because they looked less sturdy and were so expensive! And I thought to myself, theres no way its that expensive if its that common in india. I know the same thing happened with tempeh, It was a poor peoples food and when it came over to america, its so much more expensive. It just makes me sad that these companies capitalize on things that in other places, are very accessible to common people just because it fits into this new market, and that were frowned down upon before.
Same with Japanese bento boxes. I bought one and people would make fun of me for using it. Now American Tupperware companies are making cheap plastic containers with seperate sections and calling them bento boxes.
Like this if you caught that REAL bad typo 😹😹😹 (my B. sry friends. I suppose this video is PG-13? Shall I get demonetized? Only time will tell 😹) ALSO! EDIT: I've changed my opinion on "sustainable basics!" Thank you all for the eye opening comments! I knew something felt wrong when I was saying it/editing the video, and yet I kept it in, and I regret that. I think that basics are so timeless, and if we are making new clothing, why not make them timeless and high quality? I'm such a fan of basics (tbh I feel like it's all I wear. The vast majority of my wardrobe & I'm definitely known for them among my friends IRL lol "shocking, she's wearing a basic long sleeve/tee again" hahaha but I like it!) and not to mention, the good ones are hard to come by. I think I more so meant it with those "bad fit" basics... we all know what I'm talking about haha. Finding the perfect basic can be such a hunt! However! I have gotten very lucky thrifting them in the past! When in doubt, look to Depop or thredUP for them IMO! Also eBay is groovy, and obvi all the other online thrifting platforms! And for working professionals, basics are a staple! Anywhooooo! I want to talk about this in a video in the future to elaborate, so stay tuned. LUV U. THANK U 4 READING THIS! Thank you for being you. Thank you for caring about mama earth and your impact. Sending a big hug. oki baiiiiii xo
Sedona Christina lol! I deleted my original comment to support you. 😂 💁🏻♀️You’re awesome! TH-cam can sometimes rain on people’s parades wayyyy too often. 🤦🏻♀️
To make an economy more sustainable is making it the first option. That to me is the first step. Because everyone is so busy and don't have time to browse around and do research. How many of us just bought the one we have because it's the only one we could find at the store?
Totally agree with all your points. The need to buy all new sustainable things while you have perfect good things that will last you years. People just don't get that even what they donate majority of that go to landfills anyway.
When I was you get I thought my grandmas zero waste swaps were embarrassing but now I go to her for everything! She’s a wizard and made me a scrubber for my dishes from a rice bag
I grew up in an asian environmental household and was always soooo embarrassed that my family didn’t do things like buy paper towels or have liquid hand soap. I would always ask my mom for these things cuz I wanted to be “normal”. Now I understand how important it is though and am so happy we did those things! Also I think it’s good that it’s less stigmatized now and there’s more practical options, but I think we need to make things like reusing jars and cutting up old clothes into rags way more common still! Rn ppl still get weird about those things bc it’s not picture perfect but it’s what’s best!!
melanie quai yes definitely I think people are really caught up in the “picture perfect” idea of things that everything needs to be a certain way and match because it’s all we see on social media and in celebrities’ home tours. Like organizing is great but it doesn’t necessarily have to be “satisfying” to look at. There’s still beauty in the mix matching of plates and jars and cups from thrift stores.
I really wanted to try thrifting this year and I was super excited about it!! In the meantime, I'm only purchasing essential and playing around with my wardrobe so I don't feel like I need every single clothing item
Regarding the discussion on consumerism: I totally agree with you. Here's my interpretation: the problem comes down to how our economy is shaped and tightly molded into capitalistic principles of unending growth. Over the past decades our culture has become more materialistic, with an ever shorter turnaround of trends, because companies must constantly put out new products, increase sales, lower costs and increase margins because the only goal is growth in order to attract investors and increase the value of their shares. Which is why they will hop on every trend they see without caring for the deeper meaning of the trend, like they are doing with zero waste; it's all a game of supply and demand. I'm saying that as someone who has been in that chair for a retail company: my job was to identify trends by analyzing sales, and purchase goods for the store accordingly. After trying a couple of zero waste items like say stasher bags, we saw that those products were successful, therefore we went with it and ordered mass produced "similar" (greenwashed) versions from shady suppliers in China in order to turn an 80% margin instead of 50%. And those products were labeled as "environmentally friendly", because you can say whatever you want on the packaging of your products, in order to grab our share of that growing market. Because that's what people wanted, and where we saw an opportunity to make a profit, in order to keep the company growing and staying afloat in a very competitive market filled with ginormous multinational companies with more resources and negotiating power. Unfortunately this market leaves very little space for small, local companies with good principles. I'm not trying to excuse the behaviors of mid to large corporations mentioned above; what I'm trying to say is that we indeed need to completely rethink our society and economy away from consumerism like you said, toward a system that does not value only growth, because otherwise we can never escape these slightly better, greenwashed "reusables", and reach true sustainability. But I don't know how to do that obviously lol, I don't think anyone knows yet either. In the meantime we're all doing our best to navigate this world by being as sustainable as we can! PS: I'm no longer in that job, obviously my managers and I did not see eye to eye haha PPS: sorry for the essay-length comment
Yes yes and yes! We need to vote - we need to put pressure on big businesses to cut down on their margins of making these unsustainable choices (like pushing forward EPR policy) and we also need to incentivize/support small businesses that are doing the right things well - such as bulk stores. Also lift or modify restrictions in places where doing the right thing is prohibited. I know to-go containers and plastic bags are actually banned from being banned in some places...which is crazy. I can’t ban plastic bags because of freedom of choice? Come, on.
I'd love to find a goth/alternative sustainable brand, I thrift the majority my stuff but it is always very hard to find those specific items. If anyone knows a brand, tell me! Meanwhile, I'll look into it :)
I’ve been collecting jars that my family brings into the house from pasta sauce and stuff to use when I move into my apartment and the jars from one brand literally says mason on it. So I’m getting mason jars without buying them new
My family always gave me 💩 about reusing whatever glass jars I got from pasta sauces or jelly or whatever so I got rid of my family instead of the jars 🤣🤣
😂🤣😂 Anytime my parents come to my house they are like who knew you would grow up to be such a vegan and hippie. Haha they say it in good fun and I have changed some of their habits. Lol I actually was like should I recycle the tomotoe jar or keep it....haha I kept it of course.
Tbh, it wasn’t until I had a reusable cup that I liked that I started actually using it regularly, and same for most reusable items I’ve bought. I had a water bottle, mug, etc in my kitchen already- but it wasn’t convenient to carry separate things and didn’t find myself using them because it was either not there when I needed it or made the beverage taste weird, so it ruined my enjoyment of it. So I went out and purchased a big, expensive, name brand stainless steel one. I had to buy “accessories” for it. Sounds ridiculous- but...I use it all day every day for every beverage. I haven’t used a disposable coffee cup since I bought it, I haven’t bought bottled water. So I feel like it’s worth it to buy what you will actually use even if you need to try a few times to get something “right”, I love it and will most likely never get any disposables again. Same with my cotton rounds. I used to buy them constantly. All the reusable ones I saw were bamboo which I don’t like for so many reasons, but it’s all I could find, so I bought them. I didn’t like the way the water dropped off them- they just didn’t work for what I needed them for-so it was back to the disposables, so yeah, it was a waste. But- I knew that I wanted thicker reusable ones made of actual soft unbleached cotton, so I found reusable nursing pads that were perfect and bought them and am so happy and haven’t bought disposables since, and probably never will. Same with my loose leaf tea steep thing. Same with my reusable shopping bags. I think people need to understand that doing better is well, better than the alternative of doing nothing. If I didn’t find things that worked for me, I can honestly say I wouldn’t have made any swaps at all. I think that a few poor purchases justify the means.
Cutlery sets are quite dumb like just bring a fork/spoon you already own in a fabric towel idk Also those metal canteens look like what boys scout use lmao maybe we should just get that lol.
I save plastic cutlery that I got accidentally for whatever reason. That way I don't worry about loosing my good fork and I am still reusing something that would otherwise be trash.
tbh the 1st swap is really usefull if you travel a lot, when i travel with my carry on lugage i cannot take metal forgs/knifes with me, but bamboo is ok, so instead of using plastik forgs/knifes on my travels i use the bamboo ones :)
I feel like for me zero waste has really gotten away from recycle, reuse and whatever the other two are. I have LOTS of jars that I use for all sorts, like tail end baking ingredients, snack pots, saving to go back home home cos my fam makes a LOT of jam from the garden and it's THE BEST. I even keep my spice jars for odds and ends medicine and i keep all my plastic vitimin bottles for bringing a make up wipe in my bag on date night so when my lipstick does the thing I can take it off and reapply (protip). I got so bored recently that I painted my Ariel pod tubs to look like shop fronts and it's v aesthetic. But when I can't reuse, I recycle and it's up to the local council to carry that out properly. I understand the idea of "buy good quality new" but also... I like giving myself a little treat when I'm down (for example I bought myself a gorgeous dress for Future Date Night and I cannot tell you the pure joy I had flouncing around in this thing all day yesterday). Was it from a sustainable brand? No. Am I going to keep it until it literally starts falling apart beyond repair? Yes. I have 6 Fancy Dresses TM that I've collected since prom when I was 16 and im now 24, and I can and will wear these bad boys until my body changes so much I can't hope fit into them. Similarly, I have all my cute Tupperware from uni - I LOVE the stackable boxes you can get from paperchase and I eat so much prepped fruit that I get good use out of it all. I've had one set for 6 years and the other for 4, again not Sustainable TM but I'm going to use it until i can't anymore. I have this approach for everything in my life and I ask myself "will I get use out of this?" And this is usually coming from a tight-wad perspective rather than a Sustainable perspective. If it's something frivolous like a new dress, I tend to think about it for a week, if im revisiting the same link every day and still having that fluttery feeling, then yeah we get the dress. Idk it just frustrates me that sustainability is becoming part of the corporate machine and you can get the same thing for much cheaper in cute colours that will probably last just as long (if longer) and yeah where it comes from probably isn't the best place but it's being made anyway and tbh greenwashing is a real Problem. Swaps I really WOULD need from a sustainable brand are things like bees wax wraps - I don't like cling film and it's not recyclable. I feel like sustainability is best when fixing problems that otherwise can't be solved by high street chains.
One reason I actually like sustainable basics brands is because a lot of them tend to use more organic cotton or other materials that I would like to see incorporated into clothing shops everywhere. I love thrifting but when I need something new and very professional, I want companies that care about their employees and the environment and that can be shown by not supporting the use of pesticides and herbicides harming the earth and the animals and their employees as well. Organic practices in fashion is something I want to support!
To expand on this, so many clothes that are already made (i.e. those found in thrift stores) are constructed out of fabrics like polyester. Ideally, I would love to be able to purchase clothing that is cotton since it is a breathable, and therefore likely healthier, fabric to wear.
I wrote my BA thesis on motivational factors of the zero waste lifestyle. One of the driving factors I identified, which also contributes to intrinsic motivation (doing something for the fun of the activity itself) is the influence of aesthetics. Especially during the "beginner phase". This could result in a motivational boost to inform yourself about the zero waste lifestyle. This is especially helpful when you don't have anyone in your social circle, who is doing the same thing. So in terms of the first spark of motivation, I think glamed up instagram and pinterest posts are a good thing. On the otherhand, I am also an advocate for open communication about implementing it realistically into your life to change your habits in the long-term and use things you already own (which is also quite motivating to see yourself saving money in tangible numbers). So in terms of these polished posts: I think they do have a right to exist. The biggest motivational factor I identified,though, was a social circle to exchange ideas and share stories with (may that be online or in real life). I think we need more people to share their (realistic) zero waste stories, to show that it doesn't always look like and instagram post, when you are living sustainibly, give ideas on how to use your belongings effectively and also show that being "zero waste" means purchasing with care.
I'm about to move out for my first time and I agree that the asthetic can be motivational. Yes, I could go to our local thrift store and find most of the items I need, but I also don't have the guilt of buying something new when I already have something usable because I don't have anything.
I completely agree. I got a few items some yrs ago to go low-waste & it’s helped me tremendously with getting excited about the process, not just the results. Oddly I’m using it for minimalism now too for the switch. I think the most important thing is to know it doesn’t have to look any specific way, think before you buy, & know yourself to do what works for you. Thx for posting this 💛
Yesss!! Thank you i agree 100% ! And i cant believe the eco basics lines sell their plain white tees for like 50$ wth . Im a thrifter all the way 🌎 ❤️✌️
what about to put the content on a plate and microwave? 🙂 There are always ways if someone wants. Single use waste is in its core produced as a “solution” for more comfort and it is on us if we put our comfort first or not.
@@pampararapamparam well yes of course you're absolutely right! But if you're on the go and having to bring a plate along with that container.. that loses the convenience factor? My point was more so that I'm just more behind containers made of glass or pyrex for that reason.
Luc this is a weird suggestion. I’m a college student and I’m not about to bring a plate every day along with my lunch box just to microwave it. that would defeat the whole purpose.
Kesia CL it is each persons decision if they put comfort or sustainability first. There are always ways to do it. Glass can be microwaved for example. Some people heat their food at home and put it in thermos containers so it keeps warm until eaten. There are ways and it is always our decision what is more important to us.
I’ve never bought from a sustainable fashion brand, but the reason I support th is because sometimes people in very specific sizes (petite, plus size, etc) have difficulty finding good quality thrifted clothes.
I’m a bigger girl and asked on a plus size fashion page for clothes that are good material and sustainable. I think it’s impossible! I was pure denim’s pants without spandex or poly mix. I want true satin, cotton, or silk. Items that in general have a good life, and once done I can use the material for other projects or it can be repaired or patched. My husband and I are going to be buying boots this year and we are looking to spend more money so we can know that these shoes can go to a cobbler. While I’m not the most zero waste girl, I want to do more to save the planet and have better clothing.
The use of tiffin is to encourage the use of steel to go boxes as opposed to plastic boxes. When it's steel, it's reusable and more sustainable. In India, tiffin boxes are not considered athetically pleasing. Those boxes are affordable and way more reusable than plastic containers. Hence even a normal person can buy it
For real life use, here in Brazil, I don't think it would be very practical. When we bring our food from home we usually re-heat it on the microwave, at work. I heard somewhere that in India there are companies that deliver hot food on tiffins for you at work. Do you know about that?
"no cheryl you do not need another tote bag" 😂😂😂 also the mason jar thing, i dont know how but in my house we just accumulate so so many of them and use them as cups i never thought of that as a sustainability move. we dont need to buy cups and glasses we need to buy jam and honey lol. i love your channel
@@SedonaChristina yeah since I watch most of your vids at my work desk, I pause it whenever there's reading to focus on it without getting caught so when I looked to read it I was like wait what lol
I just think theres way too much judgement and scrutiny towards people and their choices - especially when it comes to people trying to purchase alternative choices. Yes i get that thrift shopping is the better alternative but lets face it, not everyones going to do it so sustainable and ethically made products are the next best thing. If someone wants to buy from a sustainable brand over say Nike and Adidas then thats a far better alternative imo. I wish people would save their energy for the billion dollar corporations and not just a small to medium sustainable brand that is trying to make a tiny difference.
Also bohem goods is a woman in Canada who sells secondhand vintage and recently started making basics out of old fabrics. Works with local women to tailor & dye naturally. She's doing fashion in a reallllyyyy progressive way rn :)
As an Indian (granted I did grow up in Canada) I don't really think a tiffin would be cultural appropriation as long as you use it for it's intended purposes (I.E. for food and not for instagram). Granted, when people who aren't Indian start selling them, that is more iffy territory that I won't talk about.
Me: *watching this video* "she's so beautiful; how does she make the middle part look so good?" *slowly slides my side swept bangs into a middle part* *sees my reflection on my PC screen* *humbles myself, slowly slides my hair back, and continues watching the video*
i think actually sustainable brands are good because its a good combater to the wasteful unethical companies and its hard to get everyone to buy second hand so if people are gonna buy anyway it should be from a sustainable store
For me "reusable water bottle" is just a normal bottle. I mean even if something isn't named reusable it CAN be used multiple times. Like straws and bags from the store.
Sometimes what I like doing is to before I buy something, sit and think “what do I care about more, having this new item or helping the environment” and it rlly helps me put things into perspective
My sons school provides each child with that exact “aesthetic food container” every year for snack time. They have held up so well over the past 4 years.
This is my process as a consumer: I have been trying to write down things I am thinking about purchasing and wait a couple weeks or even a couple months. Next I ask myself "do I already have something that will do the same thing", "do I need it or do I want it?", "have I survived without it?", and "how will this add value to my life?" Then if I'm still thinking of purchasing it I will look to see if I can get it secondhand. If not I have been looking up brands on directory.goodonyou.eco/ to decide if it's a business that I want to support. This process is not perfect but has really slowed down how I buy things :)...anyone else have a similar process?
For the cultural appropriation thing, I must ask: is it a form of cultural ritual or expression, or is it just something they did better than us? If it’s just the superior form of our Tupperware, why shouldn’t we learn from them and utilize the Tiffin?
As long as you use it well and understand its origins, I think it is fine. What bugs people is when people use our culture/items as an aesthetic/style instead of for its usefulness
I agree with your point about bamboo cutlery sets. I don't find the need to buy it. This actually got me thinking and I made a video on my channel about the positive and negative impacts of bamboo toothbrushes on the environment. If any of you here are interested, do have a look and let me know what you think. I'd be thrilled!
I don't understand how so many zero waste people say "Just upcycle jars instead of buying new maison jars", like it's the most natural thing in the world. I never buy anything in jars the size of a standard maison jar and nobody I know does. Maybe in America things come in jars as big as a maison jar but where I live there is hardly any food that comes in jars like that.
Thank you for sharing this! I am brown and when I was younger I was made fun of for using tiffin instead of Tupperware. So it's whack to see it trending now.
I'd be hyped if they finally made a plus size sustainable basics brand though 😂😑 so many companies that make basics but so rarely carry extended sizes 😡
Reactions/thoughts: I def bought bamboo cutlery a few years ago-however, up until quarantine I was ALWAYS on the go and used them all the time. That being said, I didn't know there was resin in them when I bought them. But I think they have been well worth it! Also, I def agree on reusing jars instead of buying! I think my mix-matched sundried tomato jars, Laura Scudder Peanut Butter jars, and random thrift store jars are super cute anyway, not that that's what is important.
I was working at a convention for three years for the organizers and we had to do things like hand out freebies to the exhibitors and the attendants over the course of the week. In the first two years, they handed our disposable plastic water bottles in plastic bags every day to the exhibitors. In the thirst year, they swapped to canvas totes and reusable tote bags that we only handed out on the first day and there were exhibitors that would come to us for a clean water bottle every day?!?! Also, the convention was targeted towards high school students so we had to hand out bags full of pamphlets and newspapers to every student and watching them just toss all the stuff and waste it made so upset.
The goddamn aesthetic containers really bug me. As a Latina, I can tell you (and many others probably can as well!) that our abuelitas were doing "zero waste" LONG before it was trendy for white instagrammers. No, you don't need a lunchbox, you're eating your lunch out of this old sour cream container. Buying a mason jar? Why, when this old Snapple jar will suffice perfectly to hold salsa? Those old t-shirts make perfect rags for cleaning! Not to mention diluting products with water until they're nearly un-usable, lol. I guess a larger point I'm making here is communities of color and low-income communities (the same communities most likely to be impacted by the degradation of the environment, btw) have BEEN doing this work. For a long time. Out of necessity. Necessity driven by the capitalist forces that disenfranchise communities to begin with, and the same ones that compel us to buy these largely unnecessary "zero waste" products. And it isn't "cute." It doesn't make for good aesthetic content. But it's necessary, and we should be looking to the wisdom of these communities to inform our decision making, not the people trying to sell us more stuff.
My theory about coffee cups is that everyone wants disposable coffee cup because of Gilmore girls. They show and shows like it always have the girls walking around with their throw away coffee cups and it was so cool. This past few weeks, I was watching weeks and I started to crave drinks that came in a clear plastic cup with straws ... I noticed almost immediately.
It always surprised me that ppl suddenly saw tote bags, water bottles, reusing plastic bags, etc. as "trends". What were yall doing before this lmao, like? Idk, I live in Germany and I'm black, so my mom don't play around with wasting plastic bags, containers, food and so on. Frugal parents are the true founders of the zero waste movement 💅🏾✨
Regarding the upcycling of jars: I'm not the biggest fan of this. If you recycle jars correctly (honestly I don't know how the situation is in the US or other parts of the world, but here in Germany you can recycle them separately by colour) they can be reused completely (not like aluminium for example, you always have to add "new" aluminium to reuse it again), so no new glass has to be made. Keeping them at home and reusing them interrupts this circle and increases the demand for new glass. Don't get me wrong, if you need a jar I think it's perfectly fine to upcycle it instead of buying a new one, but upcycling without a reason and just for the sake of it doesn't make any sense to me. Regarding glass I think recycling is better than reusing. Loved the video thank you :)
I disagree. It takes a MASSIVE amount of energy to recycle glass. Since the National Sword Policy, recycling plastic has become harder to turn a profit from (since there's no market for it) and consequently it's been harder for companies to subsidize recycling glass, which is more expensive to recycle than to make new.
I doubt that making new glass is less energy intense. And sure, as I said, if recycled correctly. Glass is not a renewable resource, it takes a specific type of sand which is already rare in certain countries and will be completely exploited within this century. I completely understand the hate for plastic, but glass isn't always the best alternative
It's crazy how many "basics" ads there are on Instagram. Underwear basics, sustainable T-shirts (many companies claim to plant a tree or clean a part of the ocean for every T-shirt people buy, like where are the receipts for that??), like so many ads. What I am the most mad about prob, is when every event or festival make a new T-shirt every year. In my country there is a folk festival and their shirts we're amazing, loved them. Shirts were quite cheap, because they were thrifted and then they just painted the logo on it. People loved it, merchandise was super affordable and no new shirts were created. Also, sometimes festivals and sellers, after not selling enough shirts, shred the leftover shirts and weave them into new fabric and make backpacks or rugs.
I've never had a water bottle freebee! I have one bottle I've had for maybe a decade now, but I know the pain of wanting more! I keep seeing really pretty ones and must restrain myself aaa. One thing I'm trying to find still is a reusable bubble tea straw that isn't metal(and that I don't have to order online, unless it's eco friendly packaging/shipping). The thought of tripping and falling on to a metal straw scares the hell outta me.
Hi this may not be exactly what you are looking for , but there are silicone straws in the market nowadays ? I'm not sure how sustainably they really are , but if you are now aware , you may find a sustainable option? Xx
@@scarl3tmacki389 I'll look in to that, thanks! My biggest issue I think will be finding a shop that sells them, but when it's safe to go out and shop I'll look around.
Hot take: giving out reusable water bottles as freebie merch could be worse than the single use ones. Because the freebie merch ones are complicated if not impossible to recycle. Even if most plastic isn’t recycled in reality, at least it CAN be. I just wish all these conferences and such that give away free merch in your welcome packet could at least ASK if you even want it
It's been awhile since I watched your vids - but can I just say, that the quality of your videos (while never bad or anything) has just become so much higher? Honestly, so proud of your development and progress. Keep inspiring us.
I HATE big fast paced fashion brands that put “sustainable” on items just bc it’s like half cotton or something. Another thing is ppl think it’s sustainable to buy quality clothes (which it can be) but they don’t do it in a sustainable way bc they continue to buy a lot of clothing. Like the point is that u will use it a long time and buy less...
But why in the world does WHO need a fundraiser when it's already funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation? (Two very controversial people when it comes to poverty, sustainability and so much more.)
YES!! I work with the organizations Zero Hour and XR and we advocate for systemic change and social justice! we would love if you got involved (i'm part of the youth groups but there are also adults parts of XR!!)
I feel as though sustainable brands or products that are marketed as ethical and sustainable are poaching on those who are most vulnerable to consumerism and want to follow the ‘trends’. Buying these products help the consumer to feel good in what they’re buying, but isn’t solving the issue of sustainability initially. I love your emphasis on using what you already have/ buying second hand as that’s possibly the most sustainable choice, though of course there are situations where buying a product brand new is appropriate and it’s always best to go for a sustainable option. I do also agree that it’s easy to get wrapped up in what’s ‘instagramable’ and aesthetically pleasing over what’s functional! Just something I feel more of us should be aware of and intentional with where our money is spent/ who is benefitting most (like buying from a charity shop vs a business who just want your money from marketing a ‘sustainable’ product)
Talk about how everlane isn’t transparent at all Also thredUP up is a online thrift store. Yeah, as a seller, I think it rips off, but I’m selling stuff I never wear. Also it’s a good place to find second hand stuff. I have yet to like anything I seen to buy it. But this option is still good for people who can use it. Also if you are spending money at a mall you are doing it wrong. I go to kill time. And second I’ll buy something if I really really need it. Just my thoughts
Thank you soooooo much for this video."Use/wear what we already have." "Who made the things that you are about to buy?" I remind those things every single day so I can make mindful purchases of anything. Plz keep the conversation going. You are amazing.
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Yeah can we stop making reusable versions of already reusable items? 🍴
But I guess if it's sustainable, I'll take 10 🙋🏻💆🏻
hahaha TRU THO! 💛
This is a supremely intelligent comment!
Introducing: reusable pants!
Not only is regular silverware reusable it is ridiculously easy and cheap to get second hand (at least where I live). It may not have the same aesthetic as bamboo, but walk in to any thrift store around and you’ll find tubes of silverware for $0.10-0.50 a piece!
I feel like “minimal waste living” is the same as practical cheap living. Shop at thrift stores. Don’t buy stuff you already have. Buy in bulk so you don’t have to pay for packaging. Wash your dishes instead of buying tons of paper plates. There’s no need to brand everything if you really wanna cut down on waste, just be cheap :)
I hear you, but I can see how that might not be the "cool" thing for teenagers to pick up. 😛 I think this "trend" is widely spread by young people.
Yes, I was thinking about the crossover between minimal living and frugality over here. The focus on quality over quantity, the reuse and creativity are the same. I really don't think about the planet when I make my choices, but thinking about my wallet gets me to very similar conclusions. I used to browse stores (pre pandemic) and feel victorious when I left empty handed. I walked, I saw pretty things but I don't need any of those.
Who...... buys paper plates? Is this a thing??
@@mirandabarrett8987 I've met families in the US who use paper plates for family dinner at home. It's a thing for some people.
@@antiantipoda That's mad...
My grandmother would use her old sheets and clothes to make travel bags and tote bags which she would take with her for shopping trips. She also had a plastic basket that lasted her for at least 15 years. When the handle broken she when to the cobbler and got its straps repaired.
As a young Indian, I have actually seen how the world around me has DRASTICALLY changed. As a child, I saw my parents and grandparents using, reusing and repairing everything and then slowly styrofoam, single-use items, processed, store-bought meals, and fast fashion and makeup chains took over.
“I’m still a dehydrated bitch.” I need this in a hand lettered print for my kitchen!!!
I think people’s personal preferences matter too. I’ve been trying to strive for a low waste lifestyle and was doing pretty well until the pandemic. Just like holding a coffee cup in your hand is an experience, shopping is am experience too. I personally have not made purchases from a thrift store bc I don’t like the experience. But I do think a lot about my purchases and I tend to only buy when I need to replace something. Sustainable fashion brands that offer simple clothing offer that option to people that like to dress simply. For me, it does make it feel more sustainable if I know my next pair of sneakers will have soles made primarily from recycled water bottles bc I wouldn’t buy a pair of shoes second hand from a thrift store. I understand that your are trying to start a meaningful conversation
I think is about taking a bit of “Marie Kondo” and starting a long lasting relationship with our clothes... I have a Zara jeans jacket that is “in the family” for around 15years... We need to include “taking good care of our stuff” in this philosophy... Because I understand... i don’t like buying underwear, socks, jeans and shoes in the secondhand shop because these are things that usually get the shape of your body after use... But I buy a jeans and use it until is totally destroyed... after it will become a short and live a bit more :P
You a perfectly imperfect. Thank you for being yourself!
I think the Zero waste movement is a strange form of a rebranding of consumerism for younger people. You touch on this in your videos, but I think there's a lot more to explore in the efficacy of such a movement. Yes, fast fashion and consumerism are damaging to our environment, but so is transportation, food chains, waste, water sources, energy consumption... the list never ends!
Don't get me wrong, we should care about where we source our products, but in doing so we should really be assessing what each product means. A reusable glass water bottle doesn't just leave its footprint of production and materials, if it wasn't made locally its been sent miles over inefficient barges and trains. My point being, the zero waste/low waste movement has oversimplified incredibly complex environmental and socio-economic issues. By making it trendy and aesthetically pleasing we've managed to create another consumerist beast, that is more distracting than helpful. I'm not saying it can't be positive, and in some ways the call for sustainability in our products is effecting change. However, unless we the consumer are willing to give up convenience, sacrifice some of our comforts, and put time and energy into understanding the cycles of waste and energy around us, no amount of purchase power will change the sustainability of our world.
Food for thought, I would love to see a conversation with you and some of your fellow TH-camrs, friends, colleagues on the complexities of greenwashing. Opening it up to the public would also be incredible, I think you have the platform to really start a movement and a dialogue amongst people that care.
Love the Videos!
So I found your channel a month ago and binge watched all your videos and now I'm hoping you're okay anxiously awaiting your next video! Hope all is well!❤
This is very of topic but is still on the lines of sustainability and all that, but I can’t find an answer to this anywhere so I thought maybe people in the comments could answer this, is charging your phone over night really damaging to the environment and does it waste too much energy, or is it not that big of a deal ? Should I invest in an alarm clock or just keep my phone on charge over night with my alarm on ?
When I do feel the need to buy something as an eco friendly swap, I make sure to go to my local store that sells things that are actually made locally by families or tiny businesses. That way, if I do have questions about practices and life cycle, I'm far more likely to get an answer 😊. I also know that this means that the product didn't need to be shipped great distances to get to me and if there is packaging involved like glass, they will usually take it back to reuse. Helping our own economy too :)
I want to say I’m more annoyed with tote bags that stores release. I’m talking the Walmart .99 bags that are just firmer plastic and people buy all the same. I think the incentive I’ve seen work best is companies forcing you to pay for plastic bags. It causes people to remember their reusable and then that causes them to remember they don’t need more. Also personally, my father and I are very “don’t buy unless you need” when it comes to a lot of stuff, so with water bottles I have three water bottles, and two of them were gifts to me because they were sustainable glass from one of my favorite sustainable companies (sandcloud). I also live in a really poor area where a lot of low waste items are not available- we can’t even say 100% that the recycling bins at our dumps are actually being transferred to the recycling centers in the closest city an hour away, which is very scary.
I too have a lot of water bottles and soooooo many reusable shopping bags. I've had to tell myself don't buy it Vicky, don't buy it!!! During this pandemic I found myself looking online wanting to buy a lot of stuff. Although I was told at my retail job not to come into work because there was not enough online sales for me to work. So I'm on that other side of that spectrum. Right now I'm not anyway able to buy anything except food and rent. Just trying to be creative right now with cooking and planting. We're all in the same boat and I hope everyone is doing well....thanks for your video you made me laugh.
Produce bags are kind of pointless. I bought some at Sprouts a few years ago, I maybe used them once 🙄.
It's way easier to throw all your naked produce in your basket or cart and after scanned and weighted throw all your produce in one tote.
They're all going to get washed anyways.
One of my struggles with the “instagram perfect” picture of sustainability is that they seem to skip the step where they use up what they already have. I’d love to have cute matching containers, but it’s better for me to use the plastic ones that i have until they’re unusable. I do have fast fashion that I bought before I became aware of the detriments, but I should wear what I have instead of buying a new dress, even if it is from a sustainable company. Most of us have so much already that it will take us months, maybe years to get through the products we already have. I have so much bath and body works body wash that’s been gifted to me over the years. I use it up and then reuse the bottles for as long as I can. I don’t know, I just feel like the reusing part of sustainability doesn’t get enough emphasis unless it’s on these specific “zero waste” items, like she said. It can be so frustrating!
Yes! I‘m still using the ziplock bags I bought four years ago (I clean and reuse them) and people give me angry stares on why I would use plastic bags for my lunch. I already had them. Should I throw the away now?
Check out emily lee, she‘s rather new to being sustainable and just started a new channel but I feel like she is a very attainable goal of sustainability with much much honesty
So true. I realize my pantry or refrigerator will never look Pinterest perfect because I try to reuse all the stuff that comes into my life and home. How about you?
@@SinaJulia thanks for the recommendation.
Angie Ringler I think I’ll have my old butter and sour cream containers forever, my fridge will never be Pinterest perfect
I feel like with zero-waste becoming more and more "trendy", it has moved away from sustainability and closer to a new market with consumers eager to buy, as in zero-waste and sustainability have become two different things. On one side there are the people that are very much sustainable (thrift shopping, checking if the places they are buying from are sourcing materials, manufacturing products sustainably and paying their workers fairly, owning some type of reusable container-for water, coffee, food or whatever else- without caring so much about the aesthetics of them etc etc). And on the other side there are the people that stumbled upon a picture of a perfectly aesthetic, seemingly zero waste person on the internet and thought to themselves "I want to be that" -maybe just because of the trend, maybe also because they actually care about the environment- but they never looked further into this movement for sustainability (or have not done so yet), and thus bought into all these trends thinking that was the good thing to do. Now for the second kind, it is very likely that they will at some point realise that they need to focus more on actual sustainability and not greenwashing , but at this moment with the "aesthetic zero-waste lifestyle" becoming more and more apparent they might only stay at this surface level of environmentalism or (as I've seen happen MANY times with people I know) become so overwhelmed with "zero waste alternatives" and perfectionism that they quit trying to be sustainable/zero-waste/environmentalists completely.
Elena Cleopa I think of it as the big industries getting angry at zero waste ppl and finding a way to go against it and profit off of it if that makes sense
THIS! Honestly, I have been on the brink of feeling so overwhelmed with it MANY times where I just want to say "fck it" and quit, and I think that that mentality of needing to be perfect all the time is suuuuuch an added hindrance to the "zero waste" movement! But I totally agree that I would imagine that there would be a group of people within that who are likely to take the pressure off and learn more about the less-surface-level side and delve into the more sustainable aspects! x
I call myself a "reductionist". This avoids the absolutist mind traps. This encompasses so many things: getting closer to a meat free diet, minimalism, "zero waste", sustainability, "plastic-free", and just being down right frugal, and cheap. I dress cheaply and simply, and I don't care what others think. Edit: My lifestyle is very NOT about aesthetics. Nor am I trying to look trendy. I'm just a cheap-skate, and I embrace it. Don't get me wrong, my clothes are not dirty or ripped up. I've just have them for YEARS now.
I noticed that a lot of companies are hoping into the “trend” but are completely missing the mark of zero waste!! I’ve been trying to find a reusable travel straw bc all of mine are metal and it’s hard for me to carry it around in my bag. I wish brands would actually take zero waste seriously and stop packing everything in a tone of plastic
and thats on capitalism period
Playing devil’s advocate: Sometimes it’s hard to thrift basics that look crisp & “professional” and well designed. (IE: very white shirts, very black blacks) I work in a profession where a boho style isn’t appropriate; I try to thrift/second-hand the majority of my clothes, but it doesn’t work for everything. My thinking is that when I buy sustainable basics, they will be in style forever. They tend to be well made, and I can take care of them in a way that maintains the integrity of the fabric.
Exactly what I thought as well. I have yet to find a timeless basic white blouse or black blazer second hand. I find people usally keep those staples and sell / give away clothes are a very specific style / trend.
Idk if this could help or not, but u could try soaking dull white shirts in sodium percarbonate and hot water. If you have the time, there’s always dyeing black shirts. No idea about ‘clean dyes’ though!
maybe try online thrifting
If u can’t thrift things I love resale apps like depop! This way u can buy all sorts of clothes and even v trendy clothes without supporting the actual brand and industry!! However, if u tru ur hardest not to by new clothing than that’s enough. Once in a while u need to buy something new and that’s ok!!
If u can’t buy it second hand u can always buy it from a small business which is still great! No ones perfect yk we all just try our best
God you're so right! I'm really tired of this aesthetic-driven sustainability thing with people buying all sort of unnecessary zero waste stuff when actually the first thing that you should think about is buying less, using less and wasting less
Right! Ppl want to look like a good sustainable person and buy all these things instead of using what u have!!
Ayyyy, I feel you!
I can't help thinking that for some people it's about 'aesthetics' aka posting photos of glass straws and bamboo cutlery on Instagram :/
I think it is good way to change the narrative. When I was a kid people who cared about the environment were made fun of. But now that it's trendy so even if you aren't aesthetic you are not viewed as negatively. Also even if they aren't doing it well at all, clearly they now care and are thinking about it. This makes it easier to have conversations like this and help them move past it.
@@cafe_rae for some people this may be true, but meanwhile there are lots of other people buying a billion water bottles while still not going to the root of the problem by changing their spending habits. To me, over-consumption is the real matter to deal with and you can't do that by swapping an overbuying habit with another.
@@jawbreaker8125 Thankfully many of these items are made with better materials though. So perhaps they can be sold and reused of recycled when the owner gets tired of them, or if they end up in the landfill or ocean, at least they will somewhat decay. Even stainless steel rusts, once it's exposed to the elements for long enough.
Another note is how loved ones often will gift you "sustainable products" in a well-meaning way. We have so many water bottles plastic and metal because family members don't know what to give during holidays or birthdays and that seems safe enough. My fiance and I have started asking for experiences instead like ticketmaster gift cards, etc. and a honeymoon fund for our wedding rather than a physical stuff registry but a lot of older family members can't bear the idea of giving an experience rather than things, and it's frustrating but they are also so well-meaning.
Do what I do when it gets close to my birthday or special event I make a post on facebook which is Kayla's wish list.... saved me so many headaches. I post it like Omgosh I just made a wishlist whats on your wishlist? sort of thing it gives people options and I always say even though I prefer experiences with loved ones these are some of the things I desire.
As a college student (but this could apply to anyone) I’ve started asking for gift cards for groceries and for places that I know I’ll need to get essentials from like toiletries instead of things:) But like you said the older generation feels like it’s not thoughtful enough if it’s not an object:/
SO TRUE!!!!! Every year my family has slowly started to warm up to low waste/veg living and always try so hard to gift me something that they think I'd like because it has that label on it but then I'm just like (in my head because I never wanna be rude lol especially don't want to be negative about lifestyle swaps because then its less approachable to them too) but in my mind I'm like "okay but I realllllly didn't need this? But thank you I'm so glad you looked into learning about this!" hahaha
This is such a problem for me!! I always ask people not to get me gifts because I genuinely don't need more stuff but then people always feel guilty for not getting me stuff so they buy me all these zero waste swap things and it's tough because I am so grateful that they're trying but I don't know how to get it across to people that when I say I don't want gifts I mean it lol
Maybe ask for consumables? Nice spices, sauces, or preserves if you cook, or bath products from sustainable companies. People like gifting these and it's satisfying to use them up!
A thought I’m thinking about is that “normal” people don’t care about sustainability until they do something that is sustainable. Like if they buy something that “accidentally” was vegan/plastic free etc they are like “and it’s also great for the climate” but if they buy something that is not sustainable, they don’t care about it at all.
Little steps, we're slowly changing the norm. We'll get there ☺️ each small change is a victory. But I get it can be hard to watch sometimes particularly with like single use plastic bottles which is so easily and cheaply changed
Right! Even if they don’t do much it would b better if they at least chose the more sustainable option when convenient but they don’t even have that thought.
Yes yes yes!!!! So so true! 💛
hey! just a heads up, using a tiffin is not "cultural appropriation", I think we need to be careful using buzzwords or buzz phrases like that because it really deters people from the REAL cultural appropriation that goes on every day. I am not saying that's what you did! I'm just saying we need to be careful about throwing that phrase around because it holds a deep meaning and is a very intentional and dangerous phrase. it shouldn't be used so wastefully.
a tiffin is a container that yes is popular in India and variations of it can be found in parts of Africa and southeast Asia.
it is NOT however cultural appropriation to be white or "western" to use it. if that were the case, the chop sticks you show in your video would be appropriation as well!
just wanted to correct that while still saying I'm a huge fan of your work and what you do for the sustainability movement!
I agree with you!! However I could see where it could get into fishy water if you begin seeing tiffins as a solely zero waste invention (and let’s admit the zero waste movement is a very white movement) instead acknowledging its long history of use in other cultures. At least with chopsticks people acknowledge their original and don’t pretend they were a white mans invention. But overall, I completely agree with you about being careful about what we label as cultural appropriation or not. Also I LOVR THIS CHANNEL AS WELL! 😊
Yes, many "zero-waste" objects are coultural. (Different in diff coultures) For example here in Finland, it's quite common for outdoorsy people to use wooden coffee cups, guksi, that are the invention of the indigenous Sami people. The genuine ones are made in masters' shops, small businesses that know the real traditional way of making it. They are good cups, why not use them! More customers for the masters right, it's good that the tradition is kept alive.
However, if a multi-national corporation started producing them in Africa from rainforest trees and marketed it as minimalist design to rich white people, that would be problematic!
I think the key is who benefits, and who loses. You can appreciate a good item and good craftsmanship and pay for it fairly. I don't think the point is if you're a white person and using something. I think the point is where you got it from, knowing how to use it and care for it, and what the item means to you.
For example if you were to buy a tiny fake guksi from a souvenir shop because it's "exotic", that would be such a "stupid tourist" thing to do. Monetizing something just for consumerism is not ok. But if you actually use a genuine guksi, and support the tradition of making them, while also appreciating a good cup and good coffee, and being eco-friendly, that's great!
I feel like this is so long-winged, but here. 😂
Exactly it’s not ‘cultural appropriation’. Imagine where the world would be if countries didn’t let people of other countries use their inventions and ideas. Are we really going to segregate ourselves and not let others use certain containers just because it came from a different country? It’s like if I refused to give a non-white person a band aid just because the person who invented them was white. See how dumb that is
Thank you!
Yes exactly! The same argument could be made for something like a bento box- they may have originated in Japan, but they're still a great idea and it's great that they're now being used around the world!
"buy this brand new t-shirt for $12.99 and we'll plant a tree" annoy me. How many resources went into making that t-shirt? Is it made from a sustainable material? Are you paying a fair wage? Where are these trees planted? So many questions!!! No thanks. I'll continue to thrift and tend to my garden 😉
Miss Jenn Smith agreed! If you want to plant a tree, plant a tree. If you need a shirt, get a shirt. Don’t buy a shirt you don’t need to plant a tree!
Elizabeth Smith how about you guys stop bitching around and let people who need a shirt AND want to plant a tree buy a fucking shirt and plant a tree. If it’s not for you great but stop virtue signalling. It’s bad for every community.
@@chrizzlybearlol they use it as a marketing technique
Carmen V water is wet
@@chrizzlybearlol good one
At my local dollar tree I saw a bamboo toothbrush, but in plastic packaging..... i just,,, wh a t
I’m honestly impressed Dollar Tree had a bamboo toothbrush at all. I never thought they would.
I've bought that toothbrush! My choices were that or a plastic toothbrush in plastic packaging so 🤷
Those were the first bamboo toothbrushes I used. It's not perfect, but still better than plastic brushes in plastic package!
Alyssa Taylor How is it better though? The bamboo for bamboo toothbrushes or the whole toothbrush comes from countries where bamboo grows. Flying that all over the world and then get a new one every 3 months doesn’t seem environmentally friendly. At least Plastik can be created „locally“ and recycled properly. In bigger cities most bamboo toothbrushes just land in a waste bin anyway because many people don’t have a trash bin for biodegradable waste.
@@ducklingscap897 I dont know about that, bamboo is very hardy and can grow just about anywhere. I live in Georgia and have bamboo plants that are easily 30 ft high in my backyard. They can thrive in much cooler climates as well.
Also most of our plastic goods are made in asia anyway so I don't think it makes much a difference in shipping.
Plus, much plastic that CAN be recycled (most types cant) and is put into recycling bins isn't even recycled. It's far better to just reduce your use.
I think it is very important that people see the non aesthetic side of sustainability and realize that’s okay! The whole point is you shouldn’t have to go out and buy new things to live sustainably! My first reusable water bottle as a kid was a plastic soda bottle I ripped the label off of. My parents emphasized to me it was my water bottle to use and take care of so I did. A lot of low waste practices I grew up with we’re things my parents learned from their Depression era parents. Low waste practices aren’t new. It’s practices that people have used for decades to save money like reusing glass and plastic containers that food came in, shopping at thrift stores, hand me downs etc. It’s about making use of what you have/what’s already available, even if what you have is an old soda bottle you’re filling with water every day.
It’s good sustainability is being talked about more but it makes me sad that it’s being used as a way to market products and steering people away from the whole point of the movement!
My favorite "reusable" bottle are Gatorade bottles (20oz size) as well as the Arizona tea and Motts apple juice (gallon sized). I buy powered Gatorade from Amazon and I refill the gallon jugs with water at my local water dispenser machine (have well water and refuse to drink it) and make my own Gatorade at the strength I like it at (about 40% less than the flavor strength of factory made liquid Gatorade). The bonus is that I am meeting the electrolyte intake that is wanted by a handful of my doctors and meeting the water intake wanted by the rest. Granted as I don't meet the full amount of fluids by mouth that I need, I have to supplement with running IV fluids at least every ten days.
Water bottles - I had to buy 3 in last 5 years cause I've forgot 2 of them in the gym and they were never found. I got my 3rd one for about 2 years now cause I cancelled my gym membership! Solved :-D
Haha 😂😂
Oh, also, never purchased a tote bag. Ever. Yet I own 5 of them. This is one of the biggest mysteries in my life.
If you carried a gym bag, have a bottle that has a clasp to clip it to the bag lol
@@priscillajimenez27 yeah, that would've been a good idea lol, if I ever for back to gym I'll make sure to do that.
LOL
Honestly I just really try not to spend money on things I didn’t budget for. It forces me to use what I have. Every jar that I buy in the store that had pasta sauce or pickles in it turns into a jar for leftovers or dry goods. Sticking to zero waste in the way you present saves so much money! And makes so much sense!!
Same! I need better storage tho bc I seriously have soooo many jars lmao
I literally am a reusable water bottle and tote bag addict! I recently realized that I have a problem and gifted some of them to friends to get them started on their low waste journeys!
“NO Cheryl you don’t NEED another tote bag, you HAVE ONE” I can’t 😂
I truly believe that everyone should learn basic sewing skills. Basics are easy to make with thrifted materials, and you can truly fit them to your body and your style, instead of being sold "standard sizes"
I agree! And being able to mend minor issues in your clothes is huge for helping them to last way longer as well!
I love this comment! I was already thinking that it would be great if I had a sewing machine and an artistic eye for fashion, so that I could alter the clothing that is sitting, outdated, in my closet.
Alternatively, we can always take our favourite used items to an alterations boutique (or a friend who has the talent) and make the effort to alter our old clothes in an equally engaging way. As Christie said: we need to be responsible for our own purchases, no matter how long we’ve had them. Just because we can’t alter the clothes ourselves doesn’t mean we can’t find a local dress maker to work with us, right? This not only reduces the waste in the landfill or oceans, but it also brings out a sense of community when we engage with the local business/talent, and a sense of pride when we make the effort to reduce waste and engage in the up-cycling movement.
@@bTopp13 Absolutely! But don't be afraid of hand sewing, either - it's how people made all their clothes before the 1840s. It takes time, but I find it to be a very meditative and calming activity, and costs much less than buying a sewing machine.
Re: Tiffin box or Tiffin Dabba as its called in India. I used to take a Tiffin box to school and I got so much flack from my white school friends. But fast forward all these years and some random white person sold a Tiffin as some revolutionary "insert green washing claim", and they're all the rage. But when I look at the inferior quality of these Tiffin boxes they're trying to flog at stupid prices, I just want to laugh. I've got my grandmothers Tiffin boxes and they will last 10x longer than the crap that's being sold.
I first saw tiffins in a documentary video including like food in india (i dont remember exactly what it was at all, this was a long time ago) and it made me really want one because they seemed very convenient. When I saw them coming to market in America I was very disappointed because they looked less sturdy and were so expensive! And I thought to myself, theres no way its that expensive if its that common in india. I know the same thing happened with tempeh, It was a poor peoples food and when it came over to america, its so much more expensive. It just makes me sad that these companies capitalize on things that in other places, are very accessible to common people just because it fits into this new market, and that were frowned down upon before.
I wrote the same things in my comment! I also have a tiffin dabba and water jug from generations ago :)
Same here girl. My grandma still has old dabbas that are still in prefect condition!
Same with Japanese bento boxes. I bought one and people would make fun of me for using it. Now American Tupperware companies are making cheap plastic containers with seperate sections and calling them bento boxes.
This
Like this if you caught that REAL bad typo 😹😹😹
(my B. sry friends. I suppose this video is PG-13? Shall I get demonetized? Only time will tell 😹)
ALSO! EDIT: I've changed my opinion on "sustainable basics!" Thank you all for the eye opening comments! I knew something felt wrong when I was saying it/editing the video, and yet I kept it in, and I regret that. I think that basics are so timeless, and if we are making new clothing, why not make them timeless and high quality? I'm such a fan of basics (tbh I feel like it's all I wear. The vast majority of my wardrobe & I'm definitely known for them among my friends IRL lol "shocking, she's wearing a basic long sleeve/tee again" hahaha but I like it!) and not to mention, the good ones are hard to come by. I think I more so meant it with those "bad fit" basics... we all know what I'm talking about haha. Finding the perfect basic can be such a hunt! However! I have gotten very lucky thrifting them in the past! When in doubt, look to Depop or thredUP for them IMO! Also eBay is groovy, and obvi all the other online thrifting platforms! And for working professionals, basics are a staple! Anywhooooo! I want to talk about this in a video in the future to elaborate, so stay tuned. LUV U. THANK U 4 READING THIS! Thank you for being you. Thank you for caring about mama earth and your impact. Sending a big hug. oki baiiiiii xo
Sedona Christina lol! I deleted my original comment to support you. 😂 💁🏻♀️You’re awesome! TH-cam can sometimes rain on people’s parades wayyyy too often. 🤦🏻♀️
Where is your dress from? So beautiful!
To make an economy more sustainable is making it the first option. That to me is the first step. Because everyone is so busy and don't have time to browse around and do research. How many of us just bought the one we have because it's the only one we could find at the store?
Totally agree with all your points. The need to buy all new sustainable things while you have perfect good things that will last you years. People just don't get that even what they donate majority of that go to landfills anyway.
LOL I literally just commented about it and deleted it when I read your comment XDXDXD good video, though!
You’re so right! Like WHO pays and arm and a leg for a sustainable white T-shirt when there’s a million available at the thriftstore or depop ???????
To be fair, its harder to get a pure white tshirt thrifted. I personally am fine with off white, but I don't want pit stains
ronnie. og hahah pitstains aren’t ideal yes
And only to stain them on the belly area 2 days later
I don’t know why but my local thrift store has no t-shirts or tank tops at all.
Try Again probably cux of pit stains
When I was you get I thought my grandmas zero waste swaps were embarrassing but now I go to her for everything! She’s a wizard and made me a scrubber for my dishes from a rice bag
I grew up in an asian environmental household and was always soooo embarrassed that my family didn’t do things like buy paper towels or have liquid hand soap. I would always ask my mom for these things cuz I wanted to be “normal”. Now I understand how important it is though and am so happy we did those things! Also I think it’s good that it’s less stigmatized now and there’s more practical options, but I think we need to make things like reusing jars and cutting up old clothes into rags way more common still! Rn ppl still get weird about those things bc it’s not picture perfect but it’s what’s best!!
Reading this made me smile. Grandma’s are the best. :)
Oh my goodness I am smiling so hard right now 💛💛💛
melanie quai yes definitely I think people are really caught up in the “picture perfect” idea of things that everything needs to be a certain way and match because it’s all we see on social media and in celebrities’ home tours. Like organizing is great but it doesn’t necessarily have to be “satisfying” to look at. There’s still beauty in the mix matching of plates and jars and cups from thrift stores.
Oh my gosh!! Would you be able to share how she made it?
I MISS THRIFTING! I am not doing okay
Wando Tales same 😞
Same !!!
priscilla L hang in there, sister
Same!! I just started thrifting before quarantine and now that’s all I want to do!
I really wanted to try thrifting this year and I was super excited about it!! In the meantime, I'm only purchasing essential and playing around with my wardrobe so I don't feel like I need every single clothing item
Hahahahahah I never got the pintresty Tupperware I’m still using my Winnie the Pooh Tupperware and I love it 😝
Nice! I’m still using my generic basic stuff from college haha
Sometimes I go to the mall and stores to try things on so I know how different brands fit on me for when I buy secondhand online lmao
This is so smart
Regarding the discussion on consumerism: I totally agree with you. Here's my interpretation: the problem comes down to how our economy is shaped and tightly molded into capitalistic principles of unending growth. Over the past decades our culture has become more materialistic, with an ever shorter turnaround of trends, because companies must constantly put out new products, increase sales, lower costs and increase margins because the only goal is growth in order to attract investors and increase the value of their shares. Which is why they will hop on every trend they see without caring for the deeper meaning of the trend, like they are doing with zero waste; it's all a game of supply and demand. I'm saying that as someone who has been in that chair for a retail company: my job was to identify trends by analyzing sales, and purchase goods for the store accordingly. After trying a couple of zero waste items like say stasher bags, we saw that those products were successful, therefore we went with it and ordered mass produced "similar" (greenwashed) versions from shady suppliers in China in order to turn an 80% margin instead of 50%. And those products were labeled as "environmentally friendly", because you can say whatever you want on the packaging of your products, in order to grab our share of that growing market. Because that's what people wanted, and where we saw an opportunity to make a profit, in order to keep the company growing and staying afloat in a very competitive market filled with ginormous multinational companies with more resources and negotiating power.
Unfortunately this market leaves very little space for small, local companies with good principles. I'm not trying to excuse the behaviors of mid to large corporations mentioned above; what I'm trying to say is that we indeed need to completely rethink our society and economy away from consumerism like you said, toward a system that does not value only growth, because otherwise we can never escape these slightly better, greenwashed "reusables", and reach true sustainability.
But I don't know how to do that obviously lol, I don't think anyone knows yet either. In the meantime we're all doing our best to navigate this world by being as sustainable as we can!
PS: I'm no longer in that job, obviously my managers and I did not see eye to eye haha
PPS: sorry for the essay-length comment
Yes yes and yes! We need to vote - we need to put pressure on big businesses to cut down on their margins of making these unsustainable choices (like pushing forward EPR policy) and we also need to incentivize/support small businesses that are doing the right things well - such as bulk stores. Also lift or modify restrictions in places where doing the right thing is prohibited. I know to-go containers and plastic bags are actually banned from being banned in some places...which is crazy. I can’t ban plastic bags because of freedom of choice? Come, on.
It was a good essay!
I'd love to find a goth/alternative sustainable brand, I thrift the majority my stuff but it is always very hard to find those specific items. If anyone knows a brand, tell me! Meanwhile, I'll look into it :)
I would love something like that!
Maybe not 100% perfect but BlackMilk seems to at least try?
I agree. Goth online thrift store needs to be a thing! Business opportunity anyone?
I’ve found a lot of good goth clothing used on eBay.
yesss i’d love this, boho is not for me and the thought of wearing plain black t-shirt’s or jumpers sounds a little scary lol
I’ve been collecting jars that my family brings into the house from pasta sauce and stuff to use when I move into my apartment and the jars from one brand literally says mason on it. So I’m getting mason jars without buying them new
My family always gave me 💩 about reusing whatever glass jars I got from pasta sauces or jelly or whatever so I got rid of my family instead of the jars 🤣🤣
😂🤣😂 Anytime my parents come to my house they are like who knew you would grow up to be such a vegan and hippie. Haha they say it in good fun and I have changed some of their habits. Lol I actually was like should I recycle the tomotoe jar or keep it....haha I kept it of course.
Tbh, it wasn’t until I had a reusable cup that I liked that I started actually using it regularly, and same for most reusable items I’ve bought. I had a water bottle, mug, etc in my kitchen already- but it wasn’t convenient to carry separate things and didn’t find myself using them because it was either not there when I needed it or made the beverage taste weird, so it ruined my enjoyment of it. So I went out and purchased a big, expensive, name brand stainless steel one. I had to buy “accessories” for it. Sounds ridiculous- but...I use it all day every day for every beverage. I haven’t used a disposable coffee cup since I bought it, I haven’t bought bottled water. So I feel like it’s worth it to buy what you will actually use even if you need to try a few times to get something “right”, I love it and will most likely never get any disposables again. Same with my cotton rounds. I used to buy them constantly. All the reusable ones I saw were bamboo which I don’t like for so many reasons, but it’s all I could find, so I bought them. I didn’t like the way the water dropped off them- they just didn’t work for what I needed them for-so it was back to the disposables, so yeah, it was a waste. But- I knew that I wanted thicker reusable ones made of actual soft unbleached cotton, so I found reusable nursing pads that were perfect and bought them and am so happy and haven’t bought disposables since, and probably never will. Same with my loose leaf tea steep thing. Same with my reusable shopping bags. I think people need to understand that doing better is well, better than the alternative of doing nothing. If I didn’t find things that worked for me, I can honestly say I wouldn’t have made any swaps at all. I think that a few poor purchases justify the means.
Cutlery sets are quite dumb like just bring a fork/spoon you already own in a fabric towel idk
Also those metal canteens look like what boys scout use lmao maybe we should just get that lol.
Also most bamboo products use formaldehyde to make the materiel harder 😟
Yess girll. It’s easier to just take forks and spoons you already have!
i kept a set of metal cutlery, and. a metal straw in my backpack all year long! whenever i used one of them, i just switched them out
I save plastic cutlery that I got accidentally for whatever reason. That way I don't worry about loosing my good fork and I am still reusing something that would otherwise be trash.
Unless you work somewhere where you have to go through security and your metal fork gets confiscated
I would rather rent kayaks and go out on the river than go to the mall and buy shitty clothes any day. Great video!
omg yaaaaaas!!!! I'll be right there with ya haha. Like what joy does a mall really even bring????
tbh the 1st swap is really usefull if you travel a lot, when i travel with my carry on lugage i cannot take metal forgs/knifes with me, but bamboo is ok, so instead of using plastik forgs/knifes on my travels i use the bamboo ones :)
I FELT the sustainable “simple” fashion brands makes me so annoyed 😂
I feel like for me zero waste has really gotten away from recycle, reuse and whatever the other two are. I have LOTS of jars that I use for all sorts, like tail end baking ingredients, snack pots, saving to go back home home cos my fam makes a LOT of jam from the garden and it's THE BEST. I even keep my spice jars for odds and ends medicine and i keep all my plastic vitimin bottles for bringing a make up wipe in my bag on date night so when my lipstick does the thing I can take it off and reapply (protip). I got so bored recently that I painted my Ariel pod tubs to look like shop fronts and it's v aesthetic. But when I can't reuse, I recycle and it's up to the local council to carry that out properly.
I understand the idea of "buy good quality new" but also... I like giving myself a little treat when I'm down (for example I bought myself a gorgeous dress for Future Date Night and I cannot tell you the pure joy I had flouncing around in this thing all day yesterday). Was it from a sustainable brand? No. Am I going to keep it until it literally starts falling apart beyond repair? Yes. I have 6 Fancy Dresses TM that I've collected since prom when I was 16 and im now 24, and I can and will wear these bad boys until my body changes so much I can't hope fit into them.
Similarly, I have all my cute Tupperware from uni - I LOVE the stackable boxes you can get from paperchase and I eat so much prepped fruit that I get good use out of it all. I've had one set for 6 years and the other for 4, again not Sustainable TM but I'm going to use it until i can't anymore. I have this approach for everything in my life and I ask myself "will I get use out of this?" And this is usually coming from a tight-wad perspective rather than a Sustainable perspective. If it's something frivolous like a new dress, I tend to think about it for a week, if im revisiting the same link every day and still having that fluttery feeling, then yeah we get the dress.
Idk it just frustrates me that sustainability is becoming part of the corporate machine and you can get the same thing for much cheaper in cute colours that will probably last just as long (if longer) and yeah where it comes from probably isn't the best place but it's being made anyway and tbh greenwashing is a real Problem.
Swaps I really WOULD need from a sustainable brand are things like bees wax wraps - I don't like cling film and it's not recyclable. I feel like sustainability is best when fixing problems that otherwise can't be solved by high street chains.
One reason I actually like sustainable basics brands is because a lot of them tend to use more organic cotton or other materials that I would like to see incorporated into clothing shops everywhere. I love thrifting but when I need something new and very professional, I want companies that care about their employees and the environment and that can be shown by not supporting the use of pesticides and herbicides harming the earth and the animals and their employees as well. Organic practices in fashion is something I want to support!
To expand on this, so many clothes that are already made (i.e. those found in thrift stores) are constructed out of fabrics like polyester. Ideally, I would love to be able to purchase clothing that is cotton since it is a breathable, and therefore likely healthier, fabric to wear.
I wrote my BA thesis on motivational factors of the zero waste lifestyle. One of the driving factors I identified, which also contributes to intrinsic motivation (doing something for the fun of the activity itself) is the influence of aesthetics. Especially during the "beginner phase". This could result in a motivational boost to inform yourself about the zero waste lifestyle. This is especially helpful when you don't have anyone in your social circle, who is doing the same thing. So in terms of the first spark of motivation, I think glamed up instagram and pinterest posts are a good thing. On the otherhand, I am also an advocate for open communication about implementing it realistically into your life to change your habits in the long-term and use things you already own (which is also quite motivating to see yourself saving money in tangible numbers). So in terms of these polished posts: I think they do have a right to exist. The biggest motivational factor I identified,though, was a social circle to exchange ideas and share stories with (may that be online or in real life). I think we need more people to share their (realistic) zero waste stories, to show that it doesn't always look like and instagram post, when you are living sustainibly, give ideas on how to use your belongings effectively and also show that being "zero waste" means purchasing with care.
I'm about to move out for my first time and I agree that the asthetic can be motivational. Yes, I could go to our local thrift store and find most of the items I need, but I also don't have the guilt of buying something new when I already have something usable because I don't have anything.
I completely agree. I got a few items some yrs ago to go low-waste & it’s helped me tremendously with getting excited about the process, not just the results. Oddly I’m using it for minimalism now too for the switch. I think the most important thing is to know it doesn’t have to look any specific way, think before you buy, & know yourself to do what works for you. Thx for posting this 💛
Yesss!! Thank you i agree 100% ! And i cant believe the eco basics lines sell their plain white tees for like 50$ wth . Im a thrifter all the way 🌎 ❤️✌️
I'm someone who primarily likes hot food, so the metal tiffins, while cute, can't be microwaved and thus placing a limitation on their usage
what about to put the content on a plate and microwave? 🙂 There are always ways if someone wants. Single use waste is in its core produced as a “solution” for more comfort and it is on us if we put our comfort first or not.
@@pampararapamparam well yes of course you're absolutely right! But if you're on the go and having to bring a plate along with that container.. that loses the convenience factor? My point was more so that I'm just more behind containers made of glass or pyrex for that reason.
Luc also, I’m real lazy and don’t wanna have to wash more things ...
Luc this is a weird suggestion. I’m a college student and I’m not about to bring a plate every day along with my lunch box just to microwave it. that would defeat the whole purpose.
Kesia CL it is each persons decision if they put comfort or sustainability first. There are always ways to do it. Glass can be microwaved for example. Some people heat their food at home and put it in thermos containers so it keeps warm until eaten. There are ways and it is always our decision what is more important to us.
Whenever I want to purchase an aesthetically pleasing mason jar I get fancy marmalade from my favourite farmers market and reuse their jars :D
I’ve never bought from a sustainable fashion brand, but the reason I support th is because sometimes people in very specific sizes (petite, plus size, etc) have difficulty finding good quality thrifted clothes.
omg YES! This is such a good point! I hope there will be more size-friendly sustainable brands to pop up as well! x
I’m a bigger girl and asked on a plus size fashion page for clothes that are good material and sustainable. I think it’s impossible! I was pure denim’s pants without spandex or poly mix. I want true satin, cotton, or silk. Items that in general have a good life, and once done I can use the material for other projects or it can be repaired or patched. My husband and I are going to be buying boots this year and we are looking to spend more money so we can know that these shoes can go to a cobbler. While I’m not the most zero waste girl, I want to do more to save the planet and have better clothing.
The use of tiffin is to encourage the use of steel to go boxes as opposed to plastic boxes. When it's steel, it's reusable and more sustainable. In India, tiffin boxes are not considered athetically pleasing. Those boxes are affordable and way more reusable than plastic containers. Hence even a normal person can buy it
Vyshnavi Joshi I feel like it’s part of the whole Asian culture. Japan has it, and so do most of south East Asian countries.
For real life use, here in Brazil, I don't think it would be very practical. When we bring our food from home we usually re-heat it on the microwave, at work. I heard somewhere that in India there are companies that deliver hot food on tiffins for you at work. Do you know about that?
"no cheryl you do not need another tote bag" 😂😂😂 also the mason jar thing, i dont know how but in my house we just accumulate so so many of them and use them as cups i never thought of that as a sustainability move. we dont need to buy cups and glasses we need to buy jam and honey lol. i love your channel
Being cautious with plastic has now been impossible with the pandemic.
6:00 um Christie you didn't put "assess" lol 😅😂
HAHAHAHA omg I am ded!!!!! wow this might be the best typo I've ever made!!!! 😹😹😹😹
@@SedonaChristina yeah since I watch most of your vids at my work desk, I pause it whenever there's reading to focus on it without getting caught so when I looked to read it I was like wait what lol
I just think theres way too much judgement and scrutiny towards people and their choices - especially when it comes to people trying to purchase alternative choices. Yes i get that thrift shopping is the better alternative but lets face it, not everyones going to do it so sustainable and ethically made products are the next best thing. If someone wants to buy from a sustainable brand over say Nike and Adidas then thats a far better alternative imo. I wish people would save their energy for the billion dollar corporations and not just a small to medium sustainable brand that is trying to make a tiny difference.
Also bohem goods is a woman in Canada who sells secondhand vintage and recently started making basics out of old fabrics. Works with local women to tailor & dye naturally. She's doing fashion in a reallllyyyy progressive way rn :)
As an Indian (granted I did grow up in Canada) I don't really think a tiffin would be cultural appropriation as long as you use it for it's intended purposes (I.E. for food and not for instagram). Granted, when people who aren't Indian start selling them, that is more iffy territory that I won't talk about.
I made a lot of my reusable bags from animal/pet feed bags! They might not be the most beautiful, but they are durable and free!
:0 that is so smart! I might start doing that!
Fighting For Animals thanks!
I don’t think the foil/plastic would work, my horse and chicken feed comes in plastic coated fabric.
Me:
*watching this video* "she's so beautiful; how does she make the middle part look so good?"
*slowly slides my side swept bangs into a middle part*
*sees my reflection on my PC screen*
*humbles myself, slowly slides my hair back, and continues watching the video*
The hell?
@@alicia-hd2cs middle part as in hair parting in the middle
@@raapyna8544 i know. I'm saying that the comment is stupid
i think actually sustainable brands are good because its a good combater to the wasteful unethical companies and its hard to get everyone to buy second hand so if people are gonna buy anyway it should be from a sustainable store
For me "reusable water bottle" is just a normal bottle. I mean even if something isn't named reusable it CAN be used multiple times. Like straws and bags from the store.
Omg the amount of tote bags I have 😫😂🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃
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I have my two 1 litre nalgenes and that's what I'll be using until they break!
Awesome! And since they’re nalgenes the probably won’t break until your grandkids are in college 😂
Sometimes what I like doing is to before I buy something, sit and think “what do I care about more, having this new item or helping the environment” and it rlly helps me put things into perspective
My sons school provides each child with that exact “aesthetic food container” every year for snack time. They have held up so well over the past 4 years.
This is my process as a consumer: I have been trying to write down things I am thinking about purchasing and wait a couple weeks or even a couple months. Next I ask myself "do I already have something that will do the same thing", "do I need it or do I want it?", "have I survived without it?", and "how will this add value to my life?" Then if I'm still thinking of purchasing it I will look to see if I can get it secondhand. If not I have been looking up brands on directory.goodonyou.eco/ to decide if it's a business that I want to support. This process is not perfect but has really slowed down how I buy things :)...anyone else have a similar process?
This is so helpful!
I think many have left out the "reduce" in "reduce, reuse, and recycle"
That's my motto too. If you need to think about it, then you don't need it.
For the cultural appropriation thing, I must ask: is it a form of cultural ritual or expression, or is it just something they did better than us? If it’s just the superior form of our Tupperware, why shouldn’t we learn from them and utilize the Tiffin?
As long as you use it well and understand its origins, I think it is fine. What bugs people is when people use our culture/items as an aesthetic/style instead of for its usefulness
I agree with your point about bamboo cutlery sets. I don't find the need to buy it. This actually got me thinking and I made a video on my channel about the positive and negative impacts of bamboo toothbrushes on the environment. If any of you here are interested, do have a look and let me know what you think. I'd be thrilled!
if you get weight loss ads soon it's because the subtitles think you're talking about waist reduction not waste reduction xD
7:29 i don't want us to feel old but it's not only more than 10 but more than 15 years ago.
we're adults and i'll go cry now
I don't understand how so many zero waste people say "Just upcycle jars instead of buying new maison jars", like it's the most natural thing in the world. I never buy anything in jars the size of a standard maison jar and nobody I know does. Maybe in America things come in jars as big as a maison jar but where I live there is hardly any food that comes in jars like that.
jam jars, pickle jars, (we even have a glass jar of cashew butter) pasta sauce, etc. those are typically larger sized jars
I have a bunch of jars from spaghetti sauces
I’ve had the same water bottle for about 6 years. It has been with me everywhere lol and it pretty beat up but I still use it.
Thank you for sharing this! I am brown and when I was younger I was made fun of for using tiffin instead of Tupperware. So it's whack to see it trending now.
I'd be hyped if they finally made a plus size sustainable basics brand though 😂😑 so many companies that make basics but so rarely carry extended sizes 😡
I love your dress, the flowy sleeves are fantastic
It looks Asiany. I love it!
Lmao "I'm still a dehydrated bitch." Hahahahaha you're wonderful Christina! Love your channel and your drive to make a change!
I laughed at that
YES! to the reuse-able jars, especially after my municipality decided to stop recycling glass 😒
LOL the reusable water bottle thing I've thought about A LOT
hi im new here and yes you are talking about important stuff which i absolutely love but also I catch myself getting distracted bc youre so pretty
Reactions/thoughts: I def bought bamboo cutlery a few years ago-however, up until quarantine I was ALWAYS on the go and used them all the time. That being said, I didn't know there was resin in them when I bought them. But I think they have been well worth it!
Also, I def agree on reusing jars instead of buying! I think my mix-matched sundried tomato jars, Laura Scudder Peanut Butter jars, and random thrift store jars are super cute anyway, not that that's what is important.
I was working at a convention for three years for the organizers and we had to do things like hand out freebies to the exhibitors and the attendants over the course of the week. In the first two years, they handed our disposable plastic water bottles in plastic bags every day to the exhibitors. In the thirst year, they swapped to canvas totes and reusable tote bags that we only handed out on the first day and there were exhibitors that would come to us for a clean water bottle every day?!?! Also, the convention was targeted towards high school students so we had to hand out bags full of pamphlets and newspapers to every student and watching them just toss all the stuff and waste it made so upset.
bruh... "tuppa where's the lid" KILLED ME
The goddamn aesthetic containers really bug me. As a Latina, I can tell you (and many others probably can as well!) that our abuelitas were doing "zero waste" LONG before it was trendy for white instagrammers. No, you don't need a lunchbox, you're eating your lunch out of this old sour cream container. Buying a mason jar? Why, when this old Snapple jar will suffice perfectly to hold salsa? Those old t-shirts make perfect rags for cleaning! Not to mention diluting products with water until they're nearly un-usable, lol.
I guess a larger point I'm making here is communities of color and low-income communities (the same communities most likely to be impacted by the degradation of the environment, btw) have BEEN doing this work. For a long time. Out of necessity. Necessity driven by the capitalist forces that disenfranchise communities to begin with, and the same ones that compel us to buy these largely unnecessary "zero waste" products. And it isn't "cute." It doesn't make for good aesthetic content. But it's necessary, and we should be looking to the wisdom of these communities to inform our decision making, not the people trying to sell us more stuff.
My theory about coffee cups is that everyone wants disposable coffee cup because of Gilmore girls. They show and shows like it always have the girls walking around with their throw away coffee cups and it was so cool. This past few weeks, I was watching weeks and I started to crave drinks that came in a clear plastic cup with straws ... I noticed almost immediately.
It always surprised me that ppl suddenly saw tote bags, water bottles, reusing plastic bags, etc. as "trends".
What were yall doing before this lmao, like?
Idk, I live in Germany and I'm black, so my mom don't play around with wasting plastic bags, containers, food and so on.
Frugal parents are the true founders of the zero waste movement 💅🏾✨
Regarding the upcycling of jars: I'm not the biggest fan of this. If you recycle jars correctly (honestly I don't know how the situation is in the US or other parts of the world, but here in Germany you can recycle them separately by colour) they can be reused completely (not like aluminium for example, you always have to add "new" aluminium to reuse it again), so no new glass has to be made. Keeping them at home and reusing them interrupts this circle and increases the demand for new glass. Don't get me wrong, if you need a jar I think it's perfectly fine to upcycle it instead of buying a new one, but upcycling without a reason and just for the sake of it doesn't make any sense to me. Regarding glass I think recycling is better than reusing.
Loved the video thank you :)
I disagree. It takes a MASSIVE amount of energy to recycle glass. Since the National Sword Policy, recycling plastic has become harder to turn a profit from (since there's no market for it) and consequently it's been harder for companies to subsidize recycling glass, which is more expensive to recycle than to make new.
I think this assumes that all glass is recycled and doesn’t end up in landfill to be never used again
I doubt that making new glass is less energy intense. And sure, as I said, if recycled correctly. Glass is not a renewable resource, it takes a specific type of sand which is already rare in certain countries and will be completely exploited within this century. I completely understand the hate for plastic, but glass isn't always the best alternative
It's crazy how many "basics" ads there are on Instagram. Underwear basics, sustainable T-shirts (many companies claim to plant a tree or clean a part of the ocean for every T-shirt people buy, like where are the receipts for that??), like so many ads. What I am the most mad about prob, is when every event or festival make a new T-shirt every year. In my country there is a folk festival and their shirts we're amazing, loved them. Shirts were quite cheap, because they were thrifted and then they just painted the logo on it. People loved it, merchandise was super affordable and no new shirts were created. Also, sometimes festivals and sellers, after not selling enough shirts, shred the leftover shirts and weave them into new fabric and make backpacks or rugs.
I've never had a water bottle freebee! I have one bottle I've had for maybe a decade now, but I know the pain of wanting more! I keep seeing really pretty ones and must restrain myself aaa.
One thing I'm trying to find still is a reusable bubble tea straw that isn't metal(and that I don't have to order online, unless it's eco friendly packaging/shipping). The thought of tripping and falling on to a metal straw scares the hell outta me.
I wish to one day to own a few reusable water bottles so i can put different syrups in them and not have to mix a glass new each time.
@@leporid257 that's totally fair! There's nothing wrong with owning a few if you use them.
@@TheLugiaSong i want the money to afford them first though haha
Hi this may not be exactly what you are looking for , but there are silicone straws in the market nowadays ? I'm not sure how sustainably they really are , but if you are now aware , you may find a sustainable option? Xx
@@scarl3tmacki389 I'll look in to that, thanks! My biggest issue I think will be finding a shop that sells them, but when it's safe to go out and shop I'll look around.
Hot take: giving out reusable water bottles as freebie merch could be worse than the single use ones. Because the freebie merch ones are complicated if not impossible to recycle. Even if most plastic isn’t recycled in reality, at least it CAN be. I just wish all these conferences and such that give away free merch in your welcome packet could at least ASK if you even want it
It's been awhile since I watched your vids - but can I just say, that the quality of your videos (while never bad or anything) has just become so much higher? Honestly, so proud of your development and progress. Keep inspiring us.
I HATE big fast paced fashion brands that put “sustainable” on items just bc it’s like half cotton or something. Another thing is ppl think it’s sustainable to buy quality clothes (which it can be) but they don’t do it in a sustainable way bc they continue to buy a lot of clothing. Like the point is that u will use it a long time and buy less...
@ h and m and zara
But why in the world does WHO need a fundraiser when it's already funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation? (Two very controversial people when it comes to poverty, sustainability and so much more.)
Hope you all are doing well!!!
YES!! I work with the organizations Zero Hour and XR and we advocate for systemic change and social justice! we would love if you got involved (i'm part of the youth groups but there are also adults parts of XR!!)
Oh my goodness, I've been meaning to get involved with XR! Honestly such an incredible organization! I need to look into Zero Hour as well! 💛
I feel as though sustainable brands or products that are marketed as ethical and sustainable are poaching on those who are most vulnerable to consumerism and want to follow the ‘trends’. Buying these products help the consumer to feel good in what they’re buying, but isn’t solving the issue of sustainability initially. I love your emphasis on using what you already have/ buying second hand as that’s possibly the most sustainable choice, though of course there are situations where buying a product brand new is appropriate and it’s always best to go for a sustainable option. I do also agree that it’s easy to get wrapped up in what’s ‘instagramable’ and aesthetically pleasing over what’s functional! Just something I feel more of us should be aware of and intentional with where our money is spent/ who is benefitting most (like buying from a charity shop vs a business who just want your money from marketing a ‘sustainable’ product)
Talk about how everlane isn’t transparent at all
Also thredUP up is a online thrift store. Yeah, as a seller, I think it rips off, but I’m selling stuff I never wear. Also it’s a good place to find second hand stuff. I have yet to like anything I seen to buy it. But this option is still good for people who can use it.
Also if you are spending money at a mall you are doing it wrong. I go to kill time. And second I’ll buy something if I really really need it. Just my thoughts
Thank you soooooo much for this video."Use/wear what we already have." "Who made the things that you are about to buy?" I remind those things every single day so I can make mindful purchases of anything. Plz keep the conversation going. You are amazing.
Does the hair come back again as they were before, after seborrheic dermatitis is cured?
I am suffering from it since last 2 years and my hairs are so thin now due to this disease , also i have lost some of my hairs.
I feel like so many smaller TH-camrs indirectly bash on Lauren Singer/ZWH, they basically gave zero waste a platform :)