Getting Started
Here are daily tips to help you transition to Zero Waste by GoingZeroWaste.com. If you have kids, you'll definitely want to check out their 31 Day Zero Waste Challenge - For Kids! post and download their free PDF booklet.
Steps to going zero waste
1. Remember* why is going zero waste important
2. Refuse what you don't need
3. Reduce what you do need
4. Reuse what you can
5. Recycle
6. Rot organic material, such as food waste, paper soiled with food and yard scraps.
This list was developed by Bea Johnson of ZeroWasteHome.org. Check out her blog and her book, the Zero Waste Home. Both are excellent resources to help you transition to a Zero Waste lifestyle.
*Define your "Remember" because having clarity about why you want to reduce waste will help you make buying decisions because there is so much excessive packaging and plastic. This clear motivation will make the decisions you make last beyond the month-long challenge. Here are some ideas of "Remembers."
Steps to going zero waste
1. Remember* why is going zero waste important
2. Refuse what you don't need
3. Reduce what you do need
4. Reuse what you can
5. Recycle
6. Rot organic material, such as food waste, paper soiled with food and yard scraps.
This list was developed by Bea Johnson of ZeroWasteHome.org. Check out her blog and her book, the Zero Waste Home. Both are excellent resources to help you transition to a Zero Waste lifestyle.
*Define your "Remember" because having clarity about why you want to reduce waste will help you make buying decisions because there is so much excessive packaging and plastic. This clear motivation will make the decisions you make last beyond the month-long challenge. Here are some ideas of "Remembers."
- I love the ocean and the ocean is predicted to have more plastic then fish by weight. I'm not going to buy this.
- It took 300 million years to make the petroleum this material is made of, and I would only use it for (time) AND it will be on the planet for several hundred years after I use it. I'll find a plastic-free alternative.
- I care about my health and the health of other beings on the planet. I don't need this.
Here's a helpful 28 Days to Purge Plastic from Rodale Wellness.