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DIY Activated Charcoal
Activated carbon is a porous substance derived from organic material. For centuries, Japanese artisans burned plant matter to yield activated charcoal, renowned for its purifying properties. With the right equipment, you can easily make a zero-waste version of this...
How To Reduce E-Waste
How many phones have you had in your lifetime? Three, four, five or ten? You buy, you use it, it gets old and you grow dissatisfied with and dumped for a newer model within a year? Eventually, you realize the impact my quest for a socially acceptable phone, from...
How to Become & Live No-trash? Zero-Waste for Beginners
Get Rid Of Your Trash Can At Escape Waste, we believe that confronting loose garbage is the fastest way to stop making it. When waste is hidden away in a bin, it stops being a problem- it doesn't smell bad or look bad or assault your senses in any unpleasant...
Zero Waste Swaps, Essential Easy Low Waste Reusable Alternatives
Below are DIY zero waste swaps, projects, low waste recipes, and plastic-free recommendations for common easy and reusable household items. This guide is meant as a reference to the zero-waste approach to product alternatives and lifestyle. Most plastic-free items...
Moving Apartments Zero Waste & Eco-Friendly Supplies
Without a doubt, moving houses is a time-consuming process that comes with a lot of stress and headaches. And not only is moving already enough hard work, but it also generates quite a waste for the environment. From single-use packing materials and boxes to...
How to Have A Zero-Waste Period? Products: Cups, Pads, Underwear/Panties & More
It can take forever to try a menstrual cup. Some are afraid that it is gross and hard to switch. Once you have your first zero waste period, you will be obsessed! Table Of ContentsshowThe Single Most Life-changing Zero-Waste Switch for a Woman Facts...
Zero-Waste Food Storage & Options
Accepting food with whatever trappings were offered. We opted to forgo the freezer in this apartment, and I'm hoping our next home will skip the refrigerator. Until then, everything is organized according to Cornell's guidelines for storing organic...
Zero-Waste Fridge Home Organization
Here's what our groceries look like this month. I shop once a week now, at the market. Returning rubber bands to the stalls and putting produce directly in my own bags. Not eating cheese or meat, and choosing fresh nuts instead of bulk, simplifies zero-waste...
TIPS: How to Make Grocery Shopping Zero-Waste
Wicker shopping trolleys are beautiful but… Week after week, haul reusable totes everywhere, look like a hunchback hobo with a bindle. A wicker shopping cart with ugly white plastic wheels? Table Of ContentsshowUse Glass Jars NowCarry Metal Or Glass...
Zero-Waste, Plastic-free, Environmental-friendly Shaving Renewables! Say No, Go Eco & Sustainable
A scary part of going zero waste is not shopping with bulk bags, composting, or asking for takeout in my own containers, but it was switching to a safety razor (and menstrual cup, but more on that later). YouTube videos depicted long, seemingly complicated shave...