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Hi everyone.
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Welcome back to Lavendaire.
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Today's video is on how to live with less waste.
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It's a video for beginners who are looking to get into the zero waste lifestyle,
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and it's just a video for anyone who wants to be more conscious of their environmental
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footprint.
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I am so, so thrilled to be partnering with Ecosia on this video.
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Ecosia is a search engine
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that plants trees as you search the web, and I think it's just the coolest concept ever.
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The way it works is just like any other search engine.
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You can use Ecosia
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to search something on the web and then search ads will come up with your results.
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And with those search ads, they get income, and with their income,
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they donate 80% to planting trees.
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I think, on average, 45 searches will plant one tree.
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And I've been using Ecosia for about three months now, and I have about
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five hundred searches.
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So if you calculate it, I think I've planted maybe eleven trees
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which is so awesome, just knowing that you're doing something good just by doing
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what you would normally do with the internet.
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So this is something that everybody can apply.
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Everybody can start using this now, and you'll truly make an impact.
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There are a lot of resources that I'll link down below: videos of Ecosia doing their work,
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planting their trees.
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And they're really big on transparency which is what I love
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and why I support them, so that you know exactly where their money is going to,
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so I fully trust them.
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Yeah, I love this thing so much.
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You can use Ecosia on your computer or on your phone.
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They have a mobile app
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for iOS and Android.
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And what's really cool is they've already planted 10 million trees this June,
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and they have a goal to plant one billion trees by 2020, which I think is super inspiring.
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So definitely check them out if you're interested in this sort of thing.
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As you can tell, I am super behind it.
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Alright, so moving onto other ways you can be environmentally-friendly.
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Here are ten ways to live with less waste.
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First, it's important to know the five R's of waste management: refuse, reduce, reuse,
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recycle, and rot, in that order.
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Today, we'll start with refuse.
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Refusing is the first rule
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to living a zero waste lifestyle.
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Think before accepting any clutter into your home.
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Turn down flyers and junk mail, freebies, party favors, and any other junk
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that will most likely go into the trash.
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Each year, Americans throw away 100 billion plastic grocery bags which take about
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1000 years to break down.
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Instead of accepting plastic bags
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and creating more demand for them, use reusable cloth bags or even no bag, when possible.
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I used to think it was mandatory to use these plastic bags for your fruits and vegetables,
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but I recently discovered you can just use your own bag or even no bag,
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which is even better because why bring home extra plastic?
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You could also bring your own jars to grocery stores to avoid bringing home
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any unnecessary plastic containers.
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I love when grocery stores sell things in bulk
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so that it's really easy to do some zero waste shopping.
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You can either weigh your jars
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at the front beforehand, or bring an extra of the same jar so you can weight it at checkout.
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Next, instead of using a one-time disposable plastic straw, you can either
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refuse the straw completely, or use an acrylic or steel straw instead.
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I personally like
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to drink my smoothies with a straw, so I have this acrylic straw for that specific purpose.
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Instead of using this plastic cling wrap in your kitchen to preserve your food and leftovers,
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switch to using this sustainable and reusable food wrap.
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These are all natural, organic,
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and compostable.
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I believe they're made out of beeswax, and they actually do
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a really good job at keeping your food fresh, even better than plastic in my opinion.
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Instead of buying disposable plastic water bottles, opt for a reusable water bottle
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that you can fill up again and again.
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Glass and steel are probably best for your water bottle,
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but I'm using this BPA-free plastic bottle because my boyfriend used to sell them
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and we have a ton of them left over.
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So if you have them already, reuse what you can.
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Do your best to avoid using disposable utensils.
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Instead, you can bring silverware
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from home or use portable utensils made out of stainless steel or bamboo.
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Over 4.7 billion plastic toothbrushes that will never biodegrade are dumped in landfills
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and oceans each year.
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So you can make a huge impact just by switching out
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your plastic toothbrush for a sustainable bamboo toothbrush.
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Think of all the plastic toothbrushes that you use in one lifetime.
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And imagine avoiding that waste completely,
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just by switching to something that's biodegradable and compostable.
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Disposable period products also create so much waste.
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The average woman throws away
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up to 300 pounds of pads, tampons, and applicators in her lifetime.
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Instead, try using a menstrual cup.
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Menstrual cups are made out of medical grade silicone
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and one cup can last you up to ten years which is pretty amazing.
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Lastly, reduce the amount of paper you bring into your home by switching to paperless
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whenever possible.
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Do this with your mail, your bills, your notes, and your books.
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I personally love reading eBooks on my iPad, but I know some people love traditional books,
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so just do whatever works for you.
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I hope you liked these tips on how to live with less waste.
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I just want to remind you though:
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Just take it one step at a time.
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Don't be so hard on yourself.
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It's a journey.
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All that matters is that you're becoming aware, more conscious of the environment
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and you're doing your best, okay?
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Everyone is at a different point in this journey.
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I'm not perfect.
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I'm totally not zero waste yet.
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But I think the first step is awareness.
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And then after that, you'll start to reduce your waste little by little.
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So let's create a non-judgmental, welcoming space where we can just open up the discussion
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around reducing our waste.
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And let's not judge others who aren't aware of this lifestyle.
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Let's just understand everyone's at a different point in our journeys.
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The best thing you can do is just be a living example of what you want to see in the world,
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and let your actions speak louder than your words.
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It all begins with awareness
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and let this awareness seep into your actions, and then others will see what you're doing
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and then they'll be inspired to follow along.
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Alright, that's it!
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Make sure you subscribe if you haven't already.
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I love you so much.
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And also: Check out Ecosia for a really easy way to start being more environmentally-friendly,
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just by searching the web.
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Alright, love you all so, so much.
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See you next time.
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Bye!
