Journey to Zero Waste

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run free Mar 2020 9:37pm, 25 Mar 2020 3,833 posts	0 run free
Wine Legs Mar 2020 8:20am, 30 Mar 2020 5,290 posts	0 Wine Legs One thing to do while on lockdown...if you haven't already. Start to wash your hair less frequently. Extend it by a day every couple of weeks. I wash my hair weekly now. It's fine. In every sense.
richmac Mar 2020 8:33am, 30 Mar 2020 13,789 posts	0 richmac Good call. I'm wearing less clothes so less washing going on.
Velociraptor Mar 2020 9:05am, 30 Mar 2020 45,820 posts	0 Velociraptor I have to change my clothes daily for infection control (not just CV-19) and even if I'm not going out I have to live with my hair and I matter too. The personal hygiene stays.
Wriggling Snake Mar 2020 9:14am, 30 Mar 2020 26,027 posts	0 Wriggling Snake I don't have any hair. I win and have been winning for 30 years.
run free Mar 2020 12:55pm, 30 Mar 2020 3,860 posts	0 run free Vel - think none of us expect health workers to be zero waste due to risk of infection. Hope you're being well looked after.... if not let us know. I stopped using shampoo since Oct 2014. I do rinse my hair out with water if have had a good sweat WL - maybe can extend your hair washing times even further and get to every 2 weeks
Fragile Do Not Bend Mar 2020 5:43pm, 30 Mar 2020 5,641 posts	0 Fragile Do Not Bend I’ve already started washing my hair less, but that was due to laziness more than anything else.
run free Apr 2020 11:26am, 15 Apr 2020 3,914 posts	0 run free Besides composting, what good tips have you got to reduce food waste?
Lizzie W Apr 2020 4:05pm, 15 Apr 2020 22,836 posts	0 Lizzie W We eat everything that isn't compostable, I think.
run free Apr 2020 7:11pm, 15 Apr 2020 3,916 posts	0 run free BUtternut squash - have found the skin is edible when cooked (baked or boiled); the seeds are edible when fried or baked Mr RF still likes a bit of chicken every 3 months. Have found that if the bones are high pressured, you can eat the bones

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FT Article on how broken recycling is:
ft.com

Sustainability:
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A growing "want" (consumption) has an impact on our world's resources. Historically we have gone through periods of frugality & eco-consciousness and always returned to the same apathy & couldn't give a damn about the environment we live in.

A linear economy means products head for the landfill. As landfills fill quickly, incinerators are now being put into place in the UK. Recycling is a broken system due to economics and incineration is simply the destruction of our resources.

The best would be for a circular economy and ways to close the loop.

Zero wasters care about their impact. On our journey to a zero waste lifestyle what are we willing to compromise on?

Resources for reducing landfill waste:

Freecycle: freecycle.org

or sell it on Ebay, car boot
Wrap: wrap.org.uk

How Stuff Works: home.howstuffworks.com

Food waste: consider composting. For cooked food waste have a look at Bokashi (FYI Anaerobic composting: http://www.alternative-energy-tutorials.com/aerobic-composting/anaerobic-composting.html)

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