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i hate christmas, i hate valentine’s day, i hate easter, i hate halloween, i hate holidays
why is the standard to buy stuff for people? bring back making stuff, bring back not getting eachother anything at all. cook a meal, hang out, watch a movie, don’t bring dumb shit into your house that you’ll never use
If you need a financial change heading into the next year, any one or two of these challenges can begin moving you in the right direction.
I love this toothpaste! David’s toothpaste is a zero waste alternative that isn’t tooth powder or straight baking soda. It has no harmful ingredients and it comes in a 100% recycleable aluminum tube!
It’s made in the US by people who want to be there.
Unfortunately, it runs about $10 a tube. You have to buy three tubes with each order, so that’s $30 of toothpaste 😬
However, they are big tubes of toothpaste, and a little dollup goes a long way. I don’t feel bad about spending so much on toothpaste because I know I’m supporting a great company with great values!
I'm starting to realise that I like the acts of online shopping more then the actual getting of the items.
Like, I like all the different steps to online shopping. The searching, the browsing, the adding to my wishlist, the thinking about what items I want to buy this month and then next month....
I ordered 3 diamond paintings on AliExpress but then decided to cancel 2 and just keep the one I really wanted.
And I think for now, at least the first two weeks of August, I will block the webshops and just try and be glad with what I have.
@chained-to-the-mirror
Ps; the diamond painting I decided to order.
September Anti-Haul!
For those of you who don’t know, an anti-haul is a list of items and practices not to partake in. My goal is to do one anti-haul each month!
Free t-shirts. So many events, non-profit organizations, and festivals have free t-shirts with their logo or a slogan on them. They are cheaply and unethically made; they are often supposed to be single use, as in only for that single event; and finally, they are often covered in advertising. Not. Great.
Free samples. Many grocery stores in the US have free sample bins scattered around the aisles. The samples are individually wrapped in plastic. You eat the little bit of food and INSTANTLY throw the plastic away. Single, 5-second use, and that plastic cup is on the earth for👏🏻ever👏🏻
This one should be obvious, but vending machine food. Not only is it disgustingly unhealthy and overpriced, but it is all individually wrapped in plastic wrappers. No thank you.
In a similar vein from number 1, free flyers. While paper is recycleable and compostable, paper is made from trees, takes massive amounts of energy to produce, takes energy to print, etc. etc. If you need the information on the flyer, snap a photo. I know you have your phones on you.
BOGO. Do you really need two?
That’s it for this month’s anti-haul! Message me with recommendations for October 2019’s anti-haul!
You are presented with a choice.
You have the choice, every day, to be sustainable or not.
You have the choice to throw something away or recycle it properly.
You have the choice to make your own product or simply rebuy what you used up.
You have the choice to go with what the world tells you, or to break out against is easy and what is right.
Zero waste is hard. It goes against what society around us is telling us. It forces us to look past the billboards and the ads and the infinite voices screaming at us and telling us what to do.
(Plastic Free July 2019, day 24)
We are a community.
It’s so important that we build each other up, ask questions and be kind.
Here, we are working to literally save the world. It doesn’t help if we are pitted against each other or go with the flow.
We are all figuring it out. Ask questions. Be concerned, confused, and stand up for what you believe in.
Are you in?
Going zero waste is hard. I so often throw things away from habit, or purchase items with packinging without thinking. However, here’s three things I’ve learned recently:
1. It’s ok. Don’t freak out, throw it away if you have to. Take a breath and start over again.
2. Try second hand. I so often find great, name brand items for literal pennies at Goodwill or my local thrift shops. Sometimes a good wash is all it needs.
3. Set yourself a tangible goal. For example, this month, I said I wouldn’t spend any money. It’s only for the month, and I have boundaries. I can buy groceries, gas and pay my bills. I’ve slipped up a few times, but I take a breath and start again. (See #1 :)
