The first word people associate with zero waste is: effort.
Zero waste does sounds like a lot of work and, yes, it does take some lifestyle changes. However, once you’ve got your zero waste habits in place, you get to say goodbye to sooo0 many other annoying things. Such as? Let me list them for you.
Less grocery shopping trips
Zero Waste can give you the anti-social life you’ve been searching for.
No more awkward eye-contact avoidance with cashiers. No more walking down aisles with a lost look on your face. Bulk shopping means less plastic packaging and less grocery shopping trips. If you’re anything like me you’ll use that extra time to do something completely useless, but, hey, still worth it!
Less trips to the bins
I don’t know about you, but having to put the black bin bag out is my least favourite task. Less waste means less trips to the bin while pinching your nose and holding a giant bag of oozing things at arm’s length.
Less tidying and organizing
Bulk shopping means making more space for items in your home, but going zero waste ultimately makes your space tidier. No more impulse shopping. Now, THAT is bound to have a positive effect on your space. Assign a dedicated place for your bulk foods and ban the rest..
Less broke-ass-ness
Think of all the lazy hotel holidays you’ll be able to indulge in now that your money is no longer going into frivollous things. The cost of cheap Boohoo tops and takeaways can add up very quickly. Take it from a recovering shopping addict. You can use that money on an experience instead. I mean, if you’re a millennial (like me!), society says you have to.
“The True Cost” was a life-changing documentary for Leena. Since then, she blogs about ethical and green living in her free time while drinking copious amounts of coffee and looking after too many house plants.