The (almost) Zero-waste Guide: 100+ Tips For Reducing Your Waste Without Changing Your Life
- Author: Melanie Mannarino
- Narrator: Joy Osmanski
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Duration: 2:45:09
Synopsis
Cut back on waste, reduce your carbon footprint, and live more sustainably with these 100 (almost) zero-waste tips
In a perfect world, we would all be able to fit a year’s worth of waste in a mason jar. But for most of us, doing so can be immensely intimidating or simply not feasible.
But even if you can’t be perfectly zero waste, you can still have a profound impact on our environment, climate, and health by making some simple changes to your lifestyle and habits. Author Melanie Mannarino shares 100 simple tips for being less wasteful in a variety of contexts:
-At Home, with advice not only for the kitchen and food, but also for cleaning and home organization
-Travel, from commuting to vacations
-Fashion, including finding sustainable brands and caring for your clothing
-Community, helping you identify ways to make a broader impact beyond your home
Beyond limiting your personal waste, learn about how you can reduce your “unseen” waste by making more eco-friendly choices, such as purchasing clothes with more sustainable fabrics and adopting a “Meatless Monday” regimen to help decrease your carbon footprint.
If you’re someone who wants to reduce waste in your daily life and make a positive impact on the planet without making drastic changes in your habits, then look no further. This highly accessible and practical guide will have you living a greener, more sustainable life that is (almost) zero waste in no time!
Chapters
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001 The(Almost)ZeroWasteGuide Open
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002 The(Almost)ZeroWasteGuide Introduction
Duration: 14min -
003 The(Almost)ZeroWasteGuide Chapter1 EatAndCookAlmostZeroWaste
Duration: 30min -
004 The(Almost)ZeroWasteGuide Chapter2 CreateAnAlmostZeroWasteHome
Duration: 41min -
005 The(Almost)ZeroWasteGuide Chapter3 MaintainAlmostZeroWastePersonalCare
Duration: 23min -
006 The(Almost)ZeroWasteGuide Chapter4 TravelNearAndFarWithAlmostZeroWaste
Duration: 17min -
007 The(Almost)ZeroWasteGuide Chapter5 BuildAnAlmostZeroWasteWardrobe
Duration: 23min -
008 The(Almost)ZeroWasteGuide Chapter6 LiveAlmostZeroWasteInYourCommunity
Duration: 10min -
009 The(Almost)ZeroWasteGuide Chapter7 Afterword YoureAlreadyAnAlmostZeroWasteHero
Duration: 02min -
010 The(Almost)ZeroWasteGuide Close
Duration: 33s