Landfills are filling up faster and faster as more humans are born everyday. Many people aren't giving second thoughts to the waste they are producing everyday which adds up overtime and is unable to compost for hundreds-thousands of years.
"Imagine living in your home with all the waste you produce... you'd have bins and bins everywhere! Now imagine if you composted... some of your waste would decrease as compostable items go back into the earth. Now imagine you Compost and don't buy plastic bags, use Tupperware when eating out, don't buy water bottles or straws... now a lot of your waste is gone! Now imagine being more mindful of the products your consuming... you don't buy plastic at all (as practical as possible), you buy compostable products or reusable products... now all of the waste should be gone. Your home, the earth is clean when you go zero waste!"
As well as preventing over flowing landfills going zero waste helps reduce your carbon footprint. According to the EPA, recycling provides an annual benefit of 49.7 million metric tons of carbon emissions reduced, comparable to removing 39.4 million passen]
\ger cars from the road each year!
Going zero waste also helps animals; land and water. Animals on land can get caught in our trash, cut on our trash, or eat our trash (which is detrimental to their health). Aquatic animals can also get caught in our trash, or eat our trash.
So go zero waste to help maintain the earth for future generations.
Some personal benefits you might also find:
Your life gets simpler- you will begin using 1 product for multiple jobs. This will save you time & money.
You'll become healthier- by going zero waste you tend to stop buying processed foods as they come heavily wrapped in waste; instead you will begin to buy more whole foods (perhaps even from local farmers markets!).
You'll become self sufficient- you'll buy less and make more.
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My Zero Waste Journey
RandomI'm beginning my journey to a zero waste lifestyle and I will be using this book to document my journey as well as educate others and give them information. Hope You Enjoy & Learn Somethings <3