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This thread is for discussion of all topics related to sustainability, including, but not limited to, zero/low waste and ethical fashion.
(links in spoilers)
(Beginners) resourcesSustainable living beginners guide
https://www.learnervegan.com/sustainable-living-for-beginners/Zero waste beginners guide
https://www.sustainablejungle.com/zero-waste/zero-waste-plan-going-zero-waste/Zero waste kit
https://www.sustainablejungle.com/zero-waste/zero-waste-kit/Sustainable fashion beginners guide
https://remake.world/stories/style/a-beginners-guide-to-sustainable-fashion/Best ethical and sustainable beauty brands
https://www.sustainablejungle.com/best-of-sustainable-beauty/best-ethical-sustainable-beauty-brands/The Good Shopping Guide
https://thegoodshoppingguide.com/Youtube channelsSustainably Vegan
https://www.youtube.com/c/SustainablyVegan/videosThe Girl Gone Green
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheGirlGoneGreen/videosKristen Leo
https://www.youtube.com/user/KristenElleTVFilms and documentariesThe True Cost
About the true cost of our clothes. Available on Netflix or watch here: https://truecostmovie.com/watch-now/Cowspiracy
Takes a look at the livestock industry and how it impacts the environment. Watch here: https://www.cowspiracy.com/Our Planet
Focuses on how manmade climate change causes massive wildlife loss. Available on Netflix.A Plastic Ocean
A docu about the impact of throwaway plastic on the environment. Available on Netflix. No. 599765
>>599715I think people worry that when you speak of doing something for yourself they assume you expect them to follow suit.
Not having a car could very well be unreasonable for her lifestyle and was defending herself. If you don’t approach the subject from a place of superiority or propagandizing and instead explain that doing this could benefit your own life while realizing not everyone can do the same, people might seem less reactive and more willing to listen to your reasoning. No one likes to be told their normal ass routine is destroying the world and if they don’t make drastic changes to the way they live RIGHT NOW we’re all going to die
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Thanks for starting this thread OP. I'm getting into slow fashion and vintage because fast fashion is fucking trash, bad for the planet, bad for the workers and also frankly stressful. I want to get out of the constant feelings that I need something new all the time.
<I recommend this book if you feel the same.
Also, this is great resource to see just how sustainable different brands are:
https://goodonyou.eco No. 602642
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My roommate is a fatty and gives me her empty Talenti jars. They're so perfect for everything from storing coins, liquids, cut-up veggies.. urgh I love them.
Also I am so ready for thrift shops and Lush to reopen.
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>>602642I'm boycotting Lush. The treatment of their staff is unethical:
https://mitheringsfrommorningside.wordpress.com/tag/lush-cruelty-free-kisses/They also virtue signal by pandering to troons - no terves allowed in their stores. See pic.
There are better, non-misogynistic handmade cosmetics shops to buy from.
No. 602979
>>602950Yikes, thanks for this. I won't be shopping there either.
I live in Philly in the US if you have other alternatives! My first thought was going to my local Mom's Organic.
No. 602986
>>602950No TERFs allowed in stores? How tf would they even enforce that?!
Real life is not the internet, Lush.
No. 602987
>>602950Boycotting lush too.
Does anyone have links to stickers relevant to all this bs? I feel like publicly reclaiming city space about the fact we're not fucking menstruators and shit.
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Any Nordic anons here? How do you deal with all the plastic in shops? And how do you thrift?
I live in Finland and thrift stores here are terrible. There's absolutely nothing but really old shit that smells of tobacco and oversized clothes from dead relatives. I found some stuff by thrifting online (Emmy, Rekki.fi, Depop sometimes) but on Depop you can't find almost anything locally which kind of defeats the purpose of living more sustainably. Still, it's better than buying new.
As for groceries, I got better at dodging plastic waste over the years and try to go packaging-free whenever possible (even now during the pandemic), I also go foraging when I can just because it's fun, I make my own compost and grow some plants on my balcony or in my communal garden but some things just can't be avoided.
If you want to buy tofu, any cheese at all that isn't Boursin or Brie, hummus, meat and meat replacements, most nuts and dried fruits, cherry tomatoes or fresh grapes, spinach… they all come in bags or boxes. Sometimes I come across people who say they can fit their whole year's waste in a small jar but how do they do it? Do they just not have a varied diet?
Other than that, I've made great progress. Recently I had to move and most of my dishes and furniture are from the reuse centre or bought off people on Facebook Marketplace. Most of my haircare is natural stuff without packaging (or recyclable non-plastic stuff), I've become so much happier caring for plants and living with less, I also have a lot more time since I don't bother with too much smelly rubbish and have started meal prep. Even my bf saw the change and followed suit, he's a bigger hippie than me now. Everything is great except for the plastic around my damn vegetables.
No. 603004
>>602991Honestly I've largely given up on tofu, most cheeses, plant-based meats, and other things that come in packages that require hard-mode recycling (thin plastic, coated paper). I always have a supply of chickpeas to make hummus, falafel, etc. When the pandemic's over I'm going to buy in bulk from one of those stores that let you scoop into your bag. Good on you for foraging! I wish I could do that, but I just keep herb plants for now.
Fun idea, maybe arrange a clothing swap with your friends?
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I'll post a few sites I've found online, I haven't shopped from any of them yet, but they seem to be eco-friendly/low waste.
This one is eco-friendly and sells stuff made by women.
https://www.greenwomanstore.com/A UK site that ships to the US, and probably other places. Kinda pricey if you're outside the UK though.
https://acalaonline.com/Natural face moisturizer and bamboo brushes.
https://yayforearth.com/And two more shops with a variety of things.
https://www.getearthical.com/https://reducewastenow.shop/ No. 603252
>>603002Do we have a nordic thread or do you think the god forsaken finn thread is nordic-all?
>>602991THE FUCKING TOFU AND BEANIT härkis or whatever is packaged in such a dumb way but I really don't know what else they could do.
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Has anyone been able to “train” themselves to like cold showers? With the current heatwave now is a good time to start for me
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>>603758I've gotten it colder than I used to have it– it's lukewarm right now but I can't see myself showering in cold. I just kept turning the temp colder each time to the absolute minimum that I could bare.
It's more for my skin than the environment tbh, but it's a plus. My roommate complains about how the shower's never hot enough and I'm just like
No. 603837
>>603758I wanna do this! Today, I actually already showered cold for quite some time. I really wanna try it consistently for my mind
I also had to shower ice cold during winter because of power issues which was seriously roughTomorrow, I'm gonna do it again!
No. 608828
>>603758living in the devils asshole makes it so i cant even have cold showers right now
everything is just on fire
No. 729790
>>630714nayrt but my only word of advice is investing in a decent machine!! You dont have to spend a ton of money but a $250 singer will last you a lot longer than one that’s only $100
sincerely, an anon who owns a $250 singer and whos best friend owned a $100 singer where she paid a lot more than its worth in repairs compared to me who has literally never has to get my machine repaired in the 10+ years ive owned it (thankfully my best friend upgraded to a VERY nice brother machine and its been serving her well with no issues at all).
I’ve set a new years resolution to myself to not buy any clothing, anything I want I have to figure out how to make it!
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>>630714>>729790Tbh I really don't think you need to shell out 200+ for a Singer as a casual user. I purchased a €170 (~200usd) computerized Brother four or five years ago and it works great.
You could also try asking around older family members if they have a machine lying around they don't use anymore, they're often the ones who have those high quality Singer machines that last for decades.
No. 730032
>>730024I have/am none of what you’ve listed, but for me sustainability isn’t a type of restriction I place on myself. For me it’s about spending less money in the long term, creating less waste, and ultimately collecting less stuff into my life. The less cluttered my house/shopping list/closet/etc is, the less cluttered my mental state feels.
I feel like its actually the opposite of an obsession. I like to buy longer lasting, higher quality items with minimal waste and maintenance requirements because I want to think deeply about them once and only once.
No. 730043
>>730024Not me, I eat meat etc. I just care about the environment and hate how much stuff is made with low quality and a limited life-span in mind so we have to buy more and more.
Some young women can be self-sacrificing and obsessive about stuff like this though, yeah.
>>730032>I feel like its actually the opposite of an obsession. I like to buy longer lasting, higher quality items with minimal waste and maintenance requirements because I want to think deeply about them once and only once.Same!
No. 730047
>>730038I try to learn from the traditional way people ate (in my country and elsewhere, for instance from countries where a nomadic, tribal lifestyle remains the norm) before large industries began to dictate diets. The diet is largely inspired by understanding what the body is originally meant to eat, following the seasons and avoiding packaged, overly processed foods as much as possible. It entails lean, grass-fed meat from biodynamic local farms, unpasteurised milk (again from local farms), locally sourced raw honey, a lot of fish as I live in a fishing city and fish has so many good nutrients, raw butter, lots of egg, no sugar, rarely bread if not sour-dough, no pasta, etc. I am still learning a lot, but I suppose it is very comparable to a keto paleo diet? Except I do not eat the packaged substitutes that are often recommended in books for such a diet, but instead just use seasonal, ethically sourced, natural ingredients.
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>>730024I am/have been all of those and tend to obsess over things in general. When it comes to sustainability though, I’ve found it’s not fulfilling in that way. Like
>>730032 said, it’s kinda empty because it leads you to think about physical things less. Even with buying groceries, which is obviously regular and essential, after the initial switchover you don’t have to think much about it. For example a while ago I was shopping with a friend, who put her vegetables in those little plastic bags. I had not done that in years, hadn’t thought to do it, and noticed then how not doing it saved effort as well as the environment. Habits can quickly become second nature.
That being said I don’t read the scary shit about the environment. I know the situation is bad, I don’t need convincing, so I only read about action I can take as an individual. Obsessive personality and that shit would be a bad combination.
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>>730749I understand what you are saying, and I swear don't want to derail this thread too much, but I do just want to leave this here: vegans do not consider animals as food, so we're not "cutting out" anything. There's a subtle difference there, even if it gets lost in part because these days so many people with other agendas and food issues for some reason want to latch on to the vegan label. Veganism is not a diet.(Don't get me started on "plant-based".) It's a very specific philosophy and approach to living and I hate seeing its definition get further eroded and diluted.
I am, however, happy that more people are eating fewer animals for whatever reason.
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>>794490They suck. The wax gets crispy, they don’t stick like cling wrap, the scent permeates breads and cakes, if your car gets hot you get waxy residue on your stuff.
You’re better off with decent Tupperware. Nothing gets squished, good for work lunches and leftovers. Reusable, long lasting, easy to clean. Plastic is great when used properly.
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>>795284NTA but there’s glass tupperware that can even be used to bake dishes in the oven, the only plastic about them is the lids (which don’t go in the oven and are technically optional to use) These in conjunction with saving my jars/bottles and using reusable storage bags have been helpful in eliminating my use of plastic/cling wrap. If you’re interested, the storage bags are plastic (silicone) but I really only ever use them for foods being put in the fridge or traveling in a small bag. Otherwise you can simply use storage containers.
No. 835444
>>795355This this this, I got two pyrex glass boxes that are wonderful, it's so nice for meal prep because you can heat up food immediately. Eliminates the need for microwaving, too (personally I'm not a fan of soggy pizza and scalding hot on the outside, frozen on the inside food).
>>795373NTA but much of it is not. Styrofoam takeaway boxes are actually quite bad, and biodegradable bamboo "plastic" (
not wooden bamboo boxes) contains melamine as a binding agent more often than not. Which is a very bad thing.
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How do single anons who feed only themselves limit their food waste? I love cooking and food but I can only eat so much and I can’t stuff myself without getting sick (adderal fucks with my appetite) so I keep wasting good food and money
No. 835502
>>835448If you know your appetite is not big start cooking smaller portions, or keep leftovers (covered with foil or in a box) on the fridge. When you go grocery shopping have a plan of the meals you will be having until the next shopping trip.
I've lived alone for quite a while, so i know what and how much i eat. Shoping weekly I buy fresh food (vegetables, meat, bread and fish) for the 4 following days, and the rest is frozen. I cook usually enough for 2 meals, always with the fresh ingredients first, and keep the leftovers on the fridge to snack or for breakfast. This way the only thing i throw away is fruit (that i get for free in huge quantities).
Also, if you have free space (balcony, small garden) you could try to compost and plant herbs.
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>>879224Get a disposable blade tin/blade bank and then recycle them all by putting the whole tin in recycling.
Don't bury them. Stainless steel takes ages to break down so you're really just putting sharp objects in dirt for people to get hurt with.
No. 879390
>>879224>I remember seeing a video ages ago of a girl disposing of them by digging them into the soil/earthDoes she have a grudge against archeologists or something? Those will be there forever.
By the way how do you find it to shave with a safety razor vs disposable razors? I'm considering buying one.
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>>879390>>879262Hah I thought so. thanks.
>By the way how do you find it to shave with a safety razor vs disposable razors? I'm considering buying one.It's been good! It has a bit of a learning curve, I definitely cut myself once or twice during my first attempt and while changing the blades but now it gives a clean and close shave. And it saves a lot of money. Personally I switched from those expensive disposable click-on blades that Gilette and Wilkinson sell that are like 25+ euro for a 4 pack, I paid about 40 euro for the safety razor handle (~32) + 100 blades (~8) so I made the initial investment back relatively quickly. It's also easy to keep clean, which was something that always frustrated me about regular razors. All in all if you can overcome the learning curve, I see only pros to using a safety razor over regular shaving methods.
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>>879390Safety razors are infinitely better than shitty disposables. The blades last for months depending on how often you shave and where you store them, they give a super close shave and are cheap to buy. Nowadays I see these safety razors marketed to women sold in shops, I think they're called Geisha Razors and are about 19€. There's also the less pretty ones for men that are about 15€, blades are about 50c to 1€ per box where I live.
I cut myself only once with mine, take care around your knees if you shave your legs but otherwise you should be fine.
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>>881289Samefag but I forgot to add that I also get noticeably less irritation since switching to a safety razor. Not sure why or how. And they last longer, especially if you properly clean and dry them after each use.
>>881292How many are in one box? Can you find blades locally? I have to order mine online.
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>>881299>How many are in one box?5, pic rel
>Can you find blades locally?Yeah, used to only be able to get them at hippie stores but now mainstream supermarkets carry them too. Safety razors are usually still sold at specialty stores for men's grooming and crunchy bio shops, but the Geisha Razor I've seen in normal supermarkets.
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>>932925I mean no, it's not "bad"… it's just so tiny that it's not really worth your time. Like, if you feel bad about that tiny amount of waste, that's
valid, but you can more than make up for it by, for example, picking up one littered beer can on your walk home and putting it in the recycling.
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>>932983Kek I deleted my post because she said the scraps weren't suitable for rags and I was thinking maybe they weren't big enough for bear making.
This outfit here is made with an old shirt and a dish cloth.
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>>932983Samefag, this baby is made from sweater scraps
No. 933016
>>932990>>932999Anon these are the cutest thing I've seen all day, I love them!! I tend to keep scraps of fabric, broken necklaces or bracelets and random bits and ends of string as well, I mostly use them as accessories for my crochet toys
I can't sew to save my life and it's so cool how you're coming up with toy and dolls' clothes patterns!
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>>933016Makin me blush! Do you crochet the toys yourself?
I wanna take all the tiny scraps I have and sew them together into one big piece and make a stuffie out of it and call him "Leftovers the Bear". This girl I follow on instagram also gave me a great tip of using left over threads, yarn and really tiny scraps as stuffing for teddies.
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bout to cop these vegan shoes made with recycled materials. What do you think nonnies?
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>>940482reminds me of this
No. 941132
>>932904>>932906Thanks for the suggestions anons, I ended up disposing of it unfortunately. It was mostly snippets, no more than a few centimeters by a few centimeters each. I know the pillow suggestion is common but I don't keep any besides the one on my bed. Fortunately most of the fabric was sourced second hand to begin with so that's something I guess.
>>932990>>932999That's so cute! You're so skilled and creative!
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>>835403i use african black soap, but not the shea moisture kind, the real kind that looks like picrel.
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What are your opinions on essential oils? I wanted to get an oil diffuser as a sort of alternative to candles (because I don't really wanna inhale candle smoke or have it ruin my roof) but read somewhere the production of essential oils is taxing because of the large amounts of farmland needed and tractors and petrol to harvest it all. Thoughts?
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Cotton rounds! I always used to spend a ton on disposable ones but I've seen reuseable ones now. They work pretty good just wash them in a little baggie so they don't get lost in the washer/dryer.
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>>1048186me too
nonny, but the name is retarded af
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opinions on salt new york? literally just a paper sleeve and a metal pan. seems extremely low waste (for a makeup brand)
No. 1142161
>>1141212Plastic is one of the rare materials that doesn't give me sensory issues. Other materials have textures and sounds that make my hair stand straight and cringe in pain. But plastic is so perfect, so safe to handle.
I don't want my life to be sensory hell. I would not support. I'd support researching alternative materials.
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>>1142161I keep seeing these bamboo fibre dinnerware sets lately that are replacing the old plastic sets that used to be sold for toddlers. I guess the material can mimic plastic in some ways so it's not a bad replacement but then I have friends who work with autisic children and they generally hate the texture. Many a parent has learnt that the hard way after spending money on them first.
No. 1308638
How is this a sustainablility thread and 9/10 posts are about BUYING MORE SHIT. Sustainability= stop buying shit. You are becoming dependent and a slave to the system. I'm not interested in this fake sustainability shit like Veganism and Renewable Energy, and buying clothing that is "green". Those are systems that require more resources than it gives us. Those kiwis you're eating are sourced from South America and shipped to Europe. Stop kidding yourself. I'm against the meat industry but I'd rather eat locally sourced meat than a fucking Beyond Meat burger that is sourced from 158105719 different ingredients and made in 15 different machines. I've been watching videos about how our ancestors used to live: making their own soap, how to slaughter an animal and make the best out of the dead animal, knitting and crotechting your own clothing, planting trees, reusable pads, making your own cheese and other fermented foods. These are all techniques and knowledge that has been stolen from us. They used to be passed down from generation to generation. Now, ask some random on the street how to make soap from natural ingredients and he wouldn't know it. I really think there will be a societal collapse around 2025 to 2030 and it will start with an energy collapse. Know that rapid "green new deal" or "climate deal" changes that promptly proritizes renewable energy, and thus the production of things like solar panels (which requies a rare metal to build, and it has to be mined) and wind panels, those things will not cover our energy demand and the rapid transition will lead to an energy collapse. I want to learn how to grow my own food and not be dependent on the system, including the faux environmentalist companies that want us to buy more shit.
No. 1308913
>>1308861add phycocrisis#5856 my anon tag, there is brief verification to keep it female-only
>>1308866you're welcome to join as well nona, I joined discord just to talk to anons
Everyone else (except original anon it was offered to) can consider the offer closed, I'm not here to advertise, I just thought she would be into it
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>>1308638I very much agree. I was really surprised at how much of the thread has been about buying stuff. Sustainability to me is figuring out ways I can NOT buy stuff. How can I reuse this cardboard box or how can I not throw away that plastic container. However,I do think everyone has to start somewhere and a lot of tiny steps are better than no steps at all. If replacing something makes you more likely to use it forever I think buying it is ok. Try and find it second hand first though.
No. 1316191
>>1315392lol did you post that image ironically? it's the basic shopping list of "things i need to buy to be sustainable"
most people already similar things at home. we need to glorify reusing old plastic fruit bags from the supermarket, that tote bag you got free in a promotion, a plastic straw you took home from a bar to reuse, cloth napkins made from an old tshirt, cutlery you already have, stained tupperware, etc.
yes some of these are plastic but don't pretend you don't have them, especially if you are staring out
No. 1317289
Any tips to not look like a hobbo while upcycling stuff? I feel like I need to buy everything on
>>1315392 picrel to not look ugly. I know I can diy bags but since I'm not that crafty they look like shit.
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>>1315392I do try to do this! am a poorfag tho so whenever I see something I want, I try to figure out how to make it with the materials I have. it helps if you have crafty hobbies, I guess. like making little clothes for my Calico Critters with scrap fabric. currently I'm working on turning a little plastic tray thing from a vape pod package into a miniature sink like picrel
No. 1320950
>>1317413Take your meds
>>1317410Excellent
nonnie, don't listen to the hatters
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Does anyone have tips on reducing waste during the holidays? I cringe at how much trash my family accumulates during Christmas, like the plastic tinsel that burgers cover their trees and decor in.. crying for mother earth!
No. 1453131
>>1453129Dang the birds will be getting fed on
nonny's tree
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>>1453114I think that the best way to avoid wasting money and resources, while still getting to decorate your house, it's to make the ornaments have a meaning, make them yourself with scraps of fabric, loose branches, threads and such, there's lots of pretty tutorials and you can paint your ornaments in any colors you want.
Another good way is too keep everything "classic" just don't buy the color of the year, or stuff like I don't know, decorations that you will hate later on with lots of glitter or tacky plush toys.
When it comes to the lights, I'm not sure of what to do there, maybe only get lights that works with rechargeable batteries? That way you would only use the same batteries and you wouldn't need to use electricity all of the time.
I guess another way would be making decorations with shiny papers so when you turn on the lights of your home, they kind of shine.
For gift wrapping and such, just always try to save as many bags and wrapping paper as you can save throughout the year, from gifts that you get from people and such. Another good thing would be recycling bags from shops, you could paint them or decorate them in a way that it looks like any other regular gift bag. Or make your own wrapping paper and bags, there's a bunch of tutorials that shows you how to do so on Pinterest.
And sometimes the best gift is money, so you could just gift money in handmade envelopes, you wouldn't be buying stuff that would be thrown out after a few months.
You can also gift tree ornaments, so everyone can slowly start having stuff that has an actual meaning instead of whatever is fashionable for Christmas that year and such.
No. 1453213
>>1453207You are the vermin queen
Young and sweet
Only wintergreen
Vermin queen
Scrotes deserve the guillotine, oh yeah
You can dance
You can jive
Having the time of your life
Ooh, see that girl
Watch that scene
Digging the vermin queen
No. 1569326
>>1569162I seen him on instagram pretty good videos. My best advice would be don’t buy zero waste stuff use what you got for example buying bamboo cutlery for your bag just bring some old metal ones from a set you already have.
If you still got a working plastic bottle use it until it broken don’t go out and chuck it because you just bought a metal one.
If you grow plants like herbs snap of the leaves/ stalk and re grow them in water to get double the amount plants you can do this with a lot plants like basil , string of pearls or even ivy. Invest in a garden tumblr for your food scraps and cardboard waste
Try using eco cleaning products for example soap nuts and eco egg are good for laundry and you can even use conkers and English ivy to wash clothes (there loads videos on YouTube) or bicarbonate and white vinegar for washing and cleaning the house it lot better then breathing in all those chemicals or if not you can by tablets that melt in the bottled which are pretty good I used smol brand before or ocean saver.
If you have children buy them wooden toys or knitted toys rather then plastic crap that get thrown away in few weeks time. Don’t go and buy things cause you seen it in shop and think I want that just think about it and you realise you don’t really need it your just buying for sake of it
As for saving on food waste like the video you linked just follow them maybe if you have a lot food that might be able to go off just make soups or fritters or blend the food into a ice cube tray if it fruit or herbs and freeze until needed
No. 1570013
>>1569162I've come across some of his videos. Some I thought were good and then there's some I didn't agree with.. like upcycling one-use water bottles to use as planters.. water bottles are one-use because they have a lining (not sure if that's the right term for it in English) that releases once it's exposed to oxygen and is
toxic.. also plastic in general eh..
>>1569326>soap nuts I've seen claims that soap nuts are actually bad because (for most of us here I assume) they have to be imported from hotter climates and I've even read claims that it's become such a hot export product for "rich" westeners that natives can't get them anymore. I'll leave it at claims because I haven't seen proper evidence to back up those claims but it doesn't sound unlikely to me.
>you can even use conkers and English ivy to wash clothesI did some research into that a while ago because I have tons of both of those, but I read claims that a) sapponins don't actually clean because they don't remove oils, unlike detergents and supposedly over time your clothes smelly and filthy because of it and b) it ruins washing machines over time and voids warranty because you didn't use regular washing detergent. I was initially planning to test the diy English ivy soap on some old garden clothes for a couple of months to see how it would compare to regular washing detergent over time but the warranty claim was enough to scare me from going through with it personally. I'll post the website where I read those claims if I can find it again.
>>1569992Don't feel too bad about falling for unethical marketing strategies.
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No. 1578367
>>1578010keep it simple only buy colours you know you will actually wear.
- Lush do some good liquid eyeliner in glass it’s expensive but they got some nice golds and purples and they do a cake mascara which you can also double up as a eyeliner you just add water it package free and if you have dry skin they have a foundation that mostly coconut oil again with no packaging I recommend requesting a sample before buying just cause lot of reviews said it not long lasting on certain skin types and they do some great lip sticks.
- Get yourself empty Magnetic makeup pallet and you can fill it up with refills pans of certain colours you want for eyes/face/lips ect you can find refills online or at the body shop even Mac do it.
- look into making your own powders all you need is arrow root or corn starch mixed with powder ginger and coco powder mix until it’s your colour and you can use this for dry shampoo too loads videos on YouTube or good refill brands like zao, love the planet.
- foundation you can get powder foundation if you mix with drops water it turns into liquid or even a pencil one from beauty with out cruelty
- You can make your own eyeliner the simplest one is just charcoal and drops water or add aloe to make it like a gel (I use this works well) or invest in a cake eyeliner they are so good loads colours too. Charcoal can be used as a black eyeshadow too.
- Eye brows just buy a eyeshadow to much your browns and get a clear soap like the brand pears to use as wax
- SPF you can buy them in tins and tubes from sol de Ibiza on Amazon they work well
- Best makeup remover I recommend is just coconut oil it takes of eye makeup up well use some reusable cotton rounds and it doesn’t hurt eyes it moisturisers lashes
- Lips again lush do some good colours, lip pencils are good and brands like ethique do good tinted lip balms
- Zao brand do a bamboo mascara tube you just have to buy refills if you don’t like cake mascara
- With eye glitters buy biodegradable glitter and mix with aloe to make it stick
You just got to look for glass bottles, cardboard pallets and tin products and package free ones and pencil products I’m not sure where you are from but just have a Google I’m sure a bunch websites would pop up
It sucks that eco products are more expensive but try not to give in to buying plastic lot time those cheep products have poor chemicals and micro plastics which goes into your eyes and mouth it’s quite scary if you look into it put me off buying them.
No. 1582367
>>1582353Nothing wrong with leather products if you get a lot of use out of it. I know not everyone feels this way but imo 1 pair of leather sandals you get multiple years of use out is better than purchasing a new non-leather pair every year (or even multiple because of fashion).
How are you gonna get a pair of sandals you can be sure of aren't made by slave labour somewhere along the chain anyway? Even if you get a handmade pair in your own country, the production chain probably still isn't transparant enough to ensure the materials weren't made by slave labour etc.
Personally I feel it's best to just not buy more than you need but fretting over the few things you do need is just.. not worth it with how non-transparant, misleading and fucked up everything is.
No. 1582380
>>1582353>>1582353Leather from India is made in awful conditions, not to mention that cows are sacred animals there.
Saying that, I agree that leather items last longer and so mean you need fewer items.
If you decide not to keep them then sell them on to prevent waste.
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>>1582353Vegan leather is made from plastic which is made from oil. Benzene, toluene and xylene are the chemical precursors to plastics. They are highly
toxic and known human carcinogens. The drilling, extraction, processing and transport of petrochemicals does far more damage to animals and the environment than the skin of a cow that was being killed for meat anyway ever will.
No. 1582440
>>1582385Good point but the chemicals used in dying and preparing leather are also
toxic and have carcinogens. I'm not sure which is better.
The best thing is to buy things used and don't hold onto more than you need. Get leather re-healed or repaired instead of buying new.
No. 1610825
>>1610793leather production has a lot of
toxic chemicals plus killing animals isn't really earth friendly
No. 1611008
>>1610878I mean if you grow your own vegetables organically and make things from other things you grow (hemp?) then I guess that is earth friendly? I don't know if you can make sandals that way. But I do think it's possible to consume things not hurt the earth
>>1610909I guess? I assume they can make leather that way but I don't know how common it is