M11.5 Blog about a Zero Waste Life
A Zero Waste Life...
This module was a great eye-opener. We are a wasteful people. From plastic to food to hazardous waste, we literally produce endless amounts of trash. It's terrible that in the US, specifically, we carelessly throw away food. I too, produce a good amount of waste. I do the easy things to help - use my reusable grocery bags, avoid plastic water bottles, use tupperware and reusable containers, and try my hardest not to waste food. I was raised to always eat my all of my food and told that food waste is not good. So I am proud that I am pretty good about not wasting food. It's very unfortunate that some people will not think twice about throwing away food, even if it's still good. I do however, produce a lot of waste with products I buy, like toiletries, cosmetics, cleaning supplies, school supplies, etc. I think that the Zero Waste Lifestyle mentioned in the TedTalk was inspirational, but would be difficult. I would be willing to try making my own products. I may change my diet, to buy foods in bulk but this would also be difficult for me as I like to eat a variety of foods. What I can do easily though is not take the expiration dates on foods so seriously, as they're not exactly a "true" expiration date, as it was mentioned in the video. This could reduce my food waste even further. I can also switch to buying more second-hand clothing, as was mentioned in the TedTalk. While I would love to produce a only a jar of waste a year, I think that would be extremely difficult to do all at once. It would be best to have that as a future goal and take it one step at a time. It can be done!
This module was a great eye-opener. We are a wasteful people. From plastic to food to hazardous waste, we literally produce endless amounts of trash. It's terrible that in the US, specifically, we carelessly throw away food. I too, produce a good amount of waste. I do the easy things to help - use my reusable grocery bags, avoid plastic water bottles, use tupperware and reusable containers, and try my hardest not to waste food. I was raised to always eat my all of my food and told that food waste is not good. So I am proud that I am pretty good about not wasting food. It's very unfortunate that some people will not think twice about throwing away food, even if it's still good. I do however, produce a lot of waste with products I buy, like toiletries, cosmetics, cleaning supplies, school supplies, etc. I think that the Zero Waste Lifestyle mentioned in the TedTalk was inspirational, but would be difficult. I would be willing to try making my own products. I may change my diet, to buy foods in bulk but this would also be difficult for me as I like to eat a variety of foods. What I can do easily though is not take the expiration dates on foods so seriously, as they're not exactly a "true" expiration date, as it was mentioned in the video. This could reduce my food waste even further. I can also switch to buying more second-hand clothing, as was mentioned in the TedTalk. While I would love to produce a only a jar of waste a year, I think that would be extremely difficult to do all at once. It would be best to have that as a future goal and take it one step at a time. It can be done!
Hello Loren,
ReplyDeleteI agree that it's sad people don't think about wasting food when they just throw it away when it could be saved and eaten later. So many people struggle to get food to eat and only obtain a little when they do yet there are still people out there that just take food for granted as they do not have to think about how to get their next meal like many others do. The video was inspiring but I think you're right as to the difficulty of living a waste free life.
-Ashley