10 WAYS TO REDUCE WASTE | Easy Sustainable Lifestyle Hacks | Zero Waste for Beginners | The Edgy Veg

All Eco Friendly Products Linked Below. Here are my 10 easy eco-friendly lifestyle hacks for reducing waste in your home. These green tips and tricks will help you live a more green and minimalist lifestyle. A lot of people think that making eco-friendly life changes are expensive and require specialty products. Since my last video 20 sustainable swaps did so well, I thought I would share 10 more! The truth is there are easy and affordable swaps you can make. It is NOT difficult or expensive to be eco friendly, all it requires is a lifestyle change.

What we throw out goes back into our food supply. Everything runs in a cycle and mindless consumption is corrupting that cycle. This is not just an environmental issue, it's a YOU issue. The average American is expected to throw away 90,000 pounds of trash in their lifetime.

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3. KEEPCUP Coffee Cup:

5. Home Cutlery vs Plastic Cutlery:

9. Cloth vs paper products:

11. Make your own Cleaning products:

RECIPES:

13. Clean Period:

15. Reusable tupperware:

21: Reusable Food & Snack Bags:

24: Oat Milk:

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[mollybrown]

This video is awesome but PLEASE if you are watching don’t go and toss your plastic toothbrush and floss and tupperwares and wrapping paper in the trash to replace it with these green alternatives, USE WHAT YOU HAVE FIRST and when it’s time to replace it; be conscious.
Thanks, Candace!

[Mallory-Malkovich]

Bonus Item: Replace things in your life with sustainable alternatives _when you need new ones._ Don't throw away perfectly good food containers or cleaning products just to have new things. Getting the most mileage out of what you already have is a great environmental choice too.

[JOKable]

When I was little, my mom and I sewed tones of simple bags with nice gift fabric. Till now, these bags are rotating around the family as gift wraps every year. Its great!

[ARockinVegan]

Love this! I've become so much more eco friendly after going vegan over a year ago! 🙌🏻

[jenniferelyse]

I think a video on what to do with non-recycled/composted items. Many people think they need to get rid of everything they have and replace it with these options. I think it would be excellent to know how to reuse some of the items you would normally toss after their initial use (like toothbrushes for cleaning the home).

As a veg how do you feel about the fact that most bamboo toothbrushes come with plastic bristles? Would you stick with nylon or accept an animal hair bristle? If you’ve managed to find a bamboo toothbrush with bamboo bristles please share! Most people don’t realize they have to cut the bristles off first before disposing the handle. Also consider an ear scoop instead of qtips, it’s important to note not every city composts the same things.

Lastly, the pets. Compostable bags don’t mean anything if people are tossing them in the nearest garbage can.

[imqirly]

A little addition to the oat milk: often times there are enzymes in the oat milk which break down starches so if you're making pudding or a sauce it will first thicken up and then become liquid after some time again. Same goes for rice milk, by the way. I honestly don't know whether all oat milks do that or just certain kinds but be aware of that fact!

[rootedinplants]

I am in LOVE with this look you have going on in this video!!

[miabell]

Omg! The Lunette Menstrual cup has changed my life 💙 So freeing - pads and tampons!

[lolo]

Love this! But amazon is horrible - in regards to the environment (shipping each item individually all the time) & brutal working conditions

[ChristinaRae]

The reusable cotton pads are such a great idea!

[valerielozano]

Yaasss!! I see Liv B’s new vegan cook book in the back shelf🙌🏼 Love woman supporting woman! Also came across your channel this week and love your channel so much!! You are so energetic love it!! Love from San Francisco❤️

[miss_xenia_]

I just put my bamboo cotton buds in the compost now 💚 but I used up my plastic ones FIRST! ✌️ because that’s the most sustainable thing - I know we all get excited but use up what you have please 🙏

[bcalder]

These videos are amazing and so helpful! The topics you talk about make me more aware of the environment and how I can keep learning to do my part more efficiently and consistent! I’d love to see maybe a beauty day/night routine (face products, advice, recommendations) self care routine (beauty products, clothing organization, vitamins) or how you battle colds or illness when you feel it coming on (fighting sickness) - natural/vegan style!

[SkyBorba]

i use paper handle q-tips (love them) here in europe we use sand in our exfoliates plus we have a special recycling bin in supermarkets and out on the streets specially for batteries, and fyi you can find silicone food pouches with cute designs on amazon

[ElinevanderLaan]

I noticed that in your last video, you used a lot of paper towel to press your tofu. It would be more sustainable to get a tofu press and ditch the kitchen towels.

[carolinwalther]

1. Beauty routine: bamboo cotton swats, reusable cotton pads, face brush, sustainable packeging
2. Bamboo tooth brush, biodigradial tooth paste/ floss
3. Silikone bags
4. Reusable batteries
5. Scarf or fabric as gift wraps
6. Buy dog in bulk or bring own container, biodigradial poop bags
7. Swap clothes with friends
8. Use eletronic mails
9. Oat milk
10. Stop chewing gum, use mints

[Brian-kltc]

Very interesting, I wasn't aware of alot of these. Like floss, crazy. Thanks, going to definitely change a few of the products I use.

[avraepstein]

This is fantastic, Candice! I am so excited that you are joining The Sustainable Block Party as a special guest speaker, Saturday, June 29th in Toronto!🙏

[sofieholland]

Thanks for these videos! I'm very lucky and live very close to 2 zero-waste bulk stores in Vancouver. However, I understand my privilege and they are not always accessible for everyone. The important thing is doing what you can, not trying to be perfect!

[SMsneakyninja]

Hells yeah, I don't shave either! Or wax or do anything with my hair! Right on!