10 Ways to Reduce Waste | Zero Waste for Beginners

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The 5 R's of Waste Management
• REFUSE what you don't need
• REDUCE what you do need
• REUSE what you already have
• RECYCLE what you cannot refuse, reduce, or reuse
• ROT the rest

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Let's start the discussion on how we can be more environmentally conscious. Comment below with your thoughts and best tips on reducing waste!

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Filmed & Edited by Aileen Xu
Thank you Alice for helping me research for this video!

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Aileen Xu
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Brea, CA 92822

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I'm Aileen, a lifestyle blogger sharing knowledge and inspiration on creating your dream life.

Lavendaire is my blog about personal growth + lifestyle design. Follow along and learn how you can create a life you love.

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[patches_kitty]

I freakin love that zero waste is getting trendy

[denross]

Guys, stop the thought that living zero waste is expensive. No one wants you to buy lovely mason jars, just reuse jars you have from honey, jams, mayo etc!

[heyitsvee]

The idea behind Ecosia is gold thank you for recommending it 💛

[lavendaire]

Who's ready to change their life in 2020?? 😍 Start the new decade right by planning early for the new year!

[elsaabraham]

If you really want paper books, the public library is perfect because every book is technically being reused over and over again.

[kenziemioh]

I am trying to be more zero waste, i am 12 and already boight my first steel straws!

[catherinesaavedrapic]

As far as books go, using your local library is great! Not only are you supporting your library, but Libraries always have tons of copies of books and they want people to check them out!

[aylie]

A bunch of places are switching from plastic straws, which is great, but they are replacing them with paper straws which is degradable but also speeds up deforestation which is another massive problem, so I think while the change is a step forward it’s also a step back, and as she said there are other straw options

[sapphicwillterdusque]

You can also use reusable pads! They aren't icky like I thought they would be, and they're actually cleaner and more comfortable than disposable ones in my opinion.

[lavendaire]

Russian, French, Portuguese, Turkish, Ukranian, Chinese, and Finnish subtitles are available! Click "CC" and check the video settings 💕 Thank you to the contributors listed in the description!

[swiftiecat]

Wow! I really didn't know that toothbrushes NEVER break down! Thank you for that info. I think when I can I will get a bamboo toothbrush.

[lq]

"be a living example of what you want to see in the world" well said

[NotFeelingBlauw]

thank you for this video. It wasnt precisely what it was aimed for, but I'm quite depressed and I mostly don't get to clean my room. I finally picked up all the trash that's just been laying around for months and threw it out (and sorted them all in the right bins of course)
it's so silly but this was really motivational, thank you

[xcakepudding]

I really enjoyed your tips!! Another tip is to buy secondhand products such as used cars, used clothes, etc. Buying new clothes and buying into fast fashion creates so much waste especially when trends go out of style so quickly. so buying things that have already been used (of course this doesn’t apply to every thing) is another tip that is great for the environment!

[cellocello]

I LOVE how you stress that you don’t always need a swap (just drink without a straw), use up what you have begore buying new (plastic drinkbottle) and to take it one step at a time. Great video!

[jelayjay]

why am i watching this when I myself is trash

[rebeccaelizabeth]

I really want to create less waste in my everyday life but I am only young (14) also I live in a place where all the supermarkets sell produce only in plastic. do you have any advice. also I subbed

[ahhhhhh]

The 4 easiest ones:

Stop plastic bags
Use reusable water bottles
Read online books only when ever possible
Use LED light bulbs

[moon_ight]

*WE LOVE THE EARTH! IT IS OUR PLANET! WE LOVE THE EARTH! IT IS OUR HOME!*

[GraceMcGrathEnvironment]

I really liked this video. Zero waste is a journey but a good one to take.