10 Zero Waste Swaps I DO NOT Recommend and REGRET Buying

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[inkandcaffeine]

YALL ive been using rags forever & i just got an ad (by bounty maybe?) that called rags/resuables "unsanitary" & said we all need to be buying paper towels instead because they dont smear germs around. Just blatant anti-sustainability marketing smh

[baysidedaze]

I love my reusable straws! For some reason, I can trick myself into drinking more water when I have a straw 🤷‍♀️

[mshoneyy]

The microphone is 👍 makes the audio so smooth and looks 😎

[rebeccat]

“If you’re someone who transports powders in baggies” Cocaine? XD

[savannahleslie]

I would really appreciate if you did a video on low waste/zero waste alternatives when camping and hiking since you've talked about doing that often.

[laurenking]

Instead of the reusable cotton rounds, I bought a bundle of baby wash cloths. They are larger in size, are made of the same material as the cotton rounds, but they don't irritate my face like a washcloth.

[voldkae]

I like using the stasher bags for freezing vegetables ends to eventually make veggie stock. Or for freezing herbs. I can see how they'd be difficult with powders etc though.

[madiisuun]

“people who transport powder in baggies” petition for stasher to make dime bags

[CocoShin]

Different things work for different people, and that's okay!

[LifeOfAndreaGodoy]

lol I freaking love my stasher bags their probably my favorite swap they're so good for freezing things and for holding cut up fresh veg! Same with reusable straws, glass ones are so good for smoothies I probably use them almost everyday. A lot of swaps are def not for everyone it really just depends on individual lifestyles!

[Semzi]

Thank you for your honesty! It can be really frustrating when people are just not truthful about what swaps they actually dislike and then the guilt creeps in when you buy something and hate it!

[amysofia]

I bought wax wraps thinking I'd use them in place of cring wrap all the time- I hate how the wax feels. It gets on my hands. I freak out about it getting in my food. Was a waste of money. I'm with her on this: containers are the best.

[Lisaand]

The beeswax wraps are perfect for baked goods in my opinion. Usually when I buy a muffin fresh from a bakery and store it in a beeswax wrap it’s still moist and fresh like it was made that day. When I used to use plastic wrap to wrap up a fresh muffin the texture would actually change by the next day; it would be a noticeable difference that the muffin is still soft but not as moist as the previous day. I don’t have stasher brand bags specifically but I love the silicone freezer bags I have to freeze fruit for my smoothies or to store a sandwich or some chips for my lunch. I have reusable straws and tbh I like them. They’re not used everyday but when I have a cold drink I enjoy using the straw since I have sensitive teeth or just bringing it out when going out to eat with friends

[xqueenofspadesx]

I feel like we all forget that some things work for someone & others don't for others. 😂 I was sitting her offended that she didn't like the Stasher bags 😂 it's okay, we all do our best & we all like what we like ya know. Great video Christie I love seeing your vids.

[gabrielleolson]

I agree with all of these, glass containers work great and almost never need to be replaced. Regular reusable napkins and towels are fine for anything you would use a paper towel for. I do use reusable cotton rounds, they are the large sized ones for removing mascara or eyeliner.

[kera-oregan]

Thank you for raising the issue around straws and disability rights! I've been in climate and environmental movements for over 15 years and it's been so disappointing seeing the plastic straw issue blow up & hearing from so many disabled friends how they've been disadvantaged by these campaigns. It's super yuck seeing disabled people's access to essential food and nutrition be removed because people have decided plastic straws are the number one public enemy, and then disabled people including disabled climate activists being targeted for pushing back. Like if you don't personally need a straw you can just not use them? I sometimes enjoy using a straw and am happy with my glass and metal ones, but there are plenty of disabled folks who literally can't use those alternatives & are now suffering because of plastics campaigns. This is why it's so important to have diverse and inclusive environmental movements. Anyway just was surprised to see this perspective being raised in a zero waste video, and as a disabled climate campaigner (though one who doesn't need straws for nutrition) is cool to see this. So thanks! :)

[melissal]

I especially love my stasher bags because they're the only way I can get my boyfriend to not use plastic ziplock bags.

[Viennafly]

The Patch bandaids are actually perfect for checking blood sugar. I have to finger-stick myself quite often, and it's nice having one on there for a bit, and then by the time I was my hands they fall off, but I don't need it absorbing blood anymore. They stick between washes for me at least.

[gabrieller]

A suggestion for making your regular cloths feel more like paper towels: you can put them in a sort of tissue box system! That way they have the same convenience as paper towels :) Though I recommend thin or small cloths, and having your other cloths that are maybe more absorbent or used for stuff other than just quick wiping in another place

[plainsimplefaith]

Here in India we dont really use most of these wasteful things like stashers or beeswax wraps or even cling wraps for that matter, what we do is we take a stainless steel container and put a plate or a smaller flatter container on top. And thats about it! We store curries, yogurt, cut veggies, cut fruits everything like this in the fridge. Terra cotta containers are available roadside to store food with lids as well. Simple eh? And we dont use aluminium wrap in almost 80-90% of the households. Instead we take a canvas or muslin cloth(kitchen cloth as we call it) and wrap our rotis, cut breads and sandwiches in that and just put that in a small casserole.