Zero Waste Grocery Store Challenge: Target

Don't have a bulk store nearby? Never fear the ZW Grocery Store Challenge is coming to a grocery store near you!

Nothing in bulk bins here. Nothing Perfect. Just me making the best decisions I can, in the situation I'm in. :)

Mispoken:
***Andrea from Be Zero is doing the WEST
***Soap wrapped in paper
***Multi-Layer Package

-East: Meredith from Meredith Tested: Trader Joe's, Costco, Hannaford Supermarket, and Wal-Mart.
-South: Manuela from The Girl Gone Green: will be going to Aldi, Publix, Thrive, and Wal-Mart.
-Midwest: Celia from Litterless: will be taking you to Kroger, Jewel-Osco, and Wal-Mart.
-West: Andrea of Be Zero: will be featuring Lucky’s, Safeway, and Wal-Mart.
-Pacific: Kathryn of Going Zero Waste will be visiting Target, Grocery Outlet, and Wal-Mart.
Follow the #ZWGroceryChallenge on social media and join in! Share your triumphs, challenges, questions, and requests! 

You can get more zero waste tips by following any of my other channels. I share different content on each one!

**Also, just in general, I'm sorry for my very poor videography skills. I promise I'll get better in the future. ;)

[victoriasajak]

Love the focus on not being perfect. It's hard when all the youtubers I watch and follow are close to bulk stores and health food stores where I live (the middle of nowhere, NJ), the closest health store or bulk store is about an hour away. And those are health/bulk stores with MINIMAL options. Always do the best YOU can to minimize your impact. love this idea!

[jessiemadanat]

Can you make a video about the different grades of recycling

[nvaranavage]

So the chia bag, I have a confession to make. I once used one of those on the front of a handmade card. Lol. I used the whole front of the bag minus the white part that has the brand name and contents info on it. It sounds ridiculous, but it was too pretty to throw the whole thing out.

[alamasama]

The chia packaging can be sent to Terracycle!!! And all the mixed packages with metal inside can be sent to Terracycle too

[ellenkarlsson]

I'm so confused by "plastic no 1" and "plastic no 4". Where I'm from there's just plastic, sometimes they divide it into soft and hard plastics, put most of the time everything goes inte the same bin. Also where I'm from tetrapaks are really easy to recycle and they are often made out of recycled materials too.

[melissamariie]

Dumb question here, but what do you mean when you say you take your bags to the top of the store? Do you mean like when people take their plastic bags back to recycle them, or am I misunderstanding something? :O

[jennyfreeney]

I love how you broke down what can be composted or recycled or what's complete trash. If you have resources about how to educate the general public about what plastics can be recycled please post! (If you have already, I'm sorry, I'm new to your channel)

[vvvvveroeverythingtodo]

amazing video, very helpfull, I didn't know about the number in plastic to recycle, can you make a video about it? the only thing is that I dont know in my area what numbers of plastic they recycle

[DailyLifeOfAzhlyn]

that's a seasoning
 packet for your quinoa..

[LatriceSydney]

this was super helpful! I’m so inspired by your journey :) I’ve been zero waste for a month!!

[CourtneySmith-fjuz]

There is a bulk store locator called the zero waste home app by bea johnson who does the zero waste home blog

[itsrey]

If you don't have one already, could you make a video explaining the different types of plastic?

[xxstephaaniexx]

I love that ice cream! Also I really love this series idea, as I don't live in a very zero waste friendly town.

[ThePlantEaters]

This was SO helpful! I don't have a grocery store that has bulk bins etc... We are just starting our zero waste research and I gotta tell ya.... going vegan was way easier, haha. Super exciting to follow you and learn more. You're so informative! Thank you!

[Lea]

I am weary of getting certian things in glass because we can't recycle glaass anymore. :(

[scarletmorning]

Just to inform you, So Delicious is actually made in a facility that also processes dairy. My friend worked there, and she told me they don't acknowledge that it's processed with dairy products. Sketchy stuff if you ask me.

[hyrunnisa]

How can you tell the difference betweeen the plastics?

[morganelcz]

It's crazy to see how different recycling is dependibg on the country. A lot of stuff you bought in plastic are recyclable in your country but would end up in the trash in France. Like all the thin plastics like the bread bag for example, aren't recycable in France. Or at least not in my area. 😕

[jayathome]

Great that it “can” be recycled, but most locations end up putting way more recycled products in the regular garbage, than you would believe, so still avoiding all packaged items is still preferable, but I get that it was a challenge.

[dolcevita]

I love the idea of doing a zero waste challenge, I'm excited to see everyone else's videos. Just curious how much was the bill at Target?