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The (Almost) Zero-Waste Guide

100+ Tips for Reducing Your Waste Without Changing Your Life

by Melanie Mannarino
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Cut back on waste, reduce your carbon footprint, and live more sustainably with these 100 (almost) zero-waste tips
In a perfect world, we would all be able to fit a year's worth of waste in a mason jar. But for most of us​,​ doing so can be immensely intimidating or simply not feasible.

But even if you can't be perfectly zero waste, you can still have a profound impact on our environment, climate, and health by making some simple changes to your lifestyle and habits. Author Melanie Mannarino shares 100 simple tips for being less wasteful in a variety of contexts:
-At Home, with advice not only for the kitchen and food, but also for cleaning and home organization
-Travel, from commuting to vacations
-Fashion, including finding sustainable brands and caring for your clothing
-Community, helping you identify ways to make a broader impact beyond your home

Beyond limiting your personal waste, learn about how you can reduce your "unseen" waste by making more eco-friendly choices, such as purchasing clothes with more sustainable fabrics and adopting a "Meatless Monday" regimen to help decrease your carbon footprint.

If you're someone who wants to reduce waste in your daily life and make a positive impact on the planet ​without​ making​​ drastic changes in your habits, then look no further. This highly accessible and practical guide will have you living a greener, more sustainable life that is (almost) zero waste in no time!

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    January 26, 2021

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      • ISBN: 9781982142247

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      • ISBN: 9781982142247
      • File size: 4037 KB

  • Languages

    • English

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    • Booklist

      December 1, 2020
      In this era of easy consumption, the waste we create has ballooned. Even the byproducts of reducing our consumption can lead to more waste and pollution. How much water was wasted producing that cotton grocery tote? What's the carbon offset for delivering reusable silicone food bags? In an approachable and forgiving guide, Mannarino offers ample tips and suggestions for ways to reduce, reuse, and repair, with cautions about the oft-misguided perception of recycling as a magical solution to our garbage. Tips are organized into sections for various aspects of life--travel, cooking, clothing, general household, and more. While some clever suggestions will be stretches (forgo weed killer by racing outside with your boiling cooking water to pour on offending plants), the majority--and the sheer volume of them--will give readers ample ideas for greening-up their lifestyle, with the ultimate takeaway being that we can all buy less, be more mindful in our consumption, and that whichever options we choose, doing something for our environment is better than doing nothing.

      COPYRIGHT(2020) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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