Sustainable Living?
I am constantly bewildered by the enormous amount of things out there for me to buy to help with sustainable living. It has almost become a huge Industry by itself -- the prices are outrageous!
Let's look.
One website offers an on-the-go reusables kit for $114.99. Now I like all this stuff, it looks good and is very cool. BUT.....
Why not use what you have instead of buying this kit?
Start with the utensils. Just pull out of set of stainless steel you already have in your kitchen drawer. OR buy a set from a thrift store or yard sale if you don't want to use what you have at home? Pennies on the Dollar.
You can make or have a chum make you the carrying case with left over fabric from a shirt/top/skirt/pants that you are throwing away or from a scrap of cute fabric you can find at yard sales.
Another things that had me scratching my head is the silicone bags. Isn't silicone made from petroleum?
Good alternatives:
Jar with lid - a good old mason jar with lid is a wonderful thing. You can pack carrot and celery sticks, trail mix, nuts, dried fruit, granola, or any other snack you want throughout the day in a mason jar. again, easily found at yard sales & thrift store. Doesn't have to be a mason jar -- really, any old jar with a good fitting lid will do.
Let's look.
One website offers an on-the-go reusables kit for $114.99. Now I like all this stuff, it looks good and is very cool. BUT.....
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| https://www.netzerocompany.com/collections/bundles/products/on-the-go-reusables-kit?variant=30683874164834 |
Why not use what you have instead of buying this kit?
Start with the utensils. Just pull out of set of stainless steel you already have in your kitchen drawer. OR buy a set from a thrift store or yard sale if you don't want to use what you have at home? Pennies on the Dollar.
You can make or have a chum make you the carrying case with left over fabric from a shirt/top/skirt/pants that you are throwing away or from a scrap of cute fabric you can find at yard sales.
Another things that had me scratching my head is the silicone bags. Isn't silicone made from petroleum?
Good alternatives:
Jar with lid - a good old mason jar with lid is a wonderful thing. You can pack carrot and celery sticks, trail mix, nuts, dried fruit, granola, or any other snack you want throughout the day in a mason jar. again, easily found at yard sales & thrift store. Doesn't have to be a mason jar -- really, any old jar with a good fitting lid will do.
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| https://tasty.co/compilation/clever-mason-jar-hacks |
For many items, like a sandwich or brownie, you could use good ol' waxed paper. It is cheap and keeps your food clean and fresh.
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| RJ Reynolds |
And now you are saying....the bees, the bees....you can use soy wax paper.
OK, 2 down a few to go.....
Collapsible telescopic straw. Oh, yes, with case. Now really? When bamboo straws are dirt cheap, and weight nothing, why do you need this?
Collapsible coffee cup. To save space, make it easy to carry? Again, it is made of silicone.
And the water bottle?
Get a Yeti Tumbler and use for both.
Well, there you go. This is my 2 cents worth.
Do you want to live a sustainable life? Just remember, companies that sell you these products are just that... COMPANIES.
They are in it to make money.
Yes, their About Us pages are full of things we want to hear -- saving the environment and animals, reducing waste, saving the planet.
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| https://zerowastestore.com/products/zero-waste-bamboo-straw#&gid=1&pid=3 |
Collapsible coffee cup. To save space, make it easy to carry? Again, it is made of silicone.
And the water bottle?
Get a Yeti Tumbler and use for both.
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| https://www.yeti.com/en_US/drinkware/rambler-20-oz-tumbler/YRAM20.html?dwvar_YRAM20_color=stainless-steel&cgid=tumblers#start=1 |
Well, there you go. This is my 2 cents worth.
Do you want to live a sustainable life? Just remember, companies that sell you these products are just that... COMPANIES.
They are in it to make money.
Yes, their About Us pages are full of things we want to hear -- saving the environment and animals, reducing waste, saving the planet.
But, be aware, this is capitalism at its finest.
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