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"I was born in Avignon, France, bazaar magazine and after finishing my studies I decided to go to the United States in search of the famous 'American dream'. He was twenty-somethings. Here I met Scott, I married and with whom I have two children, Max, ten years, and Leo, 12. By 2008, we lived like many people: we had a huge house, we bought a lot of products in plastic containers, bazaar magazine we filled bazaar magazine our basket of trash to the mouth and not we realized the impact bazaar magazine that causávamos the environment through our actions. Gradually I began to realize that having consuming and not actually brought us great advantages. Slowly I convinced bazaar magazine my husband to change our lifestyle to what we call 'zero waste'. Our transformation did not happen overnight, it was gradual. We exchanged a big house where we lived for another half size in Mill Valley, California. We unpacked 80% of the things we had.
In our routine, we have adopted the following principles: we refuse to buy what is superfluous; reduce the amount we consume, we reuse many of the things we buy, recycled bazaar magazine or turned into compost bazaar magazine much of that before going to the trash.
In our kitchen, for example, we changed the paper towels for reusable fabrics. We do our bulk purchases, bazaar magazine pots and taking reusable bags to the markets. We give priority to that produced locally. In the refrigerator, do not store anything in plastic bags, but in glass jars. In my wardrobe today have few pieces: five pairs of shoes, two dresses, a few blouses, pants and skirts. In the bathroom we changed toothpastes bought in supermarket by a formula that we do ourselves. Indeed, today we prepare at home many of the things we bought before from some cleaning products such as soap, even foods like yogurt.
Our biggest challenge in this process was to find the balance, testing bazaar magazine what worked and what did not work for us. In 2008, when we started, there were no books or blogs that teach how to live with 'zero waste'. bazaar magazine So I searched bazaar magazine on the internet and several alternatives bazaar magazine tested many recipes for 'do it yourself'. There was a time when I ended up rolling the want to do everything at home: cheese, bread, yogurt, bazaar magazine soy milk, butter. Some of these activities ended up consuming much of my time and I dropped one of them in the name of simplicity. For example, I realized that there was no need to make bread at home since I could buy fresh bread at the bakery, no need for manufactured breads and packaged in plastic. These experiments are reported in the book I wrote, Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing your Waste, and on my blog.
Adaptation and economics At first my husband was not fully committed to 'zero waste'. He thought buy items in recyclable or health food markets could jeopardize our finances. But when we compare our bank statements 2005 - before the 'zero waste' - with 2010 - when we have lived fully in this new style - he discovered that we had reduced costs by 40%. Since then he became a member bazaar magazine convicted of 'zero waste management'. Did you know that here, 15% of the cost of a packaged product is to pay for packaging? This practically means that I played 15% of my income directly into landfills. The economy I have with the style 'zero waste' is so fantastic bazaar magazine that I wonder bazaar magazine why I did not start this before. I can not imagine going back today to live as before. What a waste of money was that lifestyle. bazaar magazine
For our children, the transition to this new way of life was easy. They did not notice that we were doing the 'zero waste' until months after starting the change. So I talked to them to explain what they saw there made, so that they become aware of it. To explain the reason for our move we watched movies together, like animation Wall-E and Earth documentaries (directed by Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield) and Home - Our Planet, Our Home (Yann Arthus-Bertrand). Our children have what they need and live normally, with lots of friends and fun. Our lifestyle bazaar magazine has allowed them very interesting experiences. The gifts they receive are also different. Last year, for example, gave them a V