Zero Waste

The Zero Waste video was inspiring, considering that it was a young woman who was advocating a zero waste lifestyle that she has sustained for 3 years. As she explained in the video, it's not easy to get away from plastic since it is in almost everything that is used on a daily basis. Personally, I will start to take steps towards eliminating my reliance on plastic, beginning with my produce and lunches. I currently use "BPA-free" plastic containers, a water bottle and plastic utensils. I'm going to switch over to a stainless steel water bottle, glass containers and regular flatware. Also, I will start to buy fresh from the farmer's market, since the majority of the produce there is not packaged in plastic. Since I do like DIY and products with names that I can actually pronounce, I think I will start to try to DIY some of my products. I already currently use natural hair products (i.e. pure coconut oil, pure grapeseed oil, etc), and will start to look at DIY deodorant, toothpaste and cleaning products. The plastic bag charge on a large scale has definitely helped reduce some of the burden of plastic in the Bay Area. I think that in addition to this, there should be a plastic bottle ban (i.e. prepackaged bottled water) to create a bigger impact on the sources of waste. Small changes and increased legislation will help reduce our waste as a society.