#plastic reduce

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. 

The three R’s rule includes small changes in daily lifestyle that are really important in saving our mother Earth. It’s worth taking into consideration to reduce your carbon footprint. ⋆

Firstly, a lot of people consider recycling to be problematic and even unnecessary. But recycling is an effect of high level waste which causes serious environment pollution. The most publicized of them are soil pollutions and plastic soup. So if you aren’t a fan of recycling try to produce less garbage, but still it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t recycle your waste. ⋆ There are also a lot of things that are especially difficult to recycle such as styrofoam, silica gel, plastic bottle caps, paper plates, napkins and coffee cups, plastic bags, bubble wrap, jiffy bags, shredded and richy colored paper, toothpaste tubes and toothbrushes,  clingfil, pill packets, disposable razors, fruit netting, tires, electronics… and a lot of more stuff. ⋆

In solution try using material bags for shopping, cloth napkins, material towel instead of paper ones, bamboo toothbrushes, soaps, safety razors with replaceable razors, you can also try to make your own cosmetics and cloth pads etc., reusable is the keyword! You can save the planet and your own money at the same time, isn’t it worth it? ⋆

While on the subject, ask yourself if you need all those things in your house. If so, keep it, use it and use it up, try making something new out of it instead of buying new items, borrow it to your friends or relatives if you can and if it’s broken try to fix it. But if there are things that you don’t use (I’m sure there are) try selling it. I’m selling a lot of things online in low prices so I have more space and money and the items aren’t wasting but also exchanging things with someone is a good idea ⋆ 

Some time ago I decided to obtain a safety razor. For me the easiest way to buy it was online. So I chose a simple one with bamboo handle.

There are many advantages of switching to a safety razor:

It's traditional and enjoyable.

It's better shaving than while using disposable razor, also safety razor reduces skin irritation and ingrown hairs.

It's less expensive. Disposable razor cost 1 to even 5$. I bought my safety razor with about 21$ and razors are really chip and fully recyclable. It's very good way to save money.

I enjoy shaving with safety razor because of the attention I'm paying to it. It demands focus so it helps not to think about anything else. I'm taking care of myself and relaxing at the same time.

I've always had a problem with cutting myself while shaving, now while using safety razor I rarely do it.

Furthermore disposable razors are not recyclable. According to the EPA 2 billions of them end up in landfills every year. Terrible, right?

To be honest I was surprised how easy is the safety razor in use and in fact it's a lot easier to use that kind of razor. I was also impressed with that feeling after shaving when my skin felt smoother and softer than while using disposable razors!

I highly recommend it to people who don't want to give up shaving but want to be more eco friendly.

When I was creating this blog I was thinking about reducing plastic use and paying more attention to what I buy. I have declared to share here my progress and tips, so I named the blog Small Zero Waste - small, because for now I’m learning how to reduce waste.

But I think there is no one on Earth who is truly ‘zero waste’, because there is a waste that we don’t see normally. Also I find some people doing zero waste strange, I mean, I appreciate them but some of them seem to be too self-assured? I don’t know. Anyway, I’m thankful for them sharing their stories and proving that living with minimal waste is possible. Despite this, in my point of view, things like trash jars are far-fetched. But mayble I’ll give it a try one day.

Recently, I saw someone claiming that zero wasters are foolish, because they buy expensive things (like safety razors or other accessories) and persuade other people to use it too. I don’t think it’s something bad, most of the things are reusable and long-lasting so it’s a save of money and reduce of waste. Furthermore it’s almost always plastic-free. What can be wrong about that?

The most important thing about reducing waste is saving our environment and it’s not about being perfect in zero waste, because all of our choises matter! Demand creates its own supply so every time you buy something wrapped in plastic packaging you give the producer a sign that you like it.