#zerowasters

Two awesome folks I got to hang out with at @danjuganisland 💙: - @davebarefoot, Executive Director of the PRRCFI (Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation Inc.) 🐠🐙🦅🦇 - @kaila_ledesma, marine biologist & Danjugan camp lecturer, and artist-entrepreneur behind @catkaihandmade 🐢 • It's a privilege to have met you both and to have spent some time with you. Know that you have a Danjugan advocate in me, and I look forward to working with you in the future, whether as just me or with @muni_ph. ☺️ . . . . . #danjugan #danjuganisland #phreef #rainforest #phrainforest #ecoescape #conservation #responsibletravel #ecotravel #mindfulliving #zerowasters #nomadmanager #latergram #adventureunfiltered (at Danjugan Island)

𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯'. ⁣ I've heard quite a bit of hate from local #zerowasters that @scoopwholefoods_sg is #greenwashing for many reasons, and one of them was just that #wholefoods owns it. Another common reason is that one could get #packagefree from wet-markets. ⁣ I mean they are both not wrong, but in my opinion, it is very heartening to see something like this in Singapore, and always to see it thriving with many people, is a fantastic start of a trend that should have been. ⁣ This means that such business formats work and more places should adopt it. ⁣ I also love it that there's lots of many things that I would otherwise not see them from local markets or supermarkets. Learnt a lot about new ingredients and ways to clean from other patrons. 𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞-𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐬. ⁣ But the only thing that could improve is that they could let us weigh and write down the cost of the items, then mix them in our containers. I came with 2 containers, but I want to buy more than two kinds of things. I ended up having to take many brown paper bags. ⁣ Though paper bags seem more #ecofriendly as they are #plasticfree, they have a higher carbon footprint than a single-use plastic bag which is used many times over. So the ideal case would be to use my containers. ⁣ Lots of love for Scoop nonetheless. ⁣ 🖤🖤🖤 (at Scoop Wholefoods Singapore) https://www.instagram.com/p/B31DtwmH9no/?igshid=mfgyhey91qd5

I also show my grocery store 'starter kit,' which includes my old-lady cart, canvas produce bags (approx. 6), Mason jars (approx. 6) and two reusable bags. You can get a demonstration of my time spent in the bulk aisle of the grocery store in my "How to Zero Waste Grocery Shop" post. You get a glimpse at the lazy man's compost, which is the most effortless way to get nutrient-dense soil in your backyard for FREE!!! After last year's leaves had fallen, I raked all of the leaves into two big piles. NO fancy equipment here! I dump my scraps into the compost piles maybe once or twice a week and turn it. In this video, I am also hanging out at one of my jobs, The Dunwoody Nature Center. I am an environmental educator, and I really enjoy getting kids comfortable with nature and science. Last but not least, the emissions modest, public carpool, MARTA!! Gotta love her... Music by Dionte BOOM Website //