How to/why zero waste: a beginner's guide. Where to start, tips, where to shop, how to get started

By Jess Cuz | Sep 17, 2021
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I don't know about you, but I'm sick of garbage people, and garbage. I've always been into doing my part ever since I was a weee child and I think it's such a great way to live lighter and more consciously.

It just feels good, and you're not influenced by marketing! I don't know about you but sugar is just sugar to me and I waste so much less brain power making decisions. You don't have to have a Mr Burns moment of "Catsup? Ketchup?" or is that just me? There are so many benefits to it.

Not sure where to start, why to start? how to start? I'll show you!

How I made my zero waste S-E-X-Y https://youtu.be/PdCeTnFro0s

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▬ ☕️ how you can help 🙏 ▬▬▬
If this content was valuable to you, you can always buy me a coffee (or 10!) won't say no to that! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JessCuz to help support my coffee addiction! I love doing this, it takes me a lot of time to create, produce and this will allow me to continue buying products to review & share. I appreciate you all either way :)
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Like, comment, share, subscribe 🔔 , watch the entire videos, will also be super duper awesome and let's me know y'all are out there! It’ll also help other people find my content and help them! Sharing is caring right?

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▬ additional resources ▬▬▬▬▬
cbc marketplace about farmer's markets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYwB63YslbA
More zero waste information https://www.zerowaste.com/blog/what-is-zero-waste-a-guide-to-resource-recovery-and-conservation/

▬ 🕑 timestamps ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 Intro
0:31 What is zero waste?
1:30 Why zero waste? (ADD HERE how you only need to get what you need for certain recipes, less waste!)
3:16 My custom labels
3:36 What you'll need
5:36 Who can zero waste?
6:06 Where to shop, what4 they carry, beware of greenwashing & farmer's markets
8:28 How it works
9:00 Tips to find shops: make it an adventure!
9:34 When?
10:18 Outro

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All opinions are my own and are representative of my experience. For entertainment purposes only!
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