Sustainable Badass: A Zero-Waste Lifestyle Guide

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A Guide to Being Sustainable at Home and in Life "Gittemarie is creator that not only provides helpful tips on living a zero-waste and vegan lifestyle, but also articulates it in way that is approachable." —Jhánneu Roberts (@Jhanneu) #1 New Release in Upcycling & Repurposing Reshape your conventional habits, purchases, and recipes with these simple yet effective zero-waste alternatives! Eco-friendly living made simple. As a lifestyle guide and an introduction to sustainable living, Sustainable Badass shows you why and how to minimize your consumption while effortlessly making your habits greener. Each page has practical tips, tools and important facts about plastic pollution, overconsumption, and the climate crisis. From small changes such as pre-cycling and purchasing items with minimum to no packaging, to eliminating plastic entirely; this book empowers you to be a sustainable badass by making effortless planet-positive choices in your everyday life. Know the cause, be the change. Gittemarie Johansen, sustainability blogger and speaker, teaches you the way to a greener, more simple and happier life by implementing self sustainable living principles, all while putting the power into your hands as the consumer to speak up and demand change for our planet. Be sustainable at home.Sustainable Badass encourages you with some effortless principles on the best sustainable home goods. Enjoy this holistic and accessible approach to creating a self sustainable home and lifestyle, that is easy to implement, and fundamental to saving our planet. Inside, you'll find • A guide to being intentionally sustainable at home • Effortless and intentional steps to withdraw from consumerism • All the knowledge you need to live a sustainable life at home and with others If you liked Simply Living Well, Live Green, or Attainable Sustainable, you'll love Sustainable Badass. Foreword  Preface  Chapter 1—The Plastic Problem  This Is How Plastic Is Made  Microplastic  Garbage Islands  What Are We Doing about It?  Chapter 2—Recycling: A Waste-Management Guide  How Is Plastic Recycled?  What about Bioplastic?  How Is Organic Waste Recycled?  How Is Glass Recycled?  How Is Paper Recycled?  How Is Metal Recycled?  What about Return Systems?  Chapter 3—Going Green: Working Toward Zero Waste  How I Got Started  A Beginner’s Guide  You Cannot Buy Your Way Out of the Climate Crisis  How Do You Avoid Greenwashing?  Tips for avoiding greenwashing  Chapter 4—The Plastic You Cannot Avoid  Chapter 5—A Zero-Waste Household  Homemade Cleaning Supplies  Dish soap  Brushes and cloths  Alternatives to Foil and Film  Toilet paper  Recipe for Toilet Tabs  Laundry  Compost Guide  Worm compost  Chapter 6—Electronics  E-Waste and Disposal  Pre-Loved Gadgets  Planned Obsolescence and Repairs  Data Storage and Streaming  Greener habits online  Chapter 7—Clothing  What Is Fast Fashion?  How to Spot the Sustainable Brands  1. Do they have actual certificates to back up their claims?  2. Is the supply chain transparent?  3. Is there consistency between the price and the product?  4. Can you get in touch with the brand?  Kicking the Habit of Fast Fashion  Secondhand and Clothing Swaps  Gittemarie’s guide to thrift shops  Clothing swaps and secondhand apps  Repairs and Maintenance  Tips for the Minimalist Wardrobe  Fashion Mentality and Designer Labels  Materials and Textiles  What are the most sustainable materials?  Chapter 8—Food and Grocery Shopping  Animal Agriculture  Imported Feed  Zero-Waste Meat?  What about White Meat and Fish?  Facts about bottom trawling  What Should We Eat Instead?  Commonly heard statements about animal products and some solutions  Sustainable Lunches  Wax wrap  Lunchbox  Glass jars  Canvas bags  Water bottles and canteens  Cutlery  Your own box for salads  Snacks  Bringing Your Own Container—A Guide to Politeness  Chapter 9—Kitchen Guide  Useful and Plastic-Free Ingredients to Have in the Kitchen  Seasonal Greens  Food Storage  In and out of the fridge  The freezer  Food Waste  How to Buy Groceries without Any Trash  Conventional Supermarkets  My Favorite Recipes  Birthday Buns  Burger Buns  Vegan Meringue  Carrot Cake  Homemade Oat Milk  Green Ravioli with Nut Filling  Plant-Based Pasta Carbonara  Mac ’n’ Tease  Pasta Salad with Curry Dressing  Beet Wellington  Problems with Popular Plants  Chapter 10—Zero Waste on the Go  Make Your Own Zero-Waste Kit  Sustainable Vacations  Great vacations without planes  Buying green while on vacation  Chapter 11—Waste Free for Parties and Holidays  Gifts  The homemade  The pre-loved  The experience  Gift Wrapping  Do like Grandma  Refuse gift wrapping  Use what you already have  Chapter 12—Plastic-Free Care Products  Oral Hygiene  Shaving  Soap Guide  A solid soap tip  Periods  DIY Makeup and Beauty Tips  Homemade Body Lotion  Homemade Setting Powder  Homemade Concealer  Homemade Blush  Homemade Lip Tint  Homemade Eyebrow Tint/Eye Shadow  Homemade Mascara  Easy Facemask  Charcoal Mask  Products That You Might Want to Phase Out or Stop Buying Right Away  Chapter 13—I Am Super Green—Now What?  Chapter 14—Guilt Does Not Plant Trees  Works Cited and Sources  Special Thanks  About the Author