{"id":14415,"date":"2020-02-14T15:10:29","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T14:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guid"},"modified":"2020-12-29T21:36:39","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T20:36:39","slug":"easy-zero-waste-ideas-for-traveling-everyday-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ready-steady-travel.com\/en\/easy-zero-waste-ideas-for-traveling-everyday-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy zero-waste ideas for traveling & everyday life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I love that sustainability and waste reduction got trendy! Before trends were often related to fashion or make-up or electronics but nowadays zero-waste ideas are cool, so is it to replace plastic in the household, even DIY solutions are cool rather than odd. <\/strong>And social networks like Instagram push waste collection events on beaches or sustainability challenges. All these little steps are little steps in a good direction. In a direction where we care more for our planet and its preservation, for the poor and for the future of our children.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I started my own first steps in the field of sustainability and waste reduction and told friends about it, the reactions were often negative<\/strong> \u201eI\u2019m personally not using much shampoo anyway, so I\u2019m fine with buying plastic bottles\u201c or \u201eWhat, you don\u2019t want to buy this car because it consumes diesel?\u201c , \u201eWhy don\u2019t you buy avocados in winter? I buy avocados whenever I want.\u201c \u201eCoconut oil for the face & hair? That sounds weird.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I thought about all these words a long time and came to the conclusion these people might rather feel overstrained by the huge amount of possibilities we have to contribute to a sustainable planet,<\/strong> than meaning to judge in a negative way (at least I hope so). And indeed, we have so many possibilities to take responsibility for our planet in everyday life, during grocery shopping, during cooking, while traveling, when showering – in almost every situation <\/strong>of our daily life we have the chance to contribute – isn\u2019t that insane? So why not starting to change little things in our daily routines? Step by step. And see how it feels? And if it feels good, change further things. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a quote which I really, really love and I truly believe in it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eWe don\u2019t need a hand full of people living sustainability perfectly. We need millions of people doing it imperfectly.\u201c<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I never tried to convince anybody to do what I do, nor did I put myself as the best example to others. I just want to share how I contribute in order to inspire others to maybe overtake some of my habits and share them with more people. Or to motivate the other to share his thoughts and contribution with me and inspire me. <\/strong>So please, see this article as an inspiration and not proselytization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, finally coming to the subject of this article: Zero-waste ideas for everyday life & traveling<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zero-waste idea #1: Use reusable bottles and coffee cups <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This is an easy one and many people are doing it already. But at the same time, so many people are buying their morning coffee still in a through-away cup. I was facing this problem as well and was also a bit too lazy to carry my big, heavy thermos cup with me. Till I discovered this amazing, lightweight and foldable silicone cup. It fits in almost every handbag and is super small and light. You can buy it on Amazon, there are various brands which offer it. I personally purchased this one and am super happy with it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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