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"the most sustainable thing is the thing you already have" 🙌🏾💚
I love that you try to do things for people who are broke/low income. Helps a lot since I live in a food desert/urban area. Thank you
PLEASE DO a wat I spend in a week as an eco minimalist
Omg I love u thanks for liking my comment! You have changed my life
Yes!
This omg yes!!!
Yes Please !!
I made a sustainable decision recently and I'm so proud of what I did. My best friend is getting married this fall and originally canceled her wedding during quarantine. In June, she told her bridal party that the wedding was back on and told her bridesmaids what color dresses to wear. I stressed for hours, whether I should go the easy route and purchase a new dress or find it secondhand. Luckily, this bride is flexible on our dress style and gave us 2 color options. SO instead of purchasing a brand new dress, I searched local second hand boutiques and places like poshmark and thredup! I found one on poshmark for a quarter of the price! Now, I'm getting it drycleaned (it had stains) and hemmed by a professional! I am estactic that I didn't have to buy a brand new dress for a wedding ceremony (and they aren't having a wedding reception).
I'm so glad I was patient and searched second hand and saved so much money!
That’s so cool that you could find a dress second hand!
I found my dress for my sisters wedding too second hand! There are already plenty pretty dresses out there 🤗
As a great side effect it was much cheaper, even with the tailoring costs because the sleeves were a little bit to long. ♡
@@Daphnaee Who else wears bridesmaid dresses more than once because brides have different colors and ideas for what they want. I'm so glad this one was flexible! After wearing it, I plan on donating to a local dress shop that donates profits to local teen programs. It's very likely someone else will need this color dress for a wedding or event sometime soon!
I did this for my best friend’s wedding a couple months ago and she gave the dress a stamp of approval! (Didn’t tell her it was $15 at Goodwill!!!) Haha.
I wish I could sell my bridesmaid dress from a wedding last summer. It's been sitting on Poshmark and FB Marketplace forever. It's a size 8, light blue, if anyone here needs one! $35
I live in Poland and I don’t know a single person here that has a dryer in their home, in fact I didn’t even know what a dryer was until i started watching youtube!! it was and still is crazy to me that air drying wasn’t a thing for so much people
Same! In Russia we barely can squeeze a washing machine into bathroom or kitchen, who has space for a dryer
Same in the UK. They are becoming more popular now but are still considered a luxury. Or at least a nice perk if you're renting
Same here in Germany. I never really understood why dryers are so popular in the US?
I live in a small village in Finland, dryers are considered kind of a luxury here too. Usually only large families or very busy people have dryers, I have one but it broke last week actually so unless it can be fixed I will start hang drying all my clothes. And dryers are definitely hard on your clothes, especially things like bras, things with lace, buttons and other delicate pieces easily break or get misshapen when put in a dryer.
In Italy they are rare, still not so common! With the sun and the hot weather we have, dryers are not needed
I used my mum's old plastic Tupperware containers until they started to fall apart and then I replaced them with glass containers :) Using what you already have is the best advice ever to save money and the planet! 💚
Edit: And from now on I'm a new subscriber! 🥳
My mum and I are still using my Granny's tupperware from the 70's! Still going strong 💚
I only wash underwear, socks, and workout clothes every time I wear it. Jeans I'll go weeks without washing😂 shirts I tend to wear a minimum of 2 times before washing. unfortunately in the summer I definitely do more laundry since it's so humid where I live. But in the fall/winter I barely have to wash anything
Same. I live in a desert and summertime is brutal.
@@mary.w. same in Florida !! haha
Same! I only tend to wash stuff when it looks or smells dirty, apart from underwear and socks! Most things can be worn at least 2-3 times!
Since covid I don’t go any place other then work , so I wash my scrubs once a week and I do have to wash them in heat to make sure it kills any potential covid19 that might be on me , I shower when I come home and put on my pjs , so I do regular laundry maybe every 3 weeks before covid if I wasn’t dealing with any flu patients I could wear my scrubs 3 times before washing or unless I did flu clinic shots , ewww I felt so gross after giving shots so those scrubs are washed right away
I use my work out clothing twice tho
hi shelby! in one of your videos you should talk about "buy nothing" groups on facebook. it's a place where people list their unused goods for others to take for free! such a cool free thing to do. i save things from the trash via trashpicking, cleaning, and giving away the items i find on buy nothing! and it feels so good to help others
In the town that I’m from every time someone turns 18 they get to plant and name a tree 😃 I never got to do that though cause I moved before I turned 18 😭
That’s amazing! I love that! Is your town in the US?
Maddy Anderson no, it’s in Poland 😃
I love that idea where are you from ???
Yaaaasssss Shelbi dropping the facts! Vote and let's not let anyone forget the way that Citizens United is destroying us!!
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Omg Citizens United was the single worst thing that has happened to politics in my lifetime. VOTE!
This is ideal for teens! I try to live a low waste life and everytime I tell that to someone of my age they are like: 'tf, how do you do that and isn't that super expensive?' So thanks for these tips, I am going to see where I can use these :)
Eco-minimalism when done in a non-instagram perfect aesthetic way IS CHEAPER 🥰 I'm moving into an apartment for the first time ever and put the call out for my buddies to clean up their unwanted household clutter. Almost everything in my apartment is 2nd hand, and I just picked it all up from their driveways and donated what I didn't need out of the piles (I told them of this plan before they decluttered), and collected the little tax return receipts for them. My apartment is gonna be cute - a lot of the stuff is actually vintage from the 60s and 70s! 🙃
Shelbi: "do you wash your jeans after you wear them once?"
me: *trying to remember when was the last time I washed my jeans*
but seriously, I just usually check bigger clothes for stains and sniff them to see if they're smelly, if they're not, it's all good :D or sometimes if I'm staying home I wear sweaty clothes (because it's 35 degrees celsius in here and anything fresh will be sweaty in 15 min anyway). Underwear and socks are an exception of course
P.S. for hang drying, you can just get any thicker rope and tie it in your balcony or bathroom or wherever you have space for this if you don't want to buy a rack, does not look so pretty but gets the job done
I find jeans get... greasy after ... whatever time. Which I guess is solved by the freezer hack. But our freezer is small and full of food. So washing it is. Like twice a year.
Same. I change underwear and socks everyday. Anything that touches my armpits gets the sniff test and things like bottoms and outerwear just get washed when they have a stain. It might sound gross but it must have saved me a fortune in money, time and effort and helped the environment. Also I wash everything at 30° on 'eco time' with soap nuts and dry it on a drying rack/clothes horse.
me: trying to remember the last time I wore jeans..
I have four pairs of jeans, most bought second hand. I cycle through these and wash them when there are marks on them or they stink. Hang to dry and cycling them means they each get less ware and tare over time. I need to mend the inside leg on a couple of pairs I otherwise can't ware but I do my best to make my jeans last.
Ah yes, the ultimate sniff test 😂👌
My tip: I unfortunately did this before watching your video so didn’t go through your link, but I not only downloaded Ecosia for myself - I downloaded it on every single computer at my workplace 🤓
I’m a simple gal, I see Shelbie posts - I drop everything and click 🥰
During COVID, I’ve been getting into Dumpster Diving. It’s practically a free hobby, and I’ve been able to donate literally HUNDREDS of pounds of sealed food and I have only spent $3.12 in a grocery store since May. I’ve also rescued returned items (air fryer, coffee maker, coffee percolator, hair dryer, perfect condition makeup palettes, sealed Gucci perfume, and more) and given them as gifts or used them myself.
It’s a great way to reduce waste that goes to the landfill and I’ve saved SO much money. I have found that a reduced-waste lifestyle is actually a huge money saver for me, which is what drew me to the lifestyle in the first place.
Thanks for another great video!
Unfortunately, dumpster diving is a crime in several countries. :( It should be a crime to toss away perfectly good items instead of donating them.
Yes, always check your local ordinances before the dive. If possible take a buddy in case you have an accident. Wear protective gear - I saw a video of a woman diving in flip flops 😱. Take a cooler with you, take old grocery bags with you - sometimes stores toss a 6 pack of juice because 1 item inside busted, you don't want that stickiness touching your vehicle before you can clean it at home. Take an old sterilite bin with lid - you don't want lightweight items blowing away out the back of your truck. BE SAFE!
@@NivionScribble Yeah some stores are so evil about it too :( I knew someone who worked at a Halloween store and they had to physically destroy (like cut up the clothes) anything they threw away at the end of the season because they didn't want people to dumpster dive it for free. How crazy is that? They're losing money/product either way...
Love, I am SO excited about this video, because this is hella important. But it happened AGAIN 😂 I literally also have a video like this coming up in a couple of days haha, it's already shot and edited. Are we synched up? 😂❤🌿 Lots of love!
Great minds think alike
Looking forward to your video as well! Knowledge is power 💪
The only things I wash after just one wear are: socks, undies, work out clothes (if I actually worked out in them), and something I stained during the wear.
Sort of a "swap" for yarn crafters: You can make T-shirt yarn out of old T-shirts or other clothing items. This is good to keep you from buying new yarn and to keep old textiles out of landfills! Though the yarn is different from normal yarn and won't be appropriate for every craft, it has a ton of uses. I use it to make plant hangers and potholders. People make very sturdy baskets out of it often. There are tons of youtube videos showing how to make it, and it is pretty easy!
And rag rugs!
as a college student who refuses to pay $5 to do my laundry I go about 6 weeks between washes sometimes.
I love this video idea and how you approach the (perceived) privilege of living more sustainably.
When I was younger, I thought the mantra "reduce, reuse, recycle" were 3 things that were equally important to help protect the environment lol. It wasn't until high school that I realized it was actually listed in the order you were supposed to attempt them (oops). Anyway, kids, reduce > reuse > recycle.
Pet peeve: when people throw out brown bananas
Bananas are one of the only fruits you can actually eat when they go all brown and you can very easily freeze it and use it in a recipe/smoothie
darniella dd I make banana bread! Love it, the bananas can be stored in fridge for weeks!
😱 Brown is the only time I'd use them!
My favorite free tip that I heard in one of your previous videos that absolutely blew my mind was straight up use less. I had never thought about using less toothpaste than I was used to before, but by cutting back that small amount of product, over time you save a lot! It blew my mind because I had never considered it before, but it makes so much sense!
My mother has been re-using the plastic tuber-where from sandwich meat packages for *years* but it’s not for the planet. It’s to save her money. I have been getting second hand clothes my whole life because since I’m the youngest, my siblings give me their old clothes. And I’ve never washed something after wearing it once (underwear not included!)
I'll take that thriftiness on your mom's part as a win even if it's not cause of the planet. Still less plastic!!! ❤️
Tuber-where ? 😂
I love that you mentioned getting involved in your community and I would love to hear more about this from you. I think that sometimes we focus too much on how we can make changes in our day to day lives and the things we buy and forget that government and companies need to change in order to combat climate change.
I want to hear this too
that's so important too, we saw that during lockdown the world's emissions only dropped by about 17% because the majority of our emissions are the kind of thing that only widespread, large-scale changes like government regulations can affect. which is why it's great that shelbi mentioned voting, and getting politically active which is really important too, if you can. while voter suppression is a huge problem in the US, we have to recognise how lucky we are to be able to vote.
Yes! Another low cost/free thing would be cooking from home. I have friends that ask "how do I reduce my waste?" And basically eat delivery for every meal. Like... a lot of waste would be reduced, even if you didnt shop super eco friendly, if you just cooked from home? And didnt have like 3 or 4 packages 3 times daily from door dash?
Idk how they afford it. But it would certainly be cheaper too
How often do I wash my clothes depends on one question. How much did I sweat in them....I live in Texas. Underwear, socks, work out clothes, they get washed every wear. Other clothing items depends what I did that day.
Another great tip for bags at grocery stores (one I thought everyone did) is to just save your plastic bags. We use them to line our small trash cans, pick up doggy doo, and any other ways we can think of
You can keep veggie scraps in the freezer and when you have enough, you can boil them with some seasonings to make your own vegetable stock!
I noticed that you mentioned the library and I know that a lot of them have like dvds and blue rays available and like dvds of tv series. I feel like there may not be a lot of people who still collect dvds or blu rays but I have seen large collections. Those physical dvds obviously cost money and energy to produce and ship (if you’re getting them on amazon, which a lot of people I know do) Instead of buying every movie I want to see, I just go to the library and see if they have it available, check it out and take it home for a bit. There’s also like this super cool program that people who aren’t a library junkie don’t know about called ‘holds’. If something is available at another library in your public library network, u can place it on hold and they’ll ship it from the library where they have it available to your closest library u for either free or next to nothing! That saves waste and money from not having to produce as many dvds (cuz libraries are a shared communal resource) and having it ship a shorter distance (using less energy and gross gases in the process)
It's crazy to me that there are places where recycling isn't the norm, even though I know that other european countries also seem to be lacking in this regard. Here in Germany every house collects trash separated (packaging, paper, regular trash that doesn't fit into other categories, (+some also collect everything that ist compostable)), there are glass collecting containers in every neighborhood, containers to collect batteries and lightbulbs in every supermarket and drugstore, and free stations where you can bring your compost and other bigger items. There ist also a huge system for bottles (plastic and glass), where you pay a little deposit for each bottle, that you get back when you return it to any store (Bonuspoint, even though widely debated, is that a lot of people can help themselves financially by collecting bottles that others were to lazy or didn't want to bring back themselves.) Recycling bins with four separate bins for glass, paper, packaging and general trash are also widely available in every city and in every trainstation (atleast that I have been to). Not saying that Germany is perfect at recycling and sustainibility in general, we still have a long way to go, but these measures have been in place for +20 years (my entire life) and I couldn't imagine it any other way. (Please excuse any errors, english is not my first language and my german autocorrect keeps trying to interfere)
That's amazing! Here in US, Colorado and a lot of other states it's mostly up to the individual - pay extra for recycling service through the trash, or save your recycling and drop it off yourself at a facility. Some grocery stores have bins to take back their plastic bags, and occasionally there's a city event to take in chemicals, batteries, etc (the hard stuff). If you live in an apartment like many of us there is ZERO recycling offered, I have to save mine and drop it off, and there's no where to take compost and I don't have a yard :( Crazy. I'd love to visit and see how they do things over there.
Heck yes to washing clothes less frequently! Also if my clothes smell a little stale, I'll just hang them out in the sun for a few hours which airs them out, neutralizes any smell - all without washing!
I'm lucky enough to go to a college that encourages making environmentally conscious decisions, so there are bins for trash, recycling, AND compost in the main buildings. All of the take-away containers from the cafeteria are also compostable, and I believe the coffee cups are, as well. All of the compost goes to the campus farm, which is where a lot of our food is sourced from, and they try to stay as local as possible with the rest of it, as well. They really try to make the campus as zero waste as possible, which I really love. I truly wish every college had the means to be able to do these things!
I was so proud of my son, who is 9. His friends all want (or have) hydro flasks. He has a klean kanteen. When some of the kids were teasing him bc he didn’t have the “cool name brand” of water bottle 🙄, he said that’s stupid. They both carry water without using plastic and both keep things cold, why buy a new one?! I was so proud.
And Ecosia has planted nearly 100 000 000 trees! So awesome!
I have been watching a lot of these sustainable living videos recently and I've learnt that Jamaicans do a lot of these not just out of sustainability, but also to save money. It may also be that low income households across the world tend to try extend the life of items and/or buy less.
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I love the no junk mail segment! It's so helpful. I no longer receive stupid things that don't relate to me
I am so grateful for Ecosia, I couldn't figure out how I could contribute but Ecosia made it so freaking simple, it works EXACTLY like Google and it's great
Another great idea you have brought up in past videos: buying used phones. Not free but less waste and money saver!! Thank you so much!
I love how you talk about systemic/cultural realities in the US of capitalism and credit cards! So relevant and useful for people to realize.
I love your channel ❤️ You keep me inspired to clean out my hoarded house to live a more minimalistic eco-friendly lifestyle 🌎 💚
I only wash clothes if I sweat a lot in them and/or they stink really bad, tbh. hahaha But that might be a mixture of laziness and trying to be sustainable. hahah and I hang dry most of my things.
Also, a lot of cities have a rent-a-bike service so you don't necessarily need to own a bike to bike places. haha (I used them a lot when I was living in Chicago and now while I am studying abroad in Taipei I use them too.)
I have a junk-mail e-mail, where I ordered many letters from shops and did not cancel them after the initial benefit. I did not think for the longest time that actually it also uses actual energy (electricity) to send those mails to me, to storage those in always existing form AND for me to scroll them through and most of then going to the bin directly. :o So, for the planet: cancel mass-e-mails you don't even want to get!
Living and growing up in South africa. We have always hung our washing to dry our clothes. We fill up our sinks to wash our dishes. We re use containers food comes in to store other thing. 2 liter ice cream dishes or Butter dishes or yougurt dishes for left overs.
A couple sustainable things people might not have thought of
When you go somewhere like a waterpark or amusement park make sure you don’t forget or leave anything there, yes we do have lost and found but a majority of stuff ends up thrown away. Also if you are looking to reduce your waste slightly save extra ketchup/ranch/etc packets you might receive and use them at places like that too as often the containers used for ketchup and sauce have the most plastic of any serving container(compared to cardboard boxes, paper cups, etc) sincerely someone who works at a waterpark :)
Started a “no buy period” for a year from May 24 this year for clothes, shoes, kitchen stuff, etc!! It’s been amazing so far!
Another way I connect with my local community is our local Buy Nothing group! I’ve been able to give and receive so much that would normally go to waste, and getting to know my neighbors is a huge plus! I’ve gotten everything from a Thundershirt for my dog to plant cuttings to onions, and given a knee scooter for someone who got injured, a pizza that accidentally had meat, and groceries we couldn’t use up. So helpful!!
These videos make me feel so much better 😂 the things that my boyfriend says I do because I’m “tight” ( don’t want to spend money ) are actually good for the planet Iv always reused packaging because I always was just excited that I could use that as something else for free 😂 turns out Iv been helping save the planet all these years. That’s going to be my new excuse to why I’m doing it. Also Scotland is so strict about recycling it seems compared to America. In my council we have a total of 6 bins that are collected for different waste. Landfill , plastics & cans , paper & card , garden waste , food waste , glass & small electronics. 🙈 it’s a lot of bins but they literally won’t lift your rubbish if you don’t fill your bins right ( yes they check, as only landfill bin can have waste in a rubbish bag which only gets emptied once a month. )
And air drying clothing is just the norm here 🤷🏻♀️
Repurpose, reuse, and use what you have are literally the easiest points on here. Well everything is pretty easy but honestly should be done of the first steps. I'm still pretty "beginner" but I am also pretty broke most of the time and while I have plenty of reusable cups, bottles, straws, zip lock bags, etc I am still making my sustainable swaps slowly but surely.
I’d add joining your local Buy Nothing group. That’s saved me tons of money and waste by reusing things other people no longer want, and also give things I no longer want to someone else that will use it. It’s amazing ❤️
Reusing jars is much cheaper that bought storage. Also plant your seeds in toilet paper rolls for easy sowing!! 😊
You’ve mentioned it before in videos but not this one so... turning off/unplugging things technically saves money and energy. Most things won’t make a noticeable difference in your electric bill by just unplugging it. But some things drastically do. The main one I can think of is desktop computers. Please put them on a power strip and turn the strip off whenever it’s not in use! My dads power bill dropped 20% when he did this.
Ecosia turned 100 million searches just half an hour ago!!!!
So... this is a different topic, but can you explain what it means to be "1% for the planet" or a "certified B corporation" (just the things you would normally look for in a business) I want to share this stuff with friends, but I don't educated enough to justify these to other people.
To those who don’t know they sell bamboo toothbrushes at tj maxx for like $5 for 3
I actually bought about 6 bamboo toothbrushes at TJ Maxx for about $7. Depends on your location though.
I’ve seen them, unfortunately they come in plastic packaging
Whaaaaat?!
yeah even though its not from a sustainable company, at least not that I know of, its a sustainable item
That tree number brought tears to my eyes. That's freakin amazing!!
I noticed the 99 Million a few days ago and got super excited. I love Ecosia 🌳
I've never heard you talk about Ecosia. Just added it to Chrome! I live out in the country, but thankfully, our small town (6600 folks) has a full recycling drop off center. I don't even have a trash can. I only buy items in no packaging or recyclable packaging. I've been doing this for about 5 years. Love your channel~!
I would love to see a video where you follow the ecosia team and actually get a behind the scenes about where they plant trees or their process
I'm salvaging a lot of veggies from work! Zucchinis with squashed ends, slightly soft beetroots (putting them in water in the fridge gets them crispy again!) carrots with the top bitten off (by rabbits)... Saves me my grocery money since half my plate is vegetables!
Mercari is my secret weapon for finding second hand goods no matter how oddly specific the item is. Let’s just say I will never need to buy the following new ever again:
-Bedsheets
-Any given type of kitchenware
-Lots of arts and crafts supplies
-Literally anything besides underwear and food
I’ve found some stupid good deals on things for example, I sew and I was looking for larger pieces of fabric so I found bedsheets from a woman who was moving across the country and just trying to get rid of all her stuff. When I say I found bedsheets, I’m saying I got a bundle of 4 flat sheets and 2 fitted sheets all queen size for $10 plus like $5 shipping. I ended up using one of the fitted sheets for my bed because I needed new sheets and it was a super cute green floral and as for the rest, I now get to use some to make my mom a sundress.
I think Jeanneau has a video about getting those last two things sustainably. You should check her out.
I remember reading Marie Kondo's book and thinking, "how the hell am I going to find joy in folding clothes when I have to do it all the time and hate it?!" Now I don't wear my clothes only once before washing and I have found the joy in doing less laundry.
if anyone doesn’t have a drying rack, hanging your clothes on a hanger then putting them in a closet works for me! there’s a little humidity in the smaller closet too which helps my clothes dry faster & they have a slightly softer texture 🧺
WHAT?! I can stop my junk mail. Bless you.
I'm so glad you are working with/sponsored by ecosia. I've heard such great things about them.
(sponsorships arent always bad)
My family recently stopped washing our clothes after a single use. I usually wear clothes for three days due to quarantine. I noticed that when I visited México that I didn’t need the many clothes I had and got used to wearing the same clothes for three days. It saves water, money, our clothes, and prevents pollution.
we set up my husbands streaming studio and bought a ton of stuff second hand. It felt great. We've been saving so much money by gardening composting diy laundry etc. No I don't wash jeans often lol
Thank you so much Shelby for this video ! So great ! As a librarian I was really happy you mentionned libraries ;)
The other thing to keep in mind is the savings you'll get by transitioning to reusable instead of one-time use. It's been years since I've bought things like paper towels, period supplies, or batteries. If you try and buy all those types of things at once it's a lot of money, but like Shelby said it's better to use up what you have, and that also spreads out the cost. Personally, I've always struggled with what to ask for on holidays, so when I started trying to reduce my impact I asked for reusable items and found out that my aunt actually has a friend on a farm who has a business selling items she wove herself, and that is how I got my cloth napkin set.
Not trying to shame anyone who doesn't have the money to front the large upfront costs, but if you can find any wiggle room in your budget you can save money in the long run.
I'm so glad I found your channel, because you have a very positive approach to sustainability, also I can learn so much from you about things I never ever thought about before
I am low income and am inspired by you and Gittemary (it sounds like Glitter Mary 😂) and I just found a way to reuse medicine bottles! I can use them as food storage for on the go snacks! Perfect serving size!
In Australia most junk mail isn't addressed, generally a business just picks a neighbourhood and a worker personally puts advertisements in all mailboxes. The most annoying thing is, it doesn't matter if we have a sign saying no junk mail. It can but not always has plastic and it's impossible not to receive it, so if it's single sided I use it for writing disposable notes, and if it's double sided I can only try to figure out how to dispose of it responsibly
I’ve been re-using plastic take-out containers. The black ones aren’t recyclable but they are very sturdy and are great for storing things in the fridge or things like rice and beans.
FYI...if you use a laundromat or other shared washing machine you can pick up bedbugs if you don't put the clothes in the dryer after washing.
I wash my clothes if they smell or stink. It’s typically a little more often in summer because I sweat a lot. Most of my jeans go a least a week without washing
This is a very important video. Because i'm...well...poor it's hard to accomplish some of the sustainable goals i have set for myself. These ideas are so helpful because it's action! It's actually doing something now to help our planet. So far i have purchased reusable Ziploc bags and metal water bottles. The next time i need to buy food storage containers i'll be buying glass.
I wash my jeans after 3 or 4 wearings and i usually wash my work clothes after 3 or 4 times as well. I sit in an office all day. How dirty can they get? My husband works in the heat so he comes home dirty but it's easy for me and the teenager to wear things multiple times.
I buy second hand books of authors I love or if I want the series because I will re-read multiple times. I only buy new books when I absolutely will re-read and that’s really only from 2 authors (I’m trying to wait a while after a new book comes out to see if there’s a used one). Books for me are a way to escape, especially to get away from technology, so I can really only enjoy a traditional book.
As demanded: I wash only underwear and socks after i wore them once. Sportswear depending on how dirty and smelly it is, and Every thing else when it really is dirty or smelly (like Shirts after 2 - 3 days, and jeans after 3-5 days). For larger things like coats i have one time in the year (typically when the cold or warm season starts), when i wash all used sesional cloths together, before I store them until next year. Oh and for all the not-dirty-yet stuff I need to store until next time to wear it, I have "the chair" ;)
Future video suggestion!- Kitty Cat video and how you maintain the eco friendly habits. I've been looking for eco friendly litters and foods, but I'm having a hard time trusting what I see. Not only being rooked, but for my kitty's safety. I know you did a video about 2 years ago? However, I'd be interested to see if you've made any improvements. Thanks 🥰❤️
I just found u recently and have downloaded ecosia and already started changing my life to zero waste. Thank you for what you do
Shelbi, your long hair would be beautiful with the bathrobe tie method. You should try it. No heat curls. Random but seeing how long and healthy your hair is I had to tell you.
THANKS FOR THE REMINDER OF ECO SIA! ❤️🌱🌍
Ecosia reached the milestone! YAYYY!
I'm still working to get through my ziplock bags from costco I've simply been washing and reusing them until they tear 🤷🏻♀️ and i just bought my Cora ball! I'm excited to start using it
I wash my ziplocks also lol 😂 every one says I’m cheap . I said I’m not cheap I care about the environment but for Christmas I’m going to ask for some stasher bags
I only wash clothes when they're dirty. When I spill food down my front - too often unfortunately I usually wash the spot - especially with grease. Much less grease since going vegan
Because I'm a massage therapist right now I have to wash everything I wear to work immediately upon getting home. And due to extra PPE requirements I change my shirt and pants in addition to grabbing a new apron between clients. Luckily we bought fabric aprons and just wash them. At the office we don't like creating extra waste and using more hardcore cleaners than normal but we have to keep people safe.
My laying around at home clothes I'll wear several times or until they get sweaty or stained.
My boss was the one that introduced dryer balls & reusable bamboo paper towels to me when I found them in the clean linen basket while folding.
This video has so many good ideas! One thing that I've been doing recently is we get food delivered and it comes in these big cardboard boxes so wait until we have about 6 boxes and then I put an ad on craigslist for free boxes if the person comes and picks the up. Someone always texts me within a couple hours and will come like a day after I've posted the ad. In the ad I just mentioned that the boxes would be great if you're moving. I like it cause then I don't have to recycle the boxes and the person who is moving gets free boxes and isn't using new boxes
Thank you for being vocal about voting!! Everyone should look into Jo Jorgensen for President!! because one of her big points is cutting back CO2 emissions and she is a fan of moving to nuclear and more sustainable energy!
i've been hang drying my clothes since high school, but that started because my dad was trying to save money but not using the dryer (we already have a $300 electric bill every month living in arizona lol). but i'm glad it's been ingrained in me for over ten years because i don't even think of putting anything right into the dryer anymore. i only dry towels (so they don't get that weird stink) and then i dewrinkle any of the clothes i hung to dry if they feel a lil crispy.
This is the original and out of the box content I subscribed for.
Remember that sustainability doesn’t have to be pretty or aesthetic. You don’t need a pantry full of labeled glass jars, to make a difference. You can reuse your plastic food containers, instead of buying pretty-looking new ones, you can cut the tops off your toothpaste tubes to insure you don’t waste any product, and you can water your plants with rainwater. Zero waste the way it is often portrayed is not accessible to all, but that doesn’t mean we can’t make small lifestyle changes to help the earth. A few people doing zero waste perfectly is no where as good as all of us doing it imperfectly.
lol: i watch your US. based Chanel regulary just to find out now about the ecosia App and search Tool. Because their based at my hometown Berlin-Germany :-) the emission foot Print ist neagtiv by 1kg / 2 lbs CO² per search. Because they not just plant trees or use ecofriendly Energy but futhermore they installed in addition new solarpanels on their roof tops. Beside this great fact i find it verry comforting to use this tool for my search now, because of the verry high regulations and european law codes for customer privacy and security! Thank you so much for your helpful tips :-)
We both have valet chairs for that ‘lightly’ used clothes or most generally our work outfits which can be worn twice before a wash. We also have a minimalistic closet for two ladies. Maybe 50 pieces each not counting underwear or seasonal jackets.
I re-wear pretty much everything but I’ve been having trouble getting more comfortable re-wearing shirts because I feel like it’s less weird if you wear the same pair of pants with a different shirt, but if you wear the same shirt you wore last time you were with the same people it’s more obvious you re-wore it. I don’t know if anyone actually cares but I definitely notice!
My favorite find has been that our local, organic peanut butter comes in the PERFECT glass jar with a plain white metal lid 👌"free" yet visually appealing
Hope you're staying safe in Texas!
I’m a big fan of the sniff test for clothes but the season definitely impacts the frequency. I’m in Northern California and 100 degree days all this week means I’m gonna get sweaty so nearly everything is on a one time wear.
I only wash socks and underwear after every use, other clothes I wash when there are stains or they´re smelly. I used to wash workout clothes after every use, but stopped since I work out almost every day and at home so don´t see a point in washing them so often.
Yes our sustainability queen nailing it again with her widespread view on saving the planet 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I love you Shelby you help me so much with sustainable living and going zero waste. Thank you so much xxx love from Britain
I always try to complete surveys companies send out especially if they are geared toward lower waste options and the environment. Recently a gas station chain sent me a survey about getting their reusable cups and mugs back in use safely with the pandemic. It was a quick survey to complete and of course free to do.
Almost 2 years ago, I went on a makeup no buy, which led me to learning about minimalism. I found your channel because of the episode of the minimalists podcast u were on. Idk where i would be without you! ❤😅 lol