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A review by ioana_cis
Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste by Bea Johnson
5.0
Liked a lot the book - while I consider this kind of topics to be better suitable for an article, this one was pretty well done, good structure, lots of tips and tricks and many receipts. Some may consider it extreme, but I personally think you can choose how much you want and can do on this subject (as the author says it depends on us). I do not think I am ready to make my own cosmetics but to try to address the plastic problem, the over consumption.. yes, I'm definitely in it for a while and this book is a bit of a bible for this problem.
Definitely will use the 5Rs and the questions set for each object in the house
• Could I use this space for something else?
• Do I keep it out of guilt?
• Do I keep it because society tells me that I need one (“everyone has one”)? Could something else achieve the same task? Does it truly save time, as promised?
• Is it worth my precious time dusting and cleaning?
• Does it put my family’s health in danger?
• Do I use it regularly?
• Is it a duplicate?
• Is it in working condition? Is it outdated?
• Is it reusable?
My fav parts:
"To have or to be? What will your legacy be? "
"According to a 2009 report by the Cascadia Consulting Group, recycling creates ten times more jobs per ton of material in the collection, processing, brokering, and transporting practices than throwing “away,” and it pays more, too!"
"We cannot wait for the system to change. We individuals are the system. —Colin Beavan, No Impact Man "
"a simple system in order: refusing (what we do not need), reducing (what we do need), reusing (what we consume), recycling (what we cannot refuse, re-duce, or reuse), and rotting (composting) the rest."
Definitely will use the 5Rs and the questions set for each object in the house
• Could I use this space for something else?
• Do I keep it out of guilt?
• Do I keep it because society tells me that I need one (“everyone has one”)? Could something else achieve the same task? Does it truly save time, as promised?
• Is it worth my precious time dusting and cleaning?
• Does it put my family’s health in danger?
• Do I use it regularly?
• Is it a duplicate?
• Is it in working condition? Is it outdated?
• Is it reusable?
My fav parts:
"To have or to be? What will your legacy be? "
"According to a 2009 report by the Cascadia Consulting Group, recycling creates ten times more jobs per ton of material in the collection, processing, brokering, and transporting practices than throwing “away,” and it pays more, too!"
"We cannot wait for the system to change. We individuals are the system. —Colin Beavan, No Impact Man "
"a simple system in order: refusing (what we do not need), reducing (what we do need), reusing (what we consume), recycling (what we cannot refuse, re-duce, or reuse), and rotting (composting) the rest."