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6 MORE Charming Etsy Shops for Zero Waste Products

6 MORE Charming Etsy Shops for Zero Waste Products

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Wow! My last post “8 Lovely Etsy Shops for Zero Waste Products” was a huge success! I’m so proud and glad to see that there is a rising interest in living a conscious lifestyle that supports the planet. The more waste we can eliminate from our everyday lives the closer we will be to living waste free.

What is Zero Waste?

“Zero Waste is a philosophy and a design principle for the 21st Century. It includes ‘recycling’ but goes beyond recycling by taking a ‘whole system’ approach to the vast flow of resources and waste through human society. Read more →

8 Lovely Etsy Shops for Zero Waste Products

8 Lovely Etsy Shops for Zero Waste Products

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I love supporting Etsy and their fabulous artisans! I especially love supporting them when they are putting time and effort into creating products in eco-friendly manners. Even more so, when those products help us consumers shop in eco-friendly manners (like a Zero Waste lifestyle)! It’s a win-win!

What is Zero Waste?

“Zero Waste is a philosophy and a design principle for the 21st Century. It includes ‘recycling’ but goes beyond recycling by taking a ‘whole system’ approach to the vast flow of resources and waste through human society.

Zero Waste maximizes recycling, minimizes waste, reduces consumption and ensures that products are made to be reused, repaired or recycled back into nature or the marketplace.”

— GrassRoots Recycling Network

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reducing your waste

Reducing Your Waste : An Etsy Guide

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Recently Etsy has put out a new selection of Editors Picks under the title : Reduce Your Waste.

They feature everything from upcycled gifts, to reclaimed wood furniture, to earth friendly cleaning products and more. I think it’s a great idea! Although when thinking about reducing your waste, buying more items doesn’t exactly come to mind. But the idea is that these are products you will only have to buy once (or very minimal amounts) in an effort of reducing your waste that is being thrown out everyday.

For example; how often do you throw cling-wrap in the garbage? Most people, very often. Well what if there was a simpler way that could be simply washed and reused? There is!  Read more →