Zero waste goal: are we getting started?

A progressive and positive approach that can be followed on an individual and collective basis, the zero waste approach has several advantages but can seem complicated to apply. The Exception comes to coach you withsome tipsand above all without taking the head!We tell you straight, zero is an ideal goal. In fact, the Zero Waste Paris site reassures us on this subject: "This is the horizon we're setting for ourselves: a society that respects the environment, with a minimum amount of waste and waste, and a truly circular economy." Because even if on a daily basis we all try to do well, we are never perfect.For all that, that's not why we shouldn't undertake anything. Because everyone can do their part: reduce waste and limit their impact. Moreover, we like the term zero waste to explain the approach because in English waste means both waste and wastage. It's all that at the same time and in the end it's mostly privileging durable, reusable, recoverable things and therefore saying bye bye to disposable.

TO THE 5Rs YOU WILL THINK

No, the 5Rs are not a new boy band but the pillars of zero waste popularized by Béa Johnson in her book "Zero Waste, 100 Tips to Lighten Your Life" released in 2013. Since then, having become a global ambassador for this lifestyle, her book has become a bestseller (translated into 27 languages) and her blog (zerowastehome.com) a real movement.The 5Rs rule is simply:REFUSE: things we don't need, single-use items, and items that can't be recycled.REDUCE: only buy what you need, avoid waste.REUSE: prefer reusable items, buy second-hand, borrow or rent, repair, sell or donate what we no longer use.RECYCLE: recycle reusable items or materials.GIVE BACK TO THE EARTH: compositing organic matter.Nice program in which we have no doubt you can surely adopt an R or two. Come on, three for the challenge!!

PLASTICS YOU WILL BAN

Public enemy number one of the planet, plastic is now present in all four corners of the world, in all oceans and generates the most waste. You still doubt it?5000 billion pieces of plastic are already floating in our oceans.73 th waste on the beaches is plastic (bottles, caps, food packaging, bags ...).Since 2015 more than 6.9 billion tons of plastic waste has been produced and about 9% has been recycled, 12% incinerated and 79% is accumulated in landfills, nature ...In the world 1 million plastic bottles are sold every minute.Estimates for the lifespan of plastic range from 450 years to infinity.More than 40 u plastic is only used once before being thrown away. Bref, say stop the waste and rethink the 5Rs regularly. This is it, you're on board!

REPONSIBLE YOU WILL BECOME

Far from being lesson givers, the idea is mostly to make you realize how simple it is to change a few habits. Better yet, that you can surely pass it on to your friends and kids and that's what will make the big changes. Ready? Here are our tips to make a fresh start:Have a Bobo Choses tote bag or reusable bag in order to refuse commercial plastic bags.Buy in bulk as much as possible and store in glass jars.(Re)discover the market and the pleasure of eating local and seasonal food rather than plastic-wrapped products coming from very far away.Cook and try batch cooking. Ideal to get rid of the chore of shopping and eat home more often.Adopt the Chilly's stainless steel or glass water bottle that will follow you everywhere.Testsolid cosmetics by Unbottled (shampoos, deodorants) and bank on products that refill (laundry detergents, liquid soaps).For meals away from home, consider Monbento reusable boxes and pocket cutlery. Many takeaways even accept them to serve you. At the office, we adopt the mug orthe isothermal cup United by blue at the coffee machine, it's more fun!"You'll have understood, it's all a matter of habit and especially of desire. With spring in the air, we're counting on you!"By Céline Vautard