Yeah your are right. I guess it’s just easier for a lot of people to stick to keep Cups etc it they love them. 😅

So true. I have a ton of mason jars, but that is because I canned my garden produce back when I had a garden. I can't imagine drinking from them because it just seems... overkill?

Only problem is that plastic leaches toxic chemicals into your food/drink. And for my area because mason jars are trendy it cost more to thrift mason jars than to buy them brand new. And you have to buy new flats for them.

@@SavvyGirl751 Yes, if you are going to can your own items you can reuse the jars and rings until they chip or break (I have some from my great grandma) but you must ALWAYS replace the flat lids every single time. Those absolutely must not be resused. There are some that you can reuse, but they are really finicky to get a good seal on and tend to let go the seal, so I only use the metal lids. Better to throw away a metal disc than have to throw away the entire jar of food.

Exactly!😊

Hunting for identical reused jars is for sure harmless and completely okay if you like how it looks ☺️🌿 It makes complete sense with the chopsticks, I tend to like my reusable wooden ones, but we all have different preferences 💚😁

Combining eco living and aesthetics- I love it! 😂❤️

THIS! I buy the same kind of pasta and pickles always so my jars all match!

Lol me too with a dip sauce. Now I have my spices pots and it’s so pleasing to see ☺️

I have different size jars, but all the same shape and all with white lids. It's taken so time to get them, but they do look nice. We also try to buy in glass, if locally produced, instead of other materials.

Same, I love this salsa brand that happens to have beautiful plain gold lids without any designs, so my whole kitchen is decked out in these jars

Nobody is completely eco-friendly - don’t put yourself down! You are doing your bit and you are doing a great job! 🥰 Everybody is learning as new sustainable alternatives come available!

I seriously love her

Haha you see me, I see you 😎✨🙌

Where do you live? How's the weather over there?

+1 for more laundry vibes

I air dry all my life (having and using a dryer is really rare in my country) and I don't think my clothes ever got stiff? Or maybe I just lack the comparison... Anyway, maybe your laundry detergent doesn't dissolve properly? That's the only thing I can think of.

Like Aerinn mentiones, we dont have a dryer here also so we air dry everything always, but i never experienced my clothes being stiff? I know if you let them dry outside they will even be more soft because of the wind, the fabric will be in motion during drying and that helps the fibres being flexible, so you can always try that.

Here in Colorado it’s so dry so they’re ALWAYS stiff. We cal it Spartan laundry! Tips: This is Sparta. We don’t fuss over still laundry!

I live in Scotland, it's still cold :D

Please send sun to 🇨🇦, especially the northern part. Spring has not yet sprung here 🌞.

Guys we had rain for 2 weeks straight interrupted by a dry Sunday (mother‘s day) with 26 degrees Celsius 😂 anyways I heard you‘re supposed to wear sunscreen every day no matter the weather

I think Sumbum is a very good cruelty free sunscreen.

Sunscreen isn't something you want to mess around with. As long as it's reef safe, I wouldn't get too much picker than that. And definitely don't make your own!!

Finally!

Cool I’ll have to check it out!

Absolutely! Who wants splinters in their food?

What??

@@mellyq92 9:59 there

i know!!! i really much feel that i totally need them and then feeling bad for wanting to buy stuff while watching this video😂🥴

Thank you for the support! 🌿 We’re gonna repeat it over and over yeehaw 😍

I agree with fully sealable but can’t you sterilize second hand ferment and canning jars? Unless not the rubber seals. I think you could buy second hand jars and replace the seals?

Thank you so much for the support 💚

Yes that is exactly the point I am trying to make as well ✌️ if you have a canvas bag that you use over and over for years, then it is absolutely sustainable 👌🌿

lol ive also done that :D

Wow. 😳 That is dedication my friend.

Honestly, same.

I tried it once, it was from some person with a MUCH bigger face then mine and I didn't test it before walking to the store *then* putting it on. Oops.

I don't think it's weird at all in theory, but unlike with hair ties and many found objects, this isn't really safe to do, especially with the disposable ones. They're not designed to be used that way, and they could harbour COVID when you pick them up, among other serious issues. I would strongly caution against this practice. Just be aware that you will unequivocally be exposing yourself to risk of infection and may also end up using the mask in ways that it is not designed to be used, ultimately lowering your protection. Mask litter is awful and depressing. I do think making or purchasing a triple-layered reusable is the safest eco-friendly option, and the priority should be safety over sustainability, but in saying that, I'm not here to stop anyone doing their own thing if it's really what they want to do! You keep doing you if you're comfortable, of course. No shame from me, just important considerations. Everyone should make their own decisions, and rescuing trash is cool in general. If you do have disposables ready for the trash, break off the elastics and turn them into hair ties and elastics. They work amazingly well. Cool tip someone shared with me that I've enjoyed doing.

It really it, it is my favourite 😍👌

Also if the bristles are still in good condition, you can sterilize them with boiling water (obviously you gotta hold it in the pot so it doesn’t melt to the bottom) I think it isn’t the bristle issue that dentist recommend changing out your tooth brush, but the bacterial build up over time.

Have you seen the video where an artisan craftsperson / zero waster is making bespoke table tops and chopping boards from co pressed discarded chopsticks ? Its very very impressive , he offers a pickup recovery service to all the restuarants in his area to collect them and it takes 100s to make one chopping board , but wow ! What an awesome re- use by an ethical company .

@@karobythell4425 Yes, I have seen it and it's absolutely amazing! Unfortunately we don't have anything like that in our city :( .

I brought my food to school in a stainless steel thermos so it always made quite a bit of noise when I was trying to get last of my food out of it with a metal fork, was slightly embarrassing sometimes :,) . Then started using a wooden fork that did not make noise, but I always reused that.

@@Airam462 that’s awesome though! I know that noise, definitely a bit embarrassing with the wrong crowd 😂

That is horrible 😳 Glass is pretty high impact if only used once and it won’t ever biodegrade 😭 Good on you for reusing it at home 🌿🌿

@@Gittemary thank you so much for the encouragement and information you provide.

omg thank you so much 💚💚💚

Right!? 😂😂

I take my bamboo set travelling and also camping/hiking when I want to save weight :)

That is definitely an aspect as well, honestly I think I included this traveling aspect in a previous video, but it’s been such a long time since I’ve traveled that it completely slipped my mind 😂

Also so much of the cotton clothes still have 5% elastane. Specially in the kids cloth. I try to look for 100% natural fabrics but we mostly get cloth from friends or buy used items so then it is more polyester and other synth..

You can't change the things you've already purchased - just make sure to get good use out of what you have and continue to learn and do better 😊 no need for guilt!

I was also thinking about this! Don't know the answer though.

Check out the laundry guide (link in the description), where I talk about just that ☺️

I am not sure about soap nuts. Yes in themselves they are substainable. However, I think you also need to think about people. When we in the so called developed world learn of something like this and desire to purchase them, we can actually take the product from the local people in the area. Why sell it locally for a small amount of money when you can send it somewhere else for more money. Does our desire for soap nuts now make them too expensive for the local population? Just wondering.

That is one resistant shampoo bar 😍

I have a 26 oz shampoo bottle that i bought in oct/2019, and there's still a couple months left of it. True what they say, use what you already have, take good care of your things, make whatever you have last as long as possible, that's already being sustainable to an extent.

First, do what you need to do to succeed. However, not sure where you live, but you may want to check and see if you can find a used art supply store. A lot of times they will have half used (many times not even that much is used) sketchbooks that you can use the rest of. Also similar to that, going around the art building of your college you may see many disposed of that aren't full either. I used to do that at the end of semester and people threw away supplies.

I'm a hard core pen and paper gal. Whenever a piece of paper or envelope comes into my house that has a blank side, it gets stored to use for lists, coloring paper for my son, or just whatever anyone needs paper for. If I need a proper notebook, I do my best to find something that is 100% recycled paper and use each page as fully as possible.

@@byersjul Thank you for your advice! I'll be in the look for loose and and abandoned sheets 😂 That should give variety to my notes and even help me remember a tad better.

@@chloeb1642 Thanks! I'm planning on starting a proper collection of paper sheets partially unused. I'm just realizing my dad could be a good source! Besides, he often writes in pencil.

Look at the recycle bin near printer at your university. There may be a lot of one side printed paper in.