Stole the photo from my post in r/crochet because it didn’t save to my camera roll. This current project was going to be like my other potted plant holders, but it’s been changed last minute to a toy basket for my daughter! One day when she is a little older I’ll have more time to make plarn sleeping mats for the homeless! If you’re interested in making plarn/plarn projects I’ll post a link in the comments to a great video showing how to cut the bags up

Hi everyone,

I've read through the threads and this has popped up before, but it's been a while so I'll try my luck.

I'm looking for an antiperspirant WITH aluminium that ships to Australia. I've seen Thank You is making one but unfortunately my ethics don't align with theirs.

Please don't suggest natural deodorants. I've tried many. None work, nearly all of them give me rashes. Yes, even the sensitive ones. I can't keep spending $20 a pop on these and chucking them out, hoping one of them is different. Ethique worked the best out of the crunchy ones, I got about 8 hours until the smell came through again.

The new year is just around the corner. Does anyone have any zerowaste resolutions, projects, plans for 2025?

Curious to know what the hivemind is thinking up…

My brother and cousin are both very allergic to many peanuts and tree nuts and my aunt and mom are looking to find Shampoo Bars to use however we need to find nut free facilities they are made in. Does anyone know of any shampoo bar brands that avoid nuts and peanuts? From what i’ve seen this seems like a big ask, but I thought I would try.

Curious to find soft sustainable fabric to use for lounge wear/pj's

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1867520973966098523?t=uasiWJ1jGuDQ9Xnmy8xbiQ&s=19

He just posted this video and it's so damaging and dumb in the second half

I know a lot of recycling is done wrong. But aluminum and paper are easy to recycle and certain plastics like #1 and #5 are too. It pretty much goes onto get mad at recyclers and say let's keep using plastic forever because recycling is hard and costly. Discourages people from sustainability and zero waste.

We should invest more in sustainability not less, we should encourage no plastic production not more plastic production like this video does, this man is trying to send us backwards

Edit: rewatching the video it's cringe because the narrator and the commentators argument in the second half for not recycling is because they don't think people should take the time to learn about it and it requires effort. Both of these dudes just summarized America in a nutshell. America the home of doing things the lazy way even at the expense of the earth or others.

Hello. I have a down duvet that is I around 10-20 years old, I have had it for about a year. It leaks feathers really badly. I bought a zip duvet cover and then had a button up cover over it and still it was leaking feathers so I stopped using it a couple of months ago.

I don't know when it was last/ ever dry cleaned. I gave it a once over (not really thoroughly) to check for any holes that would explain the leakage but couldn't see anything.

I am wondering though whether it sounds like the duvet has reached the end of it's life or whether it can be fixed somehow

I've seen online about shaking it out well to redistribute the feathers and I think stop leaking, which i haven't tried.

I've also read that a high thread count cover can prevent leakage, both covers that were on it were poly cotton blend and so quite low thread count.

Could a dry cleaners help with this ? I am a bit wary of bringing it to one because it's so messy but I don't know.

Or does it sound like there might be a hole and patching it up would solve it?

https://preview.redd.it/3ewoc468rl6e1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fe8923f15fdaf9a9a05af654f9609dc6ab736e9b

I've added a photo of the care label in case that illuminates what the problem might be.

Thank you in advance.

https://www.headphonesty.com/2024/11/k-pop-cd-sales-tactics-plastic-waste/

not like i'm planning to stop anytime soon though. This is just saddening. more reason to try better and maybe (hopefully) inspire others

Hi! So, how do you take cold showers? I absolutely cannot handle them especially after a cold day. Also how do you keep everything so clean so efficiently? It's so amazing! I have friends of the family and every now and then they're eco friendly. I see they're house is spotless and smells good, and they have dogs! Whenever I do it, it feels like something isn't fully clean like the dish I just washed or the clothes. And there's lint stuck on them which turns me off because it feels gross. And sometimes the clothes don't come clean (once I visited a public laundry just to see if they'll come clean but the only came semi clean and even had some type of goop that wasn't on any of my clothes prior coming off 😔). How do you do it?

I reuse plastic bottles to refill at filtered water stations. Some of the bottles I use are like 32 oz Powerade or Gatorade bottles (not the 16 oz thin bottles). I wash them out from time to time.

My question is by reusing these bottles (rotate between 3 or 4 of them), am I more/less/same exposure to microplastics or any other type of hazard or danger? I thought by reusing them, I have less exposure to microplastics since I heard that was an issue with new water bottles?

Any thoughts?

Hello! I’m planning to sell some art (canvases) online soon. It the past to package such items. I just made and cut my own “boxes” to fit and cover over the canvas I was sending out. I’m sure bubble wrap/some type of buffer would be important to use to protect the canvases.

Does my one have any tips on where to resource free cardboard boxes. I was reading that liquor stores have a lot. I just know that in GENERAL there’s constantly TONS of shipping materials that is just trashed and thrown away, so I would much rather reuse than buy new. Thank you!

I have wax left over from candles that has bits of dirt in it from sitting around. I’m melting it into one piece because some of the bits are small. What can I use it for/ do with it?

There are tons of these tumblers around but their openings aren't big enough to fit the thick bubble tea steel straws.

Any suggestions or alternatives? Strong preference for stainless steel as I like to keep my drinks both cold and hot for hours. I don't know how much I trust the "BPA-free" plastics. And a handle for easy holding.

Thank you!!

I'm looking for a disinfectant for everyday use (mainly wiping down counters/household cleaning). I've been making my own solution with water and bleach... and just learned today that bleach solution is only effective for 24 hours. Thanks!

I find these small canisters scattered across the city, I believe they are used by people to get high and then just disposed of wherever. They feel quite heavy and sturdy, and feel it's a shame that they are just left to waste, but can't think of a good thing to do with them. Any ideas?

I reuse gift bags, but the tags aren't reusable. So I've been making tags out of cereal boxes and other card stock. For each tag, I cut out the shape twice, glue the 2 pieces together so that you can't see the print from the original box. Trim off any overhanging bits, and then use a hole punch to make the hole. Then they can be attached to a gift bag with twine or whatever string you have at hand. After being used, the tag can be recycled.

I've been using the wildflowers sent for a few years now & love it. I am obsessed with that fresh laundry smell & this brand/scent was the closest I could find to that "smell" without the crap. The new lid design is driving me NUTS! The previous bottles had a little spout within the bottle & the lids had a cup insert inside so when you screwed the lid back on, any leftover liquids nicely dripped back into the main bottle instead of all on the outside of it. With the new lids, there is no longer a spout on the bottle or small cup insert in the lid so if you screw the lids back on the bottle once you've filled your machine, the liquid just leaks all over the bottles onto my laundry shelf unless I leave the lids off completely & stand them up. I emailed the company to inquire about why they changed the lids & provide a review of the new style. They did get back to me to advise that they did this to reduce the amount of plastic (I compare the old bottles/vs new bottle, the amount of plastic removed is quite minimal in my opinion. So as per company, a little less plastic but more product waste =better for the environment. I've tried the cardboard box versions but not a fan. I've read about throwing the laundry detergent lid in the wash so that'll help with the detergent bottle. I still have an older version bottle of the fabric softener so I think I'll just continuously pour new bottle contents back into the old bottle for the time being. Curious if anyone else hates the new design & we can band together to complain haha

bought the wrong replacement lids for the glass pyrex bowls and im not bothered to buy correct size because it is costly to have it shipped here (Australia) from America. Any ideas on how to reuse the 4 cup pyrex glass bowls? I have got four bowls in total if that matters

Is it okay to be zero waste but still also have things that aren't? For example, a zero waste hygiene routine, food rotine and rules? I just don't want anyone mad at me and going, "That's not zero waste 😡." I've seen people argue about it in the past and not ending so well and people are really nice enough to help so it feels wrong to do it and then just spend money on like... silk press products. Also some zero waste things just break me out and most non zero waste products except dove don't break me out the same way. I'm afraid no one will want to come over in my circle and I just can't give up certain things :( but I care about the enviornment and my impact. What do I do?

I recently read a great article about creating your own cloth produce and bulk bags on the Zero Waste Chef site. Even for newbies, the guide is very simple, and it's a really useful approach to reduce single-use plastics.

I have a bean bag chair with worn out beans. I have some ideas on what to use the polystyrene beads for (I have an upcoming move so I could use them there for fragile items). However, I'm not sure what to replace them with sustainably.

Anyone have any suggetions? Thanks in advance!