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Video: "Habits of Waste"
🕑 Added 2020-09-24 12:01:01 +0000 UTCPatreon Exclusive. Joshua discusses how we can effect positive change regarding our waste with Sheila Morovati, Founder and President of Crayon Collection and Habits of Waste, and they answer the following questions:
What can we do about unwanted plastic cutlery in takeout meals? (00:38)
What can we do about throwaway containers for food? (05:00)
How do we incentivize companies to use more environmentally friendly packaging? (08:26)
How can we stay motivated to be responsible stewards of the planet? (25:39)
Are there accepted guidelines for living a green life? (28:04)
Are paper straws and sip-cup lids a net negative or a net positive? (31:01)
How do we encourage companies to be more mindful of energy waste? (33:12)
Which country is the most fashionable? (37:32)
What are the issues with factory farming? (38:20)
How do I responsibly recycle or repurpose functionally obsolete CDs? (46:05)
Are solar panels bad for the environment? (47:15)
What are the most effective ways I can help our environment? (48:31)
How can we better deal with food waste? (50:24)
Which is more effective between the zero-waste lifestyle and the minimalist lifestyle? (52:51)
Does online digital cloud storage consume an inordinate amount of energy overall? (56:33)
How practical is composting for me if I don’t garden and I don’t want a lot of equipment? (59:36)
LINKS
App: Olio
Article: Call to Action—Plastic Straws and Cutlery
Book: Hype
Explore: Bars over Bottles
Explore: Drink Tap Initiative
Explore: Media
Explore: Palm Oil
Facebook: Habits of Waste
Health: Belcampo
Instagram: Habits of Waste
Instagram: Jordan Moore
Instagram: Podcast Shawn
Instagram: Jessica Williams
Patreon: The Minimalists
Podcast: Minimalist Diets
Podcast: Rich Roll
Podcast: Waste
Resources: The Minimalists
Subscribe: The Minimalists
Text: 937-202-4654
Tour: The Minimalists
Twitter: Habits of Waste
Watch: Fighting for Clean Water at School
Watch: The Biggest Little Farm
Website: Crayon Collection
Website: Habits of Waste
MAXIMS
“The most sustainable purchase is the one that’s left on the shelf.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
“The less we consume, the less waste we produce.” —Ryan Nicodemus
This Maximal episode corresponds with Minimal episode 253.
Comments
Autumn
So much useful stuff here!
Country Hippy
To Joshua's point about retailers on Rodeo Drive, and Vegas hotels, leaving their doors wide open and sending artificially cooled air out into the outdoors - this is something that has bothered me for decades. I think the crux of that conversation was lost in talking about the temperature setting in an indoor venue. The astronomically insidious "habit" of sending expensive cooled air out into the wild blue yonder, all in the name of attracting more consumers, is a big problem in many commercial venues that compete for walk-in pedestrian traffic. I believe this is a very different problem than the temperature setting at an indoor venue - and therefore requires different solutions.
