Largely Taco Bell because I love that shit, but also some McDonald’s, KFC, Chipotle, and Wendy’s. To each their own, but I can’t stomach spending $20 on a (more often than not) mediocre fast food meal when I can spend that or a bit more, invest a little time, and have leftovers to last days.
Disclaimer: All are plant based and celiac safe.
First I want to say thank you for this sub. I’ve been reading it for a while and I’ve taken a hard look at my own consumption. I cancelled Prime months ago after being a regular user for over a decade. Even just the added friction of losing 2 day delivery has cut down my consumption and therefore waste. It just shows how little we actually “need”.
We still have been using it for items that are hard to find elsewhere but the act of waiting for $35 of product for free shipping is still a good mental hoop to jump through. On what is now going to be my final Amazon order they fulfilled part of it in 5 business days. One item costing $11.39 got delayed. Then again. Then again. Now it’s over a month late. I got an email offering to let me cancel this portion of the order. But when I click cancel they warn that I’ll have to pay an $11.99 shipping fee for the previous portion of the order already filled (because it would push the order under the $35 free shipping threshold). So I can pay MORE money on top of what I already spent to give them an out to not have to deliver my product?
I’m done. This is the final straw. Deleting the app entirely once this mess is sorted out. Looking forward to further cutting my footprint and waste.
Vacationing this week beginning with a family visit for the weekend. My SIL is a wonderful, beautiful and caring woman. I felt so awkward though with the consumption and trash a two day visit generated!
She only uses paper towels in the kitchen and bathrooms. She had 4th themed cloth towels out everywhere which I used and was told they were just decoration and to use the paper. I think she went through about 5 rolls a day. She used disposable counter covers when she cooked or took anything from the fridge. The counters could not have anything set on them without a cover. She ran the dishwasher three times a day and hand washed all of the dishes with soap before loading them.
She had at least 50 Tupperware containers. If one scoop was removed the container was sized down and washed x washed.
She had six 4th outfits for two days. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, with coordinating jewelry and makeup looks. Amazon stuff.
Every towel we used once was wisked away to wash and dry with three dryer sheets. I washed, dried, and folded a load and she rewashed it because I didn't use a dryer sheet (I didn't think of it because I don't use them at home).
All day meals were on Chinet, paper, plastic cutlery. Evening was charger, large plate, serving plate, salad plate, side plate, water glass, wine glass, dessert plate, three forks, steak knife, butter knife. We had to make a run to BIL office to drop off trash in his dumpster.
Tablecloth, runner, placemats. Sofa textiles washed daily. Trash taken out after each meal whether one kleenex or a pile of chicken bone.
She threw out 4 18 packs of Gatorade because they had been in the garage for two weeks and the grands forgot to take them to the beach.
I felt awful yall. I was so out of my element. I dried my hands on my pants.
Maybe I'm just a dirty bitch?
A stool that, as it degrades, turns into wildflowers.
The stool is 3D printed in PHA (not greenwashing PLA), a bacteria-produced material that is 100% biodegradable. Its shape comes from 3D-scanned rocks, while the surface is inspired by fungi and microbial structures.
It sits between the natural and the digital: organic in form, material, and afterlife, but made through a fully digital process.
Inside are seeds and nutrients, allowing the object to slowly break down until what remains is not waste, but wildflowers.
https://www.instagram.com/nicho.ms/
(stool will not degrade indoors)
Sharing this as it deserves appreciation in how effectively and simply it conveys the problems with the current system of consumption.
I am a mom of two, trying my best to use as little as possible while still providing a fulfilled life for my kiddos. I recently started reading Hunt, Gather, Parent and finally feel justified in my request to family to absolutely stop buying crappy plastic toys for my kids.
I’ve been judged hard for the last five years and I consistently remind folks that we prefer to have less because the kids are very creative and find and build things to play with. Now I have a neutral book I can recommend to siblings and cousins that touch on how the toy industry came about and how a household full of tons of plastic garbage can actually harm children’s development. An easy read that isn’t too preachy, like I’ve been accused of :) def recommend to fellow parents.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, artists are redefining waste by transforming discarded plastic, scrap metal, and tangled wires into extraordinary wearable art. Materials once abandoned in rivers and streets are reimagined as bold, sculptural creations showcased in parades, performances, and public gatherings, where fashion becomes a powerful form of expression.
What started as a creative response to limited resources has grown into a symbol of resilience and imagination. Every piece reflects the ability to create beauty from what others throw away, while questioning overconsumption and celebrating local ingenuity. More than fashion, Congo’s trash couture is a powerful blend of art, innovation, and environmental awareness, proving that creativity can thrive in even the most challenging circumstances.
work of stephangladieu
I went to a FIFA event after and saw the same dolls for $50 and other trinkets like a plastic gold chain necklace with a foam pendent for $100!!
We are all victims of circumstance. What motivates one will fail another.
Part 2, explores how hersonal change for the better is difficult.
Whether for personal benefit or to do good in the wider world, our psychology resists it. Regardless of our best intents.
Lack of compassion when attempting to better ourselves, for oneself or others, is the most toxic thing to our efforts.
Understand. Be kind. Only then can you be better.
These originally held individual teas but now they've been consumed we're left with some very pretty containers with a clear top. Only problem is they're quite small and don't stack together for storage so feel silly to keep without a use.
Open to any and all suggestions.
Hobbies my family have that may be of use;
Gardening
Art making e.g. paint, clay, sewing,
???
Baking
Hi, my bedding could do with replacement but it's not something to buy second hand lol.
Do y'all have any tips on getting some ethically sourced bedding? I see some products have GOTS certification but it's hard to know if that means very much.
I'm UK based, if that makes any difference.
Amazing thing is this kid still want to get it repaired and still want to continue using this
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This is unfathomable to me. Oooh, look! Hailey Bieber, a famous person, used this baby carrier! Don’t you want it?! Spend nearly a grand to carry your infant around in this luxury-priced item, which will get peed and pooped in and will be of no use to you in one year! Oh, also, it’s USED
Plastic is a big part of our environmental problems. Plastic bags (vegan leather) usually last 5 years until they start to spoil. So they will then end up in a landfill and the person would buy another one. While real leather can last over 20 years. So how is vegan leather truly the ethical choice?
Edit: I did research cause people are saying “vegan leather can be made of other things”
Majority of the vegan leather sold is plastic.
“About 90–95% of vegan leather products sold globally are primarily plastic-based (mostly polyurethane (PU), with a smaller share of PVC).
Roughly 5–10% are marketed as plant-based or bio-based alternatives. Even within this group, many still contain 20–60% plastic as a binder or coating to improve durability. Truly plastic-free vegan leathers are a very small niche.”
So the chances that your vegan leather is made by other things is slim, unless the company specifically says so
So... instead of new car every now and then, what about a modular car that you can improve/repair over time?