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6 Innovative Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint - Zero Waste Nest

6 Innovative Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

posted in Lifestyle by Alex DeMarzo on

With climate change affecting people all over the world, you may be wondering how you can reduce your carbon footprint – your amount of carbon dioxide released by what you consume. Scientists say that reducing carbon footprints can quite literally save lives, but what’s the best way to do it in a world where you need to get around, eat food, and wear clothes? Read on to find six innovative ways you can reduce your carbon footprint daily.

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17 Tips for Low Waste Living as a Student - Zero Waste Nest

17 Tips for Low Waste Living as a Student

posted in Lifestyle by Joshua Hill on

In this guide I’m going to cover how you can live low-waste as a student, saving the earth without breaking the bank. Zero-waste is often thought of as a pursuit reserved for the well-off. With plastic-free products coming at a premium. Im here today to tell you that doesn’t have to be the way, following these 17 simple actionable tips today could seriously reduce your waste and possibly save you some pennies too!

Let’s get started!

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5 Tips for Minimalist Living - Zero Waste Nest

5 Tips for Minimalist Living

posted in Lifestyle by Anna Glasser on

Time to take your Marie Kondo-ing to the next level. The latest binge-worthy Netflix series, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, has viewers in fits and starts of decluttering. Secondhand shops say they’re swamped with donations. I could barely get through the doors of several consignment shops in my city before being turned away, with an apologetic ‘we’re not taking anything, we have too much stuff!’

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Reduce, Reuse, REPAIR, Recycle - Zero Waste Nest

Reduce, Reuse, REPAIR, Recycle

posted in Lifestyle by Morgane on

I often get asked, “What should I do with my less sustainable things? Shall I get rid of them?” And I am always startled by that question. Buying all the bamboo things and stainless steel containers can surely be the right thing to do as some point, but only when you really need it and have examined all the other options at hand. The first and eco-est/greenest thing to do before that is to make the best use of what you already have, often by repairing things.

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Eco-Friendly Yoga Guide

posted in Lifestyle by Morgane on

I started a regular home yoga practice around two years ago, right after deciding that working as an Android developer wasn’t for me and that I’d be way happier working on projects that actually matter to me instead of contributing to getting the CEO of a lucrative business even richer. Yep folks, that was the year I made lots of good decisions for myself!

Anyways, I got into yoga and it was love at first sight. As I was practising almost every day, it quickly made more sense to bring my practice at home instead of losing half a day commuting to a yoga studio and back.

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Green Energy Suppliers

5 Green Energy Suppliers (U.K.)

posted in Lifestyle by Morgane on
I believe living sustainably requires to adopt a holistic approach (or is well, doomed). That means, being zero waste and reducing the visible amount of rubbish we produce is great and is one thing but, what about the rubbish we produce we do not see? Like… the one in the air. Or the one produced for us to be able to switch on lights in our homes? Choosing a sustainable energy supplier may not be as glamorous as walking around with beautiful reusable coffee cups but guys, it is just as important.

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