30 ‘Old Me vs. New Me’ Memes That Might Help You Reduce Waste (New Posts)

They make biodegradable garbage bags now!! Yay!

You can stick the green onion stubs in the garden and they'll grow new greens.

Christmas fabric is 100% reusable. Christmas themed table cloths from the thrift store work great. Even a handkerchief tied with ribbon is better than brown paper.

or just water and bam! instant sweet drink. Or add tea, works as well

We have cats. Everyone knows we have cats. Yet we keep getting poisonous bouquets of flowers. I know I know I sound ungrateful but it sucks when someone spends what I consider to be too much money for something I can’t keep in the home. My flower loving neighbor is thrilled so it’s always fun to bring them to her. My point….flowers aren’t always a good gesture.

Who doesn't? Paper towels are strictly for cat barf!

Almost every top I wear came from the goodwill store. Generally pay 5-7 dollars for shirts that would be 40-50 bucks at the mall. Also, all of my glassware and most of my plates and bowls from goodwill. Nothing wrong with saving money.

Also, use the tape that's strong enough for it's purpose. I received a parcel with nice plastic free paper tape on it. Only the tape had broke on the way, half of the content had gotten lost, postal services had fixed the parcel with plastic tape, and the sender needed to ship another parcel to replace the missing items.

As a woman, I was skeptical of doing this myself, but honestly, I do not regret switching to a safety razor at all! It is so much better than the disposable ones.

And aloe is such a fast growing plant. Don't be afraid of breaking off pieces to use. They will grow incredibly fast.

If your bread goes stale often, then freeze half of the loaf.

Dry the herbs. You're wasting oil. And, apparently, storing herbs poorly in the fridge.

Works with garlic too.

This one I haven't heard of

is having an E in maths an excuse/reason that it goes wrong?

Yep everyone needs to save every drop so there’s enough left for corporations to pollute and farmers to grow almonds in a dessert.

Correctly Cooked Rice Won't Have "Leftover" Water

Adds them to a soup or stew or stock.

But vinegar comes in a plastic container... You're not helping anything..

I have those metal things that you scrape together!

If you have a clothes line why use a dryer at all? Living in an apartment now clothes have to dry on a closed in balcony, I so miss being able to dry them outside.

does anyone know where to buy a good lint roller? I can't find a single good quality, reusable and affordable one.

Really doesn't work that well at all.

That looks like a great way to grow mould.

Yes, but compost is great for your garden.

Have never bought it in a can, used tubes for the past 30+ years.

Don't use hot water for blood, just a fair warning it won't come out as easy

Whatever. Just eat the whole thing.

What's wrong with compost? Then next year you have good dirt for growing your own greens.

Sorry, no. In our house, those are used for first aid, and I'm not compromising our health to save on a few ounces of garbage. Some things take precedence. It can be made up in other ways.

Yum!

Why does it matter if the bristles are frayed? I use a broom until it's bristles are too short which takes a long, long time.

Or DIY with leftover coffee grounds, sugar and olive oil

New me: Cooks at home and brings lunch in a reusable container.

you have plastic teabags?

Umm what's wrong with composting?

Often the box contains a bag too though

I learned from our postlady that single-use plastic containers can be used as shipping boxes as long as the lids are taped on tight. Like yogurt tubs and wide-mouth peanut butter jars. More durable than cardboard in some cases, too.

Alternately, if you want to ripen your avocados, keep them in a paper bag (closed space) with an apple or a banana.

So, as the owner of a small ecological restoration company, this has been a passion project of mine for a while. We plant tens-of-thousands of native plants every year, but they all come in disposable plastic pots with peat-based soil (which comes from MINING WETLANDS, for those of you that don’t know. The issue is that, at least here in the US, peat-free options are VERY hard to find and cost NINE-TIMES as much as typical potting soil. We really need a collective effort on a solution to this issue.

Sponsored content for Konjac?

How much time does this person have?

Buy only a few nice pens of your favorite brand and get ink refills.

Yes, but... how many ribbon dispensers do you need?

Just freeze tofu. If it is not silken tofdu - frozen is even better for stir frying it - it loses all excess water when defrosting.

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They're both reusable...

Wtf is hard water cleaner??

*threw

Its usually paper grass that decomposes quickly-

Isn't this basically composting?

They taste weird when they come from fridge. I just don't buy more banana than I can eat.

Aren't baths supposed to be worse than showers for the environment? If this is your whole thing, why do you need bathbombs at all?

My stepdad knitted reusable scourers from natural twine!

But then don't you end up with a load of peanut butter jars without lids? This doesn't make any sense?

that person must really hate composting

Is it potato water or pasta water that's supposed to be good for washing your hair in?

We make our own laundry detergent

Shame that most places don't have gluten-free cones (at least where I live).

I have difficulties with ecosia. The results are not what one is used to

Jesus Christ...

You can also make candied orange peel or some other recipe.

Or keep using the dish soap container by buying refills.

Honestly I make my own with some coconut oil and cocoa butter and a few other ingredients :) buy it in bulk and it’s like $1 per 500ml (only for body use, not face!)

Buys less lemons?

I find it hard to believe that paraffin candles are greatly contributing to air pollution. Paraffin oil, yes, in areas with spotty electricity where people legitimately need to use lanterns, but nobody really needs candles these days unless it's an emergency situation. In which case, I just want something cheap that will work, and that stores well. As much as I like all this earth-friendly stuff, I'm not going to worry about my carbon footprint using a few candles for a couple days when all hell is breaking loose. If you're fancy enough to buy soy candles that you just set around and burn for fun, you can afford a generator. Maybe the answer is that we just don't need so many useless things in the first place. By all means, I'm not saying anyone is a bad person for enjoying soy candles, but those things are basically the poster child for elitist-eco-bs, and I don't feel like they belong on this list. Curmudgeonly rant over