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Becoming Less episodes
- You Don't Need It
Emily and Bizz discuss how buying new stuff is not necessary to do many activities and hobbies.
Things we talk about include:
- Alternatives to buying new gear
- Borrowing
- Renting
- Repairing old gear
- Doing without
- Earth Day Cleanup - @wastefreeyeg
- Fast Shoe Repair - @fastshoe20
- Lemon vinegar cleaner - @obtusata
- Good Neighbour App - thegoodneighbourapp.com
- Tool libraries
- Jack 59 - jack59.ca
- Portlandia clip "Get the gear!" - youtube.com/watch?v=R3SFqV0hMyo
Donate to support waste reduction at wastefree.ca or on Patreon
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
42 min - Zero Waste Fails Pt 3
Emily chats with her sister, Marianne, about more zero waste fails regarding hair care.
Things we talk about include:
No poo
PH
Bar Shampoo
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Donate to support waste reduction at wastefree.ca or on Patreon
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
27 min - Zero Waste Fails Pt 3
Emily chats with her sister, Marianne, about more zero waste fails regarding hair care.
Things we talk about include:
No poo
PH
Bar Shampoo
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Donate to support waste reduction at wastefree.ca or on Patreon
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
27 min - Waste Statistics
Bizz and Emily talk about how Canada ranks on our waste habits and why it's important to become less.
For more information:
- https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10163-015-0355-1.pdf
- https://www.conferenceboard.ca/hcp/details/environment/municipal-waste-generation.aspx
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/22/microplastics-revealed-in-placentas-unborn-babies
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/07/12/canada-united-states-worlds-biggest-producers-of-waste/39534923/
- http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2019/eccc/En4-366-1-2019-eng.pdf
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168066/largest-waste-producing-countries-worldwide-per-capita/
Donate to support waste reduction at wastefree.ca or on Patreon
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
47 min - Waste Statistics
Bizz and Emily talk about how Canada ranks on our waste habits and why it's important to become less.
For more information:
- https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10163-015-0355-1.pdf
- https://www.conferenceboard.ca/hcp/details/environment/municipal-waste-generation.aspx
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/22/microplastics-revealed-in-placentas-unborn-babies
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/07/12/canada-united-states-worlds-biggest-producers-of-waste/39534923/
- http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2019/eccc/En4-366-1-2019-eng.pdf
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168066/largest-waste-producing-countries-worldwide-per-capita/
Donate to support waste reduction at wastefree.ca or on Patreon
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
47 min - Olivia Adams
Bizz chats with Olivia Adams on mental health, mindfulness, our connection to nature and more about each of our individual journeys to becoming less!
Find Olivia on Youtube at: youtube.com/user/oliviaadamsXD
Donate to support waste reduction at wastefree.ca or on Patreon
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
37 min - Olivia Adams
Bizz chats with Olivia Adams on mental health, mindfulness, our connection to nature and more about each of our individual journeys to becoming less!
Find Olivia on Youtube at: youtube.com/user/oliviaadamsXD
Donate to support waste reduction at wastefree.ca or on Patreon
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
37 min - Trash Audit
Bizz and Emily talk about becoming less by doing a trash audit to figure out what we can work on.
Things we talk about:
- Trash audits (obviously), and what we tend to find in our own trash
- Earth's General Store - earthsgeneralstore.ca
- Blush Lane - blushlane.com
- Boocha - boocha.ca
- Downtown Farmer's Market - yegdtmarket.com
- Patagonia - patagonia.com
- Fast Shoe Repair - facebook.com/Fast-Shoe-Repair-448995635205/
Donate to support waste reduction at wastefree.ca or on Patreon
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
36 min - Trash Audit
Bizz and Emily talk about becoming less by doing a trash audit to figure out what we can work on.
Things we talk about:
- Trash audits (obviously), and what we tend to find in our own trash
- Earth's General Store - earthsgeneralstore.ca
- Blush Lane - blushlane.com
- Boocha - boocha.ca
- Downtown Farmer's Market - yegdtmarket.com
- Patagonia - patagonia.com
- Fast Shoe Repair - facebook.com/Fast-Shoe-Repair-448995635205/
Donate to support waste reduction at wastefree.ca or on Patreon
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
36 min - Free Spirit Company
Bizz chats with Carly about the Free Spirit Company and her low waste, natural deodorant.
You can find the Free Spirit Company:
- Instagram: @findyourfreespirit
- Facebook: facebook.com/findyourfreespirit
- Website: findyourfreespirit.com
- Hashtag: #findyourfreespirit
Donate to support waste reduction at wastefree.ca or on Patreon
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
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About Becoming Less
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An Edmontonian journey to less waste, less impact, less consumption and less clutter.