Zero Waste Beginner's Guide: 21 Easy Ways To Change At Home

If you're looking for tips and advice on how to be zero waste at home or to find easy ways to start being more zero waste in one area of your life, you've come to the right place.

If you find it helpful, or if you've got something to add, let us know in the comments below. We'd love to hear from you!

What is zero waste?

Zero waste means having nothing to throw into the bin or landfill from your home.

Reducing your plastic consumption, your food waste, your clothes, cleaning supplies and toiletries - all of this will help you become more zero waste.

The concept of zero waste is often more of a move towards less waste, rather than none at all, which is almost impossible for most people.

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Zero Waste Beginner's Guide: 21 Easy Ways To Change At Home

Key elements of going zero waste are:

• Creating less waste
• Using and buying less
• Reusing and refilling what you have is key
• Mending and making instead of buying new
• Avoiding single use plastic
  

Nail these points and you can start considering your home a zero waste one!

As a team and as individuals, we've been on various zero waste journeys at pebble over the last few years, from trying out the best plastic free water bottles to working out how we can meal plan and use up leftovers.

Exact zero waste should be taken with a pinch of salt - it's almost impossible for most of us to have literally zero waste, but the key is in the trying and the journey.