if you care about climate change, striving to be plastic-free is maybe not the best use of your time, money, or efforts slurps tea there are so many myths to bust in the zero waste movement, so i picked my top three “favorites” to gently tear apart today lol AND which sustainable habits to double down on instead!
but do NOT let this discourage you from givin a darn! our actions matter, and luckily there are infinity research-backed positive eco habits we can refocus our energy to!! who’s ready to start romanticizing tried and true evidence-based earth wins?
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◖ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - the sustainability movement has a misinformation problem
1:18 - how i learned the plastic-free movement is a sham
5:16 - myth #1
14:19 - myth #2
21:02 - myth #3
25:25 - let’s normalize changing our minds??
26:55 - research-backed positive eco habits
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www.sciencedirect.com/science...
www.roadrunnerwm.com/blog/why...
www.packagingdigest.com/bever...
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www.bbc.com/future/article/20...
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digital.detritusjournal.com/a...
www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalas...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/would...
news.umich.edu/is-reusable-al...
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19 май 2024