This zero waste handmade deodorant is very easy to make and we’re to show you how to do it. To make 200ml of deodorant you need 3 ingredients: 300 ml of tap water 1 spoon of baking soda 20 drops of Tea Tree Oil If we want, other essential oils we like for scenting Of...
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Homemade Zero Waste toothpaste: how to make it in 3 steps
How to make a homemade Zero Waste toothpaste in 3 steps? Here’s a recipe that is easier and faster than you would think. The only thing we’d like to highlight is that our homemade Zero Waste toothpaste is a powder, which has a texture and a flavor that are completely...
How to make candles with leftover wax
How to make candles with leftover wax? It’s really easy and satisfying. Moreover, making candles with leftover wax is a perfect Zero Waste solution for home decorations, or to make a sustainable present. What we need is: Leftover wax from old candles Old candles jars,...
Homemade Zero Waste degreaser
How to make a Zero Waste degreaser? This is the perfect recipe, fast and easy, but also healthier for your home. This homemade Zero Waste degreaser is perfect for sustainable and Zero Waste house cleaning. Moreover, thanks to the natural ingredients used, it makes our...
Homemade Zero Waste dish soap
Here’s how to make a Zero Waste dish soap: easy, cheap and sustainable. This Zero Waste homemade dish soap is a great solution to wash our dishes sustainably and with less aggressive ingredients, both for us and the environment. What we need is: 3 lemons 400 ml of tap...
Biodegradable or compostable plastics? No, thank you!
Never before has it been so important to talk about a lifestyle respectful of the environment. More than ever, a growing number of people are becoming aware of their waste production and trying to adopt more mindful consumption choices. Even institutions are moving in...
Anthropocene: the need to define the age of mankind
“Man has too long forgotten that the Earth was given to him for usufruct alone, not for consumption, still less for profligate waste”. - Man and Nature, G.P. Marsh, 1864 By the end of the 19th century, there was already growing awareness that mankind’s interaction...
The State of ‘Food Waste’
Today we often hear about “food waste,” in newspapers and on TV, as a world phenomenon characterized by incredibly impressive numbers. Food waste is defined as the loss of still edible food along the agri-food supply chain. We’re talking about tremendous amounts of...
Why meditation and mindfulness can help us be Zero Waste
[Short premise: for convenience, I’ll use the term contemplative practices to refer to activities such as mindfulness or meditation, that however, in turn, refer to a wide variety of practices. Each of them develops different mental abilities that can affect our...
Practicing awareness to live Zero Waste
To live Zero Waste, which means to adopt behaviours that would lead us to not produce waste, means to live consciously. For instance, when we’re purchasing something, it means to evaluate if and how the product we’re buying can be reused, or at least recycled and,...









