Opposing fast fashion and making conscious choices of what you put in your closet are only snippets of a minimal and sustainable LIFESTYLE. As our members pledged to wear only six items of their clothings two weeks ago in the Six Items Challenge, we experienced firsthand how difficult it can be to resist the urge to automatically resort to the new.
But NYU graduate Lauren Singer takes it one step further from downsizing her wardrobe to revolving her entire lifestyle on a zero-waste commitment. The amount of trash she has produced over the past three years can fit inside a 16 oz. jar. She really gets to the core of a sustainable lifestyle -- if she runs out of toothpaste, she makes her own. If she runs out of deodorant, she makes it. She buys food from the farmer’s market to limit her use of packaged foods, or more specifically, plastic. “The best ideas are often the most simple.” Lauren demonstrates this through her simple lifestyle that communicates sustainability, an idea that we very much need to be in close contact with now more than ever.
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Robby
12/16/2016 11:02:03 am
Ms. Singer gives a great talk about reducing waste and the larger principal of taking steps to live in a way that is in direct alignment with your values. Researching, writing, and speaking on issues such as environmental sustainability are wonderful, but action certainly needs to follow. I'm glad that your club does all of these things.
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