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Your Sustainability Questions, Answered

Your Sustainability Questions, Answered

Is bamboo toilet paper all it's cracked up to be? Why do zero-waste consumers prefer silicone products? On this episode of The Sustainable Minimalists podcast: listeners' five most pressing sustainability questions, answered.

Your Sustainability Questions, Answered

Many listeners write to me with compliments and criticisms; occasionally, listeners reach out with questions, too. I collected some of the most pressing queries from both personal messages and public ones in the show’s closed Facebook group. On this week’s episode I answer 5 of the most common sustainability questions you listeners have asked me.

Here’s a preview of today’s show:

[1:40] Why are silicone products preferable to plastic ones?

[4:11] Why has plastic become so popular?

[7:14] What’s the most sustainable toilet paper: recycled or bamboo?

[16:15] Why do people buy things to be sustainable?

[20:10] What are some innovative uses for mason jars?

 

Happy listening!

 

* Want more episodes like this one? Try #112: The Nitty-Gritty Behind Microplastic Pollution.

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Silicone muffin liners, baking sheets, and bags, galore: many zero-waste swaps boast silicone. But what is silicone, really, and why do eco-conscious consumers prefer silicone products over plastic? Inside: 3 reasons why silicone is better than plastic for both your health and for the planet.

 

Conventional or recycled? And what about bamboo? While toilet paper options abound, there's a lot for consumers to consider. On this episode of The Sustainable Minimalists podcast: the truth behind the toilet paper industry, plus the best TP options (and alternatives!) for the planet.

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A minimalist closet is best served by first identifying the outfits needed to live YOUR unique life. On today's show podcaster Lauren Morley shows us how to streamline our wardrobes, say goodbye to clutter, and feel effortlessly put together every day by focusing less on capsules and more on a 20 outfit wardrobe, instead.

 

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[20:00] Getting to the root of our cultural reverence for bottomless closets

[28:00] The trend cycle is not your friend, so hop off that bandwagon!

 

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