The Sustainable Minimalists Podcast is live: Listen here.
To Replace Or Not To Replace

To Replace Or Not To Replace

Countless online articles jammed with affiliate links entice readers to modernize. To swap what’s working with something better. To stay relevant with the sleekest and newest. Some such guides even amplify the health and safety benefits associated with upgrading certain home items. But is replacement our only option? How can consumers truly know?

On today’s show we take 8 common household items and ask the singular question: Do we *really* need to swap out these items with newer models?

Here’s a preview:

[3:00] Should we actually replace our toilet bowl brushes on the regular (or is a simple cleaning enough)?

[7:00] What’s the truth when it comes to replacing personal care products?

[16:00] Hold up: do surge protecters need replacing?

[22:00] Let’s talk cutting boards

[26:00] All-things mattresses … again

[29;00] Everything you need to know about the efficacy of your smoke alarms

 

Resources mentioned:

—

Join our (free!) community here.
Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube.
Email me and say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com.

 

Powered by RedCircle

 

 

 

Comments are closed.

Listen to the Podcast

The Sustainable Minimalists Podcast
Latest podcast:

Zero-Waste In The Land Of Wasteful Maximalism

Have you ever thought about what your life would be like without a trash can?

Here in the US, we don't think much about what happens to stuff once we're done with it. Indeed, American infrastructure isn't equipped to properly handle waste, and our wonton wastefulness on the cultural level exacerbates the climate crisis.

It's entirely possible to take matters into your own hands by stepping up as a change maker. On today's show activist and author Fredrika Syren suggests tangible ways to treat waste with the reverence it deserves by systematically creating less of it.

 

Here's a preview:

[4:00] Recycling is broken in America, and yet other countries have figured out how to do it right

[17:00] Being a change maker means asking guests to take their trash home with them

[26:30] Exactly how Fredrika saves $18,000 each year thanks to her zero-waste lifestyle

[30:00] Pick a self-sufficient skill and teach yourself! Thoughts on taking your zero-waste efforts up a notch in 2025

Resources mentioned: Resources mentioned:

Subscribe

My Story

Hello there, I’m Stephanie. I live a crazy, beautiful life as a full-time wife, blogger + mother to two spirited daughters. I’m on a mission to simplify eco-friendly living so as to greater enjoy life’s sweeter moments.

Want to know more? Read my story.

Sustainable minimalism for home, head + heart.

Join our community of eco-conscious women on a collective journey towards sustainable simplicity.

Join us!