Tag: cape town

mouthwash zero waste minimalism

Simply DIY, Make Your Own 0 Waste Minimalist Face Wash, Scrub And Mouth Wash!

Let's get straight to it, these are very simple to make and they are so effective. They reduce a whole lot of plastic waste and decrease your dependence on commercial cosmetic brands, so be sure to give them a try! Just One simple Ingredient Zero Waste Facewash? If you have tried every face wash out there, being sold on all the marketing give this a try! So simple and so easy to use, and it...
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Simple, Efficient And Practical Tips To Save And Preserve Precious Water!

With the severe drought and water crisis that came over Cape Town recently, we should all become aware about preserving precious worldly resources such as water. When you actually think about it and monitor these sort of things daily, which we use and take for granted, only then do you realize just how much we use and waste unnecessarily. It really puts things into perspective. The great news...

Two Adults, Two Kids, Zero Waste | By The OG Zero Waster, Bea Johnson

Bea Johnson lives a zero waste lifestyle, minimizing the amount of waste she and her family put out there. It is a great way to reduce buying and disposing of unnecessary things and in turn tremendously helps out the environment. She is one of the first people to bring a 'zero waste' lifestyle into the main stream and she does such a wonderful job! She shares some incredible tips in the video...
fruit bowl for a smoothie

The Best Way To Use Up Veggies And Fruit And Not throw Them Away!

Do you ever go to the grocery store and sometimes end up buying a whole trolley full of fresh fruit and vegetables because you couldn't make up your mind on what fruit you actually wanted so you just took a bit of everything?  Then you get home and after a week or so most of it has not been eaten and is starting to go off.  So you end up throwing most of it away.  Well here’s an extremely...
Shop 0! waste shop

My First Stop, Shop Zero!

I decided to check out Shop Zero, situated in WoodStock on Albert Road in Cape Town. They sell natural creams, toothpaste and much more, but the great thing about this shop is that it's 'plastic free'! They don't sell any plastic bags or containers. You simply bring your own reusable containers and fill them up with whatever you need. Everything is charged by weight so you can take just what...