Simply Sustainable: Moving Toward Plastic-Free, Low-Waste Living by Lily Cameron

Description: Simply Sustainable by Lily Cameron Break your plastic habit with simple, actionable steps and jumpstart your journey toward a minimal, beautiful, low-waste home.Break your plastic habit with simple, actionable steps and jumpstart your journey toward a minimal, beautiful, low-waste home."Simply Sustainableguides you through the why and how of zero-waste, while emphasizing the importance of finding the sweet spot between sustainability and self-care."-Julia Watkins, author ofSimply Living WellTransitioning to a zero-waste lifestyle means eliminating unnecessary clutter from your home and reducing your dependence on disposable goods, but it also comes with practical challenges that can seem daunting. In Simply Sustainable, perfection is not required. Whether you are looking for easy changes to get you started, or more advanced, high-impact tips for your low-waste home, these simple, effective steps will forever change your relationship to disposable plastic products.Lily Cameron shows readers how to gradually transition away from plastic and curate a minimal, beautiful home in the process. Her approach teaches you how to "make plastic-free living work for you, savor your progress and celebrate that with each small change, you are making a positive impact on the environment, your health and your familys well being."Simply Sustainable proves that zero-waste living can be easy and deeply satisfying, whether shopping at the farmers market, throwing a dinner party, or packing for a getaway weekend. With practical, manageable strategies organized by room, and inspiring photographs of plastic-free homes, you can begin your journey toward intentional, low-waste living. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Lily Cameron is passionate about living a minimal, zero-waste lifestyle and helping others do the same. She launched her store, Wild Minimalist, to make it easier for more people to switch to low-waste living, and shares tips and advice from her own familys plastic-free journey on their blog and Instagram. Lily lives in Marin, California, with her husband and business partner, Max; their son; and their rescue dachshund. Review "Simply Sustainable guides you through the why and how of zero-waste, while emphasizing the importance of finding the sweet spot between sustainability and self-care. Lily acknowledges the pitfalls of striving for perfection and instead offers encouraging tips for creating a plastic-free outlook that is every bit as sustainable for people as it is for the planet. Whether youre just getting started or an old hat, theres a bit of something for everyone, but newbies in particular will walk away feeling encouraged, excited, and prepared to embark on a low-waste lifestyle. The tone is refreshing and the photos and design are simple, minimal, and beautiful."—Julia Watkins, author of Simply Living Well "If youre looking for fresh, practical tips on how to live a more sustainable life, look no further. Lily Camerons Simply Sustainable is a beautiful and thoughtfully curated handbook filled with bite-size tips, hacks, and resources to help you achieve a low-waste, plastic-free way of life without sacrificing on style."—Shira Gill, home organizing expert and author Review Quote " Simply Sustainable guides you through the why and how of zero-waste, while emphasizing the importance of finding the sweet spot between sustainability and self-care. Lily acknowledges the pitfalls of striving for perfection and instead offers encouraging tips for creating a plastic-free outlook that is every bit as sustainable for people as it is for the planet. Whether youre just getting started or an old hat, theres a bit of something for everyone, but newbies in particular will walk away feeling encouraged, excited, and prepared to embark on a low-waste lifestyle. The tone is refreshing and the photos and design are simple, minimal, and beautiful." --Julia Watkins, author of Simply Living Well "If youre looking for fresh, practical tips on how to live a more sustainable life, look no further. Lily Camerons Simply Sustainable is a beautiful and thoughtfully curated handbook filled with bite-size tips, hacks, and resources to help you achieve a low-waste, plastic-free way of life without sacrificing on style." --Shira Gill, home organizing expert and author Promotional "Headline" Break your plastic habit with simple, actionable steps and jumpstart your journey toward a minimal, beautiful, low-waste home. Excerpt from Book Chapter 1 Going Plastic-free(ish) I never considered myself part of the plastic problem. I grew up in California, the land of hippies and tree huggers, and my parents bought groceries in reusable totes long before plastic bag bans. I knew littering was wrong and recycling was good, and we even had an outdoor compost pile for kitchen scraps. As an adult, I felt good about my environmental efforts. After graduating from the University of California, Berkeley, I landed a job managing public relations for clean technology startups in the solar, energy storage, and water purification industries. I also rode public transportation to work or walked, ate a vegetarian diet, and lobbied my landlord to add a compost bin to our building. I knew climate change was a serious issue and scoffed at the drivers of gas-guzzling SUVs. It wasnt until I read about the zero-waste movement that I realized I could be doing better (like, a lot ). I learned about a no-nonsense French woman, Bea Johnson, who fit an entire years worth of her familys trash into a single 8-ounce Le Parfait jar. Seeing how little waste she produced made me reflect on my lifestyle, and when I looked closer, I didnt like what I saw. My fridge was filled with premade salads in plastic clam-shells, foam take-out containers, and leftover bits of produce and cheese bundled in plastic wrap. I loved shopping and my closet was overflowing with fast fashion that I replaced often. My bathroom drawers and shower were littered with expensive shampoos, serums, and other fancy products that promised flawless skin and long shiny hair. I guzzled lattes from a disposable to-go cup the size of my head each morning on my way to work. Could I really call myself an environmentalist while stuffing massive garbage bags in the bin each week? Learning about the zero-waste movement was my wake-up call, and I was determined to make the switch to a plastic-free lifestyle. My fiance and I had just returned from a three-month road trip where we backpacked through the Pacific Northwest and decided it was the perfect time to quit plastic cold turkey. I couldnt wait to fit an entire years worth of trash into a Mason jar. I used up the last roll of paper towels and replaced it with reusable cloth rags. I switched from enormous to-go cups of coffee to loose-leaf tea bought in bulk and brewed at home (after discovering coffee made my skin break out). I found a body wash that could double as a shampoo and bought refills at a natural foods co-op with my own glass jar. I scoured the San Francisco Bay Area for ingredients to make toothpaste, lotion, and sunscreen from scratch. Minimalism, a skill I developed while backpacking, became an incredibly helpful method for reducing waste. My home had become cluttered and disorganized after years of moving around the Bay Area. I was a sucker for kitschy decor and vintage clothing from flea markets and thrift stores (which I thought were a bargain), but in reality, they took up valuable space, money, and the time required to care for these items. Purging unused belongings helped reset my consumption patterns and made me realize I often bought things out of boredom--not necessity. I became more cautious when making new purchases, investigating what materials each product was made from and how it would be disposed of at the end of its useful life. With my newly minimal home and dedication to plastic-free living, my household garbage was shrinking, but I was also encountering some setbacks. For one, I couldnt find many of the reusable products I was looking for to replace disposables, such as a wood dish brush and cloth produce bags, and when I bought them online, they were shipped with wasteful plastic packaging. And, although my garbage was decreasing, it was nowhere near being able to fit into a Mason jar. I was wracked with eco-guilt every time I made a misstep and starting to lose steam. Zero waste didnt feel like fun; it felt like sacrifice and extra work. My approach shifted after a yoga class ( I know , cliche), during which the instructor urged us not to compare our practice to other yogis around us. I realized that to make plastic-free living sustainable, I needed to focus on my journey and stop measuring my progress against the seemingly perfect lifestyles shown on Instagram. To make it work for the long haul, zero waste needed to be adaptable and forgiving, especially when life threw me a curveball. I let go of the idea of squeezing my trash into a jar and started to focus on the wins--remembering to bring a reusable cup to my local cafe; successfully making All-Purpose Cleaner (page 97) from natural ingredients; and finding a plastic-free deodorant that actually worked. This journey eventually led my husband and me to leave our corporate jobs to launch Wild Minimalist, a curated shop for zero-waste essentials with plastic-free shipping. Our family store has grown alongside the zero-waste movement and motivated me to share our journey on our blog, including tips, recipes, and the inevitable daily struggles. While I am proud to participate in the zero-waste movement, Ive also become more aware of its limitations and flaws. The trash jar has been an incredibly motivating symbol for many to reduce waste. For others, its intimidating, unrealistic, and at its worst, exclusionary. Having access to bulk groceries, cleaning, and beauty supplies, and being able to afford reusable replacements for disposable products is a privilege that not everyone shares. Many communities, especially communities of color (who bear the highest impacts of climate change), have been practicing resourcefulness and conservation for centuries, yet these same communities have been largely excluded from the environmental movement and zero-waste conversation. I believe its important to expand the definition and depictions of a zero-waste lifestyle in order to mobilize diverse participants, while also taking a critical look at the intersection of race and environmental issues (check out some recommended reading on page 201). My goal with this book is to share the joy and beauty of living a mostly plastic-free lifestyle, and to show there is no perfect one-size-fits-all approach. Its virtually impossible to eliminate 100 percent of plastic from our lives, and there still may be some products or practices youre not ready to part with, but with some preparation and a little mindfulness, you can drastically reduce waste and make your home more minimalist, inviting, and beautiful. For the plastic-free movement to make a truly positive impact, we need a lot of people reducing waste imperfectly, not a handful of people fitting trash into a jar. So, if youre like me--you care about the environment and want to curb plastic in a manageable (and fun) way--youve come to the right place. Details ISBN1984859137 Author Lily Cameron Short Title Simply Sustainable Pages 224 Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1984859137 ISBN-13 9781984859136 Format Paperback Imprint Ten Speed Press Subtitle Moving Toward Plastic-Free, Low-Waste Living DEWEY 640.286 Publication Date 2021-03-30 UK Release Date 2021-03-30 Place of Publication NY Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2021-03-30 NZ Release Date 2021-03-30 US Release Date 2021-03-30 Illustrations 80 photos Edited by Dominic Willsdon Birth 1939 Death 1939 Affiliation San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Position Leanne and George Roberts Curator of Education and Public Practice Qualifications Ph.D. Publisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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