can zero waste save you money?

the million dollar question: is being eco-friendly more expensive? the unsatisfying answer is, it depends on so many things! so let’s break down the ways being a good earth person can cost you more OR save you more 🤑

this video is NOT sponsored. some products shown or mentioned may have been gifted as part of a previous collaboration

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forbes article about food waste | https://bit.ly/3MDQNJF

AFFILIATE / REFERRAL LINKS [they help me keep the wifi on!]
◦  ETSY | shop my favorites!
https://creatoriq.cc/3KSM3Bk [carbon neutral shipping]

◦ imperfect foods | support a less wasteful food system
http://imprfct.us/tsjYr [20% off your first order]

◦ reel toilet paper | plastic-free bamboo tp delivered to your door
https://shrsl.com/46s62

◦ save money & fight e-waste by choosing secondhand tech!
https://www.backmarket.com
↑ $10 off with referral number 13529b6e830500dc

◦ enroll in the eco-citizen school | free trial
http://bit.ly/zero-waste-school

◦ learn new creative skills | one month free!
http://skillshare.eqcm.net/Gjbx42

◦ virtual marketplace for secondhand style | where i get 98% of my susty fits
https://poshmark.com/
↑ $10 off your first purchase if you sign up with code AKORTE

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - intro
1:10 - just buy less crap, it’s not hard
3:00 - use it up & wear it out
4:16 - getting thrifty with it
5:34 - ditch the disposables
7:51 - practice a primarily plants policy
9:29 - save the green bells in your fridge (and the greenbacks in your pocket)
12:08 - a dire warning

all music in this video is original to my band, the mites
https://themites.bandcamp.com