it turns out many zero waste teachings are either unnecessary or downright harmful, despite what eco influencers tell you! in part 1 of this series, we talk about a few sustainability habits + beliefs to think about leaving behind in the new year. why? so we can grow as earth people and invest our limited resources (time, money, and energy) into the things that ACTUALLY help!

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◖ part 1 of the series ☞    • MORE unhinged zero waste habits to ST...  
◖ the plasticfree movement is a sham ☞    • why i QUIT zero waste | what i'm doin...  

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https://journals.lww.com/nutritiontod...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

https://www.safefruitsandveggies.com/...

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https://labmuffin.com/isyoursunscre...

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

https://ocean.si.edu/ecosystems/coral...

https://nap.nationalacademies.org/cat...

https://chemistscorner.com/3reasons...

https://www.theecowell.com/blog/acas...

https://www.safefruitsandveggies.com/...

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20582...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kavinsen...

   • Ditch The Dirty Dozen List  


◖ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 can we stop being unhinged
0:31 doityourselfer beware (habit #1)
3:44 unhealthy obsession (habit #2)
7:38 chemophobia + cleanwashing (habit #3)
12:17 blind faith (habit #4)
14:08 thank you for being cool


all music in this video was written + recorded by my band, the mites
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