Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life
Apr 2013 · Penguin UK
4.1star
16 reviews
Ebook
304
Pages
About this ebook
Zero Waste Home is the ultimate guide to simplified, sustainable living from Bea Johnson, 'the priestess of waste-free living' (The New York Times).
Bea Johnson transformed her family's health, finances, and relationships for the better by reducing their waste to an astonishing half litre per year. It's all down to the 5 Rs: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot (and only in that order!). Zero Waste Home shows how these key principles can be applied to every area of your house from the kitchen to the kids' room, and it's packed with easy tips for all of us: from buying in bulk and clever meal planning to simply refusing unwanted freebies and using your plants as air fresheners.
Bea Johnson shows, by inspiring example, what green living looks like and offers a practical, step-by-step guide to diminishing your environmental footprint and improving your life.
'Bea Johnson is a guru of zero-waste living. The book is precise . . . simple yet deep. It doesn't preach.' Sunday Times
'Johnson is an incredible advocate for her lifestyle . . . refreshingly honest.' Metro
'Chic, charming, stylish' Red
Bea Johnson transformed her family's health, finances, and relationships for the better by reducing their waste to an astonishing half litre per year. It's all down to the 5 Rs: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot (and only in that order!). Zero Waste Home shows how these key principles can be applied to every area of your house from the kitchen to the kids' room, and it's packed with easy tips for all of us: from buying in bulk and clever meal planning to simply refusing unwanted freebies and using your plants as air fresheners.
Bea Johnson shows, by inspiring example, what green living looks like and offers a practical, step-by-step guide to diminishing your environmental footprint and improving your life.
'Bea Johnson is a guru of zero-waste living. The book is precise . . . simple yet deep. It doesn't preach.' Sunday Times
'Johnson is an incredible advocate for her lifestyle . . . refreshingly honest.' Metro
'Chic, charming, stylish' Red
Ratings and reviews
4.1
16 reviews
Anna Paszkiewicz-Kamionka
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July 31, 2013
It inspires to keep looking for new ideas for saving resources, time and money in one's household. I started de-cluttering my tiny space and got hooked on. Bea Johnson is right - it's addictive.
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Philip Stacey
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July 23, 2019
The title of this book is completely incorrect. A more appropriate title would be, reduce waste... a bit. Most of this book is obvious common sense. I was very disappointed with this book given the title of zero waste. Very misleading marketing. Ironic, given the writers constant rhetoric about misleading marketing.
Marina Ivanova
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July 21, 2018
On-point, super informative and comprehensive guide to a zero waste life.
Bea is incredible!
About the author
A French-born artist with a hugely popular blog on zero waste living, Bea Johnson has appeared on The Today Show, NBC and CBS news, and been featured in the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, People and Lianhe Zaobao (Singapore) and online publications, including Huffington Post and USA Today. She lives in California with her husband and two sons.
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