028: The Low-Waste Parenting Rulebook

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Kids & Family, Leisure, Parenting, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2018

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Cloth diaper. Breastfeed. Minimize plastic. …… Duh. It’s sad but true: Most low-waste parenting strategies read like obvious platitudes. Worse, such practices are recycled ad nauseam on the eco-friendly inter web. Did you know? There are HEAPS of zero-waste parenting tips that aren’t QUITE so apparent: It’s THESE 10 strategies we’re discussing today. On this week’s episode, I’m thrilled to divulge the not-so-obvious, often overlooked sustainable parenting rules. They’re Kid-Tested, Parent-Approved + are guaranteed to slash into the waste your household (+... Read More Read More The post 028: The Low-Waste Parenting Rulebook appeared first on Sustainable Minimalists. Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content

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0:00.0	You're listening to episode 28 of the Sustainable Minimalist podcast.
0:05.0	You are listening to the Sustainable Minimalist Podcast, a show about living simply and
0:10.1	sustainably with your family. Here's your host, Stephanie Safarian.
0:15.5	Hello there, thank you for tuning in. Are you a parent who aspires to live a low waste lifestyle?
0:23.1	spoiler alert, it's super hard to live low or zero waste with kids.
0:28.6	Kids just emit waste somehow.
0:31.6	It's pretty astonishing. Now if you're like me and you're trying to
0:36.9	limit the amount of waste your household produces with kids, you're probably already
0:42.0	doing the unsurprising strategies, right?
0:45.5	You probably cloth diaper.
0:47.6	You probably use homemade wipes made from old clothes.
0:52.0	You probably already avoid individually packaged snacks.
0:56.3	Those are obvious when it comes to low waste with kids.
1:01.2	Today we're talking about the not so obvious rules to live by as you
1:06.7	seek to reduce your waste and raise healthy thriving children. Today I'm giving you 10 kid-friendly rules to live by in the
1:17.2	categories of art, toys, and food and they will slash into the waste your household produces.
1:25.0	So if you're a parent and if you are eco-friendly,
1:30.0	you are in the right place because today's episode is for you. Now as always I have
1:35.8	detailed show notes that outline every single thing we are going to talk about
1:40.3	today. You can find the show notes at mama minimalist.com
1:44.7	forward slash 0 to 8 m a m a minimalist dot com forward slash 0 to 8. When I think of Parenthood, the first thing that comes to mind is crazy, dirty messy art projects.
2:01.4	So if you're attempting to live a lowest life with kids, the first
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