Zero Waste Home

How to Be Fine

Kristen and Jolenta

Society & Culture, Education, Self-improvement

4.7 • 5.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2018

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Jolenta and Kristen turn self-help into Earth-help with Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste by Bea Johnson. For the good of the planet, they ditch excess food packaging, straws, and plastic bags. They also marvel in the joys of composting and realize that recycling might not be as sustainable as they thought...We love hearing from you! Reach out at 419-869-BOOK; email us at [email protected]; Tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, @bythebookpod; and follow us on Instagram @jolenta_g, @k10meinzer, @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687Also be sure to check out our website, created by the great Cameron, here:https://www.bythebook.panoply.fm/And huge thanks to this week's sponsors:Phlur, the creator of sustainably crafted, award-winning perfumes—delivered with transparency at an honest price. Go to phlur.com today and use promo code BYTHEBOOK to get 20% off your custom Phlur sample set.Quip, the electric toothbrush that’s a fraction of the cost of bulkier brushes — while still packing just the right amount of vibrations to help clean your teeth. If you go to getquip.com/bythebook right now, you’ll get your first refill pack free with a Quip electric toothbrush.

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0:00.0	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:03.2	Hey, Jolenta.
0:04.6	Yeah, Kristen.
0:05.5	Do you remember that one time back in season two
0:08.2	when I volunteered to reduce food waste
0:11.1	and went home practically into yours?
0:12.7	Yeah, of course.
0:13.7	Was that from a...
0:14.8	Why good things happened to good people?
0:16.9	Yes, yes.
0:18.0	And you were delivering leftover food from restaurants,
0:21.4	but you were very upset that it was all in plastic.
0:25.3	Yeah, single-use plastic containers,
0:27.2	dozens and dozens of containers.
0:29.6	That's so sad.
0:30.5	The earth was crying, I was crying,
0:32.5	it was really upsetting.
0:33.8	Yeah.
0:34.6	But you know what?
0:35.5	You were trying to do the right thing.
0:36.5	You were doing the right thing by delivering food.
0:38.5	I was trying, but I knew I could do better.
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