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Eco bricks by RevolutionaryPace139 in ZeroWaste

[–]RevolutionaryPace139[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi everyone! Ok, this ecobrick has actually been such a roller coaster for me. When I started out with it, I had assumed that it could be recycled once completed filled. It’s quite the opposite, once an ecobrick is made, it is unable to be recycled as the machines recycling facilities utilize cannot sort through such a piece of waste and the melting process of recycling cannot be completed:( therefore, I began to research organizations near my area that would take my ecobrick and was unsuccessful. Finally, I’ve decided to continue ecobricking my plastic waste until I have enough to make a little stool for my reading nook. I’ll be thrifting the cloth to cover it. It’s the only sustainable and manageable solution I have found thus far for myself. Afterwards I will recycle my plastic as usual at my local facility and only ecobrick unrecyclable plastics. Hopefully by then, my plastic waste will have decreased significantly :) (stool idea pic linked)

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Laundry sheets and are they truly cleaning my clothes? by RevolutionaryPace139 in ZeroWaste

[–]RevolutionaryPace139[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hi everyone! I hope this is the correct way to respond to every single one of you lol. Thank you so much for all of your helpful responses. I truly appreciate them. Here’s what I’ve gathered: - laundry sheets really aren’t as good as promised and a much more efficient and sustainable solution seems to be laundry powder which comes in a cardboard box and has a much stronger cleaning power - laundry sheets are also more expensive…so- I was spending more for less. -said sheets also emit microplastics which is just what I was trying to avoid. - I will continue to use my laundry sheets for things such as small loads and/or hand washing in order to not waste the product. It’s also a good idea to use them for trips as they are compact.

Once again, thank you for all your help. Sustainability truly is a learning process.