A Guide to Being Sustainable at Home and in Life?Gittemarie is creator that not only provides helpful tips on living a zero-waste and vegan lifestyle, but also articulates it in way that is approachable.? ?Jhánneu Roberts (@Jhanneu)

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Eco-friendly living made simple. As a lifestyle guide and an introduction to sustainable living, Sustainable Badass shows you why and how to minimize your consumption while effortlessly making your habits greener. Each page has practical tips, tools and important facts about plastic pollution, overconsumption, and the climate crisis. From small changes such as pre-cycling and purchasing items with minimum to no packaging, to eliminating plastic entirely; this book empowers you to be a sustainable badass by making effortless planet-positive choices in your everyday life.

Know the cause, be the change. Gittemarie Johansen, sustainability blogger and speaker, teaches you the way to a greener, more simple and happier life by implementing self sustainable living principles, all while putting the power into your hands as the consumer to speak up and demand change for our planet.

Be sustainable at home.Sustainable Badass encourages you with some effortless principles on the best sustainable home goods. Enjoy this holistic and accessible approach to creating a self sustainable home and lifestyle, that is easy to implement, and fundamental to saving our planet.

Inside, you'll find:

• A guide to being intentionally sustainable at home
• Effortless and intentional steps to withdraw from consumerism
• All the knowledge you need to live a sustainable life at home and with others

If you liked Simply Living Well, Live Green, or Attainable Sustainable, you'll love Sustainable Badass.

Auteur

In 2015, Gittemarie Johansen replaced fashion week, impulse buying, big steaks, and package holidays with a sustainable and plastic-free lifestyle. Since then, she has made a living by passing on sustainable tips and principles to people of all ages in both her home country and overseas. Gittemarie's passion for sustainability is built on her own experiences, not as an expert of commutation, but as an average consumer herself. This is her very first book.

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Preface

Chapter 1 - The Plastic Problem

This Is How Plastic Is Made

Microplastic

Garbage Islands

What Are We Doing About It?

Chapter 2 - Recycling: A Waste Management Guide

How Is Plastic Recycled?

• What about bioplastic?

How is Organic Waste Recycled?

How Is Glass Recycled?

How Is Paper Recycled?

How Is Metal Recycled?

What about Return Systems?

Chapter 3 - Zero-Waste Living: Going Green

How I Got Started

Beginner's Guide

You Cannot Buy Your Way Out of the Climate Crisis

• How do you avoid greenwashing?

Chapter 4 - The Plastic You Cannot Avoid

Chapter 5 - A Zero-Waste Household

Homemade Cleaning Supplies

• Dish soap
• Brushes and cloths
• Toilet paper

Alternatives to Foil and Film

Recipe for Toilet Tabs

Laundry

Compost Guide

• Worm compost
• What is compostable?
• What is not compostable?

Chapter 6 - Electronics

E-waste and Disposal

Pre-loved Gadgets

Planned Obsolescence and Repairs

Data Storage and Streaming

Chapter 7 - Clothing

What Is Fast Fashion?

How to Spot the Sustainable Brands

1. Do they have actual certificates to back up their claims?
2. Is the supply chain transparent?
3. Is there a consistency between the price and the product?
4. Can you get in touch with the brand?

Kicking the Habit of Fast Fashion

Second-hand and Clothing Swaps

• Gittemary's guide to thrift shops
• Clothing swaps and second-hand apps

Repairs and Maintenance

Tips for the Minimalist Wardrobe

Fashion Mentality and Designer Labels

Materials and Textiles

• What Are the Most Sustainable Materials?

Chapter 8 - Food and Grocery Shopping

Animal Agriculture

Imported Feed

Zero-Waste Meat?

What about White Meat and Fish?

• Facts about bottom trawling

What Should We Eat Instead?

• Commonly heard statements about animal products and some solutions:

Sustainable Lunches

• Wax wrap
• Lunch box
• Glass jars
• Canvas bags
• Water bottles and canteens
• Cutlery
• Your own box for salads
• Snacks

Bringing Your Own Container: A Guide to Politeness

Chapter 9 - Kitchen Guide

Useful and Plastic-free Ingredients to Have in the Kitchen

Seasonal Greens

Food Storage

• In and out of the fridge
• The freezer

Food Waste

Conventional Supermarkets

My Favorite Recipes

• Birthday buns
• Burger buns
• Vegan meringue
• Carrot cake
• Homemade oat milk
• Green ravioli with nut filling
• Plant Based pasta carbonara
• Mac 'n' tease
• Pasta salad with curry dressing
• Beet Wellington

Problems with Popular Plants

Chapter 10 - Zero-Waste On the Go

Make Your Own Zero-Waste Kit

Sustainable Vacations

• Great vacations without planes
• Buying green while on vacation

Chapter 11 - Waste-free for Parties and Holidays

Gifts

• The homemade
• The preloved
• The experience

Gift Wrapping

• Do like grandma
• Refuse gift wrapping
• Use what you already have

Chapter 12 - Plastic-free Care Products

Oral Hygiene

Shaving

Soap Guide

• A solid soap tip

Periods

DIY Makeup and Beauty Tips

• Homemade body lotion
• Homemade setting powder
• Homemade concealer
• Homemade blush
• Homemade lip tint
• Homemade eyebrow tint/eye shadow
• Homemade mascara
• Easy face mask
• Charcoal mask

Products that You Might Want to Phase Out or Stop Buying Right Away

Chapter 13 - I am Super Green: What Now?

Chapter 14 - Guilt Does Not Plant Trees

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Works Cited & Sources

Special Thank You's

About the Author