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Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.46,0:00:15.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is all of the trash\Nthat I've produced in the past 3 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.38,0:00:27.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I say that, people think\Nthat I'm crazy, or that I'm lying,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.44,0:00:29.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or they'll ask me questions like:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.74,0:00:33.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Hey. So, how do you wipe your butt?"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.30,0:00:35.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.37,0:00:38.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I live a zero waste lifestyle,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.95,0:00:42.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I have for the past 3 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.51,0:00:45.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, zero waste,\Nthat's a pretty big idea. Right?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.96,0:00:48.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let me define it for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.72,0:00:52.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To me living zero waste means\Nthat I don't make any trash.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.96,0:00:57.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So no sending anything to landfill,\Nno sending anything in a garbage can,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.67,0:01:00.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and no spitting gum on the ground,\Nand walking away.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.59,0:01:02.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right? No trash.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.24,0:01:05.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a big concept,\Nand this all started
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.66,0:01:09.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I was an environmental\Nstudy student at NYU.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.44,0:01:11.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My senior year, I was\Ntaking a course called:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.76,0:01:14.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The Environmental Studies\NCapstone course",
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.03,0:01:18.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is the culminating course that all\Nenvironmental study students need to take
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.41,0:01:22.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to go out into the world,\Nand make it a more sustainable place.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.36,0:01:24.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, there was a girl in this class,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.77,0:01:28.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and every class she would have\Nthis big plastic bag,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.39,0:01:30.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a plastic clamshell full of food,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.21,0:01:33.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a plastic fork and knife,\Na plastic water bottle,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.31,0:01:35.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a plastic bag a chips,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.18,0:01:36.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she would eat all of this,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.88,0:01:40.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then class after class,\Nwould just throw it in the trash.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.24,0:01:42.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was really frustrating,\Nbecause here we were
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.65,0:01:46.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these environmental study students\Ntrying to make the world a better place,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.94,0:01:50.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there she was, throwing\Nall this stuff into the garbage.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.49,0:01:52.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One day after class,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.20,0:01:56.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feeling still particularly upset about\Nwatching her throw everything away,\N
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.66,0:01:58.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I went home to make dinner,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.80,0:02:00.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I opened my fridge,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.48,0:02:03.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and noticed something\Nthat I had never seen before.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.96,0:02:10.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every single thing in my fridge was\Nin one way or another packaged in plastic,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.34,0:02:11.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I couldn't believe it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.84,0:02:16.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know I was getting so mad at this girl\Nfor making so much plastic trash,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.15,0:02:18.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it turns out that I was just as bad.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.65,0:02:23.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was that girl, and so I made\Na decision in that moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.56,0:02:26.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was going to stop using plastic.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.08,0:02:29.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, quitting plastic --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.80,0:02:31.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.13,0:02:34.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not so easy of a thing. Right?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.07,0:02:36.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you think about your everyday life,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.32,0:02:40.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you wake up in the morning, go into\Nthe bathroom, and you brush your teeth.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.34,0:02:42.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is your toothbrush made out of?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.86,0:02:45.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Audience softly) Plastic.\NLS: Plastic.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.04,0:02:47.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is your toothpaste\Nprobably packaged in?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.75,0:02:49.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Audience) Plastic.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.56,0:02:53.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,LS: Your face wash, your moisturizer,\Nyour contact solution.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.39,0:02:57.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So many things that are in our\Neveryday lives come packaged in plastic,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.66,0:03:01.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so I realized that if I was\Ngoing to move away from plastic,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.45,0:03:03.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the only way that I was going to do that
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.75,0:03:06.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was to learn how to make\Nmy products myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.40,0:03:09.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I don't know about you,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.36,0:03:13.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I certainly didn't know\Nhow to make deodorant.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.12,0:03:16.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't have the recipe just\Nhanging out in my back pocket,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.71,0:03:19.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so I realized that I had\Nto do some research,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.44,0:03:22.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and while I was doing research online,\NI came across a blog called
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.94,0:03:26.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the "Zero Waste Home" started\Nby a woman named Bea Johnson
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.56,0:03:30.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who is a wife, and mother of 2 kids,\Nout in Mill Valley, California,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.54,0:03:34.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the 4 of them live\Na completely zero waste life.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.71,0:03:39.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I learned about Bea, and her family,\Nmy mind was completely blown.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.49,0:03:43.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought that I was doing the best\Nthing for the planet
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.16,0:03:45.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by not using any plastic.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.19,0:03:48.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the idea that I didn't\Nhave to produce any trash,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.96,0:03:52.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was so empowering, and so inspiring,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.33,0:03:54.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it made perfect sense. Right?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.09,0:03:56.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because I was this\NEnvironmental Studies student,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.50,0:03:59.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I cared about the environment,\Nstudied sustainability,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.10,0:04:02.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,talked about sustainability,\Nprotested for sustainability.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.20,0:04:06.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I realized, that I wasn't actually\Nimplementing any of those values
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.63,0:04:11.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into my day-to-day life, and so\NI made the decision to go zero waste.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.40,0:04:14.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me break it down for you,\Nand tell you some of the things
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.27,0:04:17.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I did in order to make\Nthis transition a little easier.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.50,0:04:21.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first thing that I did\Nwas I stopped buying packaged food.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.98,0:04:24.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So instead of going to the store,\Nand buying things packaged
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.89,0:04:28.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in paper, and glass, and plastic,\NI started bringing my own jars,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.89,0:04:32.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and bags to the store to fill\Nwith bulk, or package-free items.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.54,0:04:36.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also started buying my fruit,\Nand vegetables from the farmer's market.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.30,0:04:38.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, package-free.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.45,0:04:40.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second thing that I started doing
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.49,0:04:44.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was I started making\Nall of my own products.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.04,0:04:48.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before I started living this lifestyle,\Nmy boyfriend at the time,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.03,0:04:51.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,used to brush his teeth using baking soda,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.70,0:04:56.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I thought he was probably the grossest\Nperson in the entire world. Right?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.77,0:04:59.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's no way that you\Ncan get your teeth clean
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.36,0:05:02.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using something like\Nbaking soda, it's gross.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.13,0:05:06.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well fast-forward, and it turns out\Nthat the first product that I made
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.53,0:05:10.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was toothpaste, made with baking soda.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.21,0:05:15.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So overtime I started making\Nall of my own products.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.48,0:05:18.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I would run out of something,\Ninstead of going to the store,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.58,0:05:21.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and buying a new one,\NI would learn how to make it myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.38,0:05:24.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when I would run out of lotion,\NI learned how to make it myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.81,0:05:27.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Run out of deodorant,\Nlearn how to make it myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.32,0:05:30.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over time, all of the things\NI had previously purchased,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.46,0:05:33.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were now, ones that I made myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.66,0:05:37.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The third thing that I started doing,\Nwas shopping second-hand.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.88,0:05:39.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So instead of buying new clothing,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.76,0:05:42.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and putting new waste\Ninto the waste cycle,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.40,0:05:45.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would buy things that were\Ntotally recycled, second-hand.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.93,0:05:48.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So not making any new trash.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.61,0:05:51.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fourth thing that I did\Nwas I downsized.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.49,0:05:54.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I focused on having only\Nthe things that were truly necessary,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.64,0:05:56.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that I really needed.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.44,0:05:58.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well this was really, really hard
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.27,0:06:01.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I'm the kind of person\Nwho's really sentimental,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.11,0:06:05.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I can tell you as to why\Na toothpick needs to be in my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.31,0:06:10.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But after I really got through\Nthat process, and I completely downsized,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.32,0:06:13.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realized that I had so many\Nfewer things in my life,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.33,0:06:16.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my home was less cluttered,\Nand everything with easier to clean.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.86,0:06:19.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when you have fewer things
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.08,0:06:22.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you realize that you take\Nbetter care of them. Right?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.100,0:06:26.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you take better care of your\Nthings you don't have this mentality like:
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.61,0:06:31.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"If I don't want this anymore I'll just\Nthrow it out and I get a new thing later."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.11,0:06:34.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, I only had a few things\Nand so I took care of them,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.68,0:06:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and wasn't sending anything\Nto the landfill.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.00,0:06:40.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All this must sound\Npretty difficult. Right?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.44,0:06:43.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I assure you, it's not that hard.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.08,0:06:45.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm just an average, lazy person,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.84,0:06:49.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I wouldn't live this lifestyle\Nif it was difficult.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.98,0:06:52.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact the benefits\Nof living this lifestyle
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.74,0:06:56.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,far outweigh any of the negatives\Nthat you can imagine.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.30,0:06:59.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first benefit is that I save money.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.71,0:07:01.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I save money when I buy my food,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.80,0:07:04.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the products, and when\NI make my own products,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.26,0:07:07.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I'm not paying\Nfor the embedded cost a packaging,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.16,0:07:08.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so things are cheaper.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.98,0:07:12.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm also saving money by shopping\Ncompletely second-hand,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.13,0:07:16.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because second-hand clothing is usually\Nless expensive than new clothing.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.83,0:07:19.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm also saving money\Nbecause I've downsized.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.29,0:07:21.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't go shopping all the time now
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.21,0:07:23.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you know just buy things on impulse.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.94,0:07:26.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I only have what I really need.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.77,0:07:29.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second benefit is that I eat better.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.26,0:07:34.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I go shopping now I don't have\Nthe option to buy processed food products,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.12,0:07:39.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,package-free, and so now my diet consists\Nof things like fresh fruit and vegetables,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.28,0:07:45.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or bulk greens, and nuts\Nthat I buy with my jars and my bags.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.34,0:07:48.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so when you eat better,\Nyou feel better.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.22,0:07:53.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over these past few years, I've noticed\Nthat my weight has stabilized,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.10,0:07:56.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have more energy, I need less sleep,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.17,0:07:58.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when you're eating better,\Nand you feel better,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.92,0:08:01.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you save money, you're happier.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.65,0:08:05.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But besides those things I'm happier,\Nbecause for the first time in my life,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.85,0:08:09.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm living in direct\Nalignment with my values.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.75,0:08:13.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And why is this important? Right? Waste.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.38,0:08:16.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, waste is a really big problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.30,0:08:18.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact the average American person
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.80,0:08:23.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,produces approximately 4.4 pounds\Nof trash per person per day.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.47,0:08:28.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over the course of a year, that's like\Ntaking 8.5 of your best friends,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.58,0:08:30.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and throwing them in the trash.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.50,0:08:32.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.16,0:08:34.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't do that, it's not nice.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.34,0:08:35.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.65,0:08:39.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, if you care about your friends,\Nand you don't throw them away,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.89,0:08:41.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you think that it's possible for you
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.83,0:08:44.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to reduce how much trash you're producing,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.67,0:08:47.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have 3 simple steps for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.32,0:08:51.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first step is to actually look\Nat your trash, and understand what it is.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.24,0:08:53.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because you can't solve a problem\Nof having a lot of waste
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.99,0:08:55.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until you know what is it.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.51,0:08:57.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when I did this exercise,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.42,0:09:00.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realized that I had\N3 main sources of trash.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.69,0:09:02.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first was food packaging,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.60,0:09:05.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so I learned how to shop\Nin bulk or package-free.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.76,0:09:07.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second was product packaging,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.53,0:09:10.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so I learned how to make\Nall of my own products.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.03,0:09:13.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the third was organic food waste,\Nand so I learned how to compost.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.97,0:09:17.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And just by identifying those 3 sources\Nof waste and eliminating them,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.72,0:09:21.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have reduced my trash by about 90%.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.04,0:09:26.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second thing that I'd like to suggest\Nis picking at the low-hanging fruit.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.02,0:09:29.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So doing little things,\None-time changes in your everyday life
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.22,0:09:33.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that have a large-scale,\Nand long-term positive impact.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.10,0:09:38.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This includes things like using a reusable\Nbag instead of a plastic or paper bag.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.63,0:09:41.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or using a stainless steel,\Nor glass water bottle,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.65,0:09:45.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead of buying plastic water bottles.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.08,0:09:49.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over the course of however long,\Nyou realize that these little changes
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.75,0:09:53.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually add up,\Nand make a big difference.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.20,0:09:55.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The third thing that I'd like\Nto suggest is the DIY
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.96,0:09:59.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or actually learning how\Nto make your products yourself.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.28,0:10:03.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I absolutely love doing this\Nbecause when you go to a store,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.05,0:10:06.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you have to buy products\Nyou kind of have to settle,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.60,0:10:08.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and accept them as they are. Right?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.79,0:10:11.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you don't like the way\Nthey smell, too bad.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.91,0:10:14.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you don't like\Nthe way they feel, sorry.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.58,0:10:17.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you don't like what they're\Npackaged in, you don't have a choice.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.80,0:10:20.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But for me, since I make\Nall my own products,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.22,0:10:23.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I don't like the way they smell,\NI change the scent.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.31,0:10:26.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I don't like the ingredients\Nin them, I change it.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.15,0:10:29.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I don't like the packaging,\Nit's my choice.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.66,0:10:33.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so by making my own products\NI have complete control
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.88,0:10:37.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over what I'm putting in my body.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.05,0:10:42.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I started living this lifestyle\Nwhile I was still in college.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.30,0:10:47.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when I graduated, I had a real job,\Na real-person job in sustainability,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.52,0:10:50.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is exactly what you'd think\NI'd want to be doing. Right?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.72,0:10:55.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, at the same time I was still running\Nmy blog: "Trash is for tossers"
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.05,0:10:58.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I noticed that I was\Ngetting a recurring question,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.91,0:11:01.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it went something like this:
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.51,0:11:05.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Dear Lauren, I absolutely love\Nthe products that you're making,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.37,0:11:08.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I too want truly natural products.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.69,0:11:12.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But because of life, family,\Nfriends, blah, blah, blah, blah,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.18,0:11:14.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just don't have time\Nto make them myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.78,0:11:17.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you have any product that I can\Nbuy that are equivalent?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.92,0:11:21.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks for your help.\NLots of love. Person XYZ."
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.17,0:11:25.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I went to stores,\Nand I started looking at products,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.40,0:11:27.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and while I found that they\Nwere beauty products
Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.68,0:11:30.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that were reminiscent of the ones\Nthat I was making myself,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.50,0:11:33.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't notice the same trend\Nfor cleaning products.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.75,0:11:36.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I looked at the ingredients\Nof cleaning products,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.35,0:11:38.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even the "natural" cleaning products
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.79,0:11:41.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,contained ingredient\Nthat were really harmful.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.48,0:11:45.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Things that were carcinogenic,\Nand endocrine-disruptive.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.22,0:11:47.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, when I looked into it further,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.86,0:11:50.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned that cleaning\Nproduct manufacturers
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.07,0:11:51.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,aren't even legally required
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.72,0:11:53.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to disclose the ingredients\Nof their products
Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.90,0:11:55.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the product packaging,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.94,0:11:58.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so when we go and buy a product,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.08,0:12:00.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're at the complete mercy\Nof the company,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.91,0:12:03.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hoping that they have\Nour best interest in mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.91,0:12:08.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I feel that we, as consumers, have a right\Nto products that are transparent
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.42,0:12:11.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that aren't bad for us,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.01,0:12:13.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so I started thinking\Nabout my own products,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.60,0:12:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the ones that I've been making for years.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.00,0:12:19.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That are safe, and effective, and have\Ningredients that I use to do things
Dialogue: 0,0:12:19.86,0:12:23.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like brush my teeth,\Nor make salad dressing.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:23.47,0:12:25.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I realized that I had an opportunity,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:25.59,0:12:29.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so I quit my job,\Nand started a company.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:29.23,0:12:33.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because I feel like we, as human beings,\Nhave a right to products that are safe
Dialogue: 0,0:12:33.54,0:12:36.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for our homes, and our bodies,\Nand the environment.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.41,0:12:42.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I get comments all the time,\Nthat I'm doing this for attention.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:42.95,0:12:45.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I live this lifestyle for myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.60,0:12:48.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would never tell anyone how to live
Dialogue: 0,0:12:48.34,0:12:50.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or how much trash\Nthat they should produce.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.77,0:12:52.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just want to provide tools,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:52.88,0:12:54.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through my blog and my business,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.96,0:12:56.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for people, who like me,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:56.68,0:12:59.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,want to reduce how much\Ntrash they're producing.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.28,0:13:02.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I live a zero waste lifestyle,\Nbecause to me,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:02.52,0:13:04.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's the best way I know,\Nhow to live a life
Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.62,0:13:07.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that aligns with everything\Nthat I believe in.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:07.76,0:13:09.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what's the point. Right?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:09.80,0:13:13.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm just one person.\NWhat difference can I make?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:13.73,0:13:15.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The point is simple:
Dialogue: 0,0:13:15.77,0:13:19.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to be remembered for the things\Nthat I did while I was on this planet,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.76,0:13:23.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not for the trash that I left behind.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.50,0:13:25.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.03,0:13:28.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)