Minimalism is grounded within the idea we should all the time have fewer points, and zero-waste embodies upcycling, repairing, and hanging on to each little factor merely in case you can use it sooner or later, instead of buying one factor new.
Can you see the rationale for my inside turmoil?
Minimalism
After ending The Minimalist Drawback ultimate 12 months, finding out the information Stuffocation, and giving freely over 1000 devices in my dwelling, I realised minimalism was beginning to battle in the direction of my present zero-waste lifestyle (for the doc, I nonetheless have waste in my life. ‘Zero waste’ is a time interval used to elucidate someone who strives to reside with as little waste as doable.).
My vital conflicting feelings when eradicating devices from my life, weren’t because of the sentiment or monetary price, nevertheless my drive to utilize what I’ve and keep onto belongings in case they might probably be repurposed eventually.
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So, proper right here I am, within the midst of a raw internal debate, juggling two of the values closest to my coronary coronary heart, and struggling to know the way they match collectively.
Can minimalism and zero-waste co-exist?