Any remotely middleclass life is wasteful. I'm well aware that as one person, I generate too much waste, and use up more than my fair share of resources. To the US, to the manor born, and here we (I) am.

@gemswinc I spent a week in the hospital a couple years ago. Seeing how much was tossed just for me was horrific. They can't sterilize and re-use anymore out of liability fears. I now have several pairs of beautiful German-made hemostats. They just toss them.

And here I am checking every bit of packaging to find recyclable bits, using metal straws, cloth napkins...

@kay_dub Waste permeates our lives & culture

@gemswinc @kay_dub

Plastic is destroying us.

Refuse it at every turn ☠️

Thank you @Maude for telling us about detergent sheets!

@LnzyHou @gemswinc @kay_dub @Maude we use them all the time. They work great.

@DavidKMresists @LnzyHou @gemswinc @Maude Detergent sheets are the bomb! Not paying for a big plastic container of mostly water, plus zero waste makes us very happy. They also clean really well (we use Freddies, from Australia).