Zero Waste Quotes

“Diamonds Are Not This Girl's Best Friend
Diamonds are not my best friend but they used to be. It wasn't just jewelry but all the things I bought to lift me up, prove my worth, and demonstrate my love. As I became more and more me and started experiencing the world from this new stuff-less place, I realized that diamonds are not this girl's best friend. My best friend is a magical rooftop sunrise. My best friend is the ocean. My best friend is a hike in the mountains. My best friend is a peaceful afternoon. My best friend is a really good book. My best friend is laughter. My best friend is seeing the world. My best friend is time with people I love. Diamonds have nothing on my best friends.”
― Courtney Carver, Soulful Simplicity: How Living with Less Can Lead to So Much More

“We don’t need a handful of people doing zero waste perfectly. We need millions of people doing it imperfectly.”
― Anne Marie Bonneau, The Zero-Waste Chef: Plant-Forward Recipes and Tips for a Sustainable Kitchen and Planet: A Cookbook

“Wer glaubt, es sei gesund, sein Stück Kuchen von einer bunten Papierserviette zu essen, der irrt. Rohstoff- und Energieverbrauch, Transport, Lagerung, Entsorgung, Chemikalieneinsatz und Kosten stehen in keinem Verhältnis zu dem gewonnenen Nutzen.”
― Olga Witt, Ein Leben ohne Müll: Mein Weg mit Zero Waste

“Saat kita mengkonsumsi sebuah produk dalam kemasan sekali pakai, kita hanya butuh beberapa menit. Kita beranggapan semua dapat didaur ulang padahal sebenarnya TIDAK. Butuh berbulan-bulan untuk mengolah dan mendaur ulang kemasan sekali pakai tersebut. Daur ulang membutuhkan banyak energi. Setiap kali didaur ulang, suatu kemasan akan mengalami penurunan kualitas. Sisa konsumsi ini mengantre sangat lama untuk diolah menjadi biji plastik. Proses yang sangat lama inilah yang dihadapi berbagai Bank Sampah di sekitar kita. Kecepatan konsumsi tidak pernah sebanding dengan kecepatan daur ulang, apalagi penguraian.”
― D.K. Wardhani

“Nature is never the same twice; this inconsistency requires adaptability. There are limitless problems in the world. If we think like a machine we only find ourselves with the same problems. The problems are there because we haven't adapted a solution; the only way to find a solution is to think outside the machine.

This thinking is necessary to a natural food system. There are no two vegetables that are the same, no two days of cooking that are the same, no two humans that are the same. Industrial systems give us the same ingredients every day, through all the seasons. When you put square shapes in square spaces, you don't understand the circle.

Your thinking becomes linear and you can't adapt.

When you adapt, your mind is able to make connections and find solutions to the unpredictable nature of real food.”
― Douglas McMaster

“Nature is never the same twice; this inconsistency requires adaptability. There are limitless problems in the world. If we think like a machine we only find ourselves with the same problems. The problems are there because we haven't adapted a solution; the only way to find a solution is to think outside the machine.

This thinking is necessary to a natural food system.

There are no two vegetables that are the same, no two days of cooking that are the same, no two humans that are the same. Industrial systems give us the same ingredients every day, through all the seasons. When you put square shapes in square spaces, you don't understand the circle.

Your thinking becomes linear and you can't adapt.

When you adapt, your mind is able to make connections and find solutions to the unpredictable nature of real food.”
― Douglas McMaster, Silo: The Zero Waste Blueprint

“Make peace with human failure, it's inevitable. Everything isn't going to be OK, but you're not responsible for that which is out of your hands. All you can do is make what is in your hands positive.”
― Douglas McMaster, Silo: The Zero Waste Blueprint

“Zero waste is itself, a waste.”
― Anthony T. Hincks

“Pollution is big business in the hands of man.”
― Anthony T. Hincks

“We did not know whether we could eliminate every piece of trash, but striving for zero would provide a target to get as close to it as possible, to scrutinize our waste stream and address even the smallest items. We had reached a turning point.”
― Bea Johnson, Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste

“true sustainability requires something antithetical: slowing down and being satisfied with what we have and only what we need.”
― Sarah Manavis