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[Audio] Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste. They are: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Rot. The Five Rs will give us a new framework for dealing with waste in our lives, in part by helping us acknowledge the habits that lead to more waste and more trash.Let's break down the ways to live a life with zero waste..

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[Audio] First, Refusing helps eliminate a lot of waste from the start. It's about saying "no" to free stuff that becomes instant waste. It takes a bit of practice and preparation to find and actively incorporate reusable alternatives into your daily life..

[Audio] Second, Simply reduce what you're purchasing by being mindful about what you need and want. This goes hand-in-hand with refusing. Be realistic about what you actually need. Before making purchases, ask yourself if you really need this item..

[Audio] Third,You can also reuse by buying second hand. Shop at thrift and antique stores and go to yard sales. You'll save a lot of money and reuse something someone else didn't want. Don't forget a library card, which is a really great way to reuse books, music, and movies..

[Audio] Fourth, One of the most ubiquitous ways to reduce waste is to recycle, but recycling is far from perfect.The more we recycle, the less garbage winds up in our landfills and incineration plants..

[Audio] Lastly, "Rot"—fun to say, fun to do. You might be thinking "there is no way I have time to compost" and that might be true for you. If it is, that's fair and that's life..

[Audio] Now you know the 5Rs. Now apply this 5 important things to live a life with zero waste..