My Favorite Homemade Cleaning Products
May 24, 2021One of the first major lifestyle changes of zero waste living is making your own cleaning products. Commercial cleaning products contain many harmful chemicals. Since I have a lot of allergies, it was often difficult to find cleaning products that did not cause me to feel ill. I did try some commercial, “natural” cleaners but…
Buying Oil and Vinegar in Bulk
September 16, 2018While Bulk Barn and Papillon have a lot of the things that I need for our Reduce Our Waste lifestyle, it has proven more elusive to buy canola oil and vinegar in bulk. I had to head to beautiful downtown Montreal and “The Main” aka Boulevard St-Laurent to find a store that offered what…
Shopping to Reduce Our Waste
June 24, 2018People are often curious about how I shop zero waste. It certainly is a big change from last year at this time. The major difference is that I rarely go to the traditional grocery store. When you look at today’s grocery store, you see packaging, packaging and more packaging! Here is a high- level review…
Experimenting with Homemade Cleaning Products
May 8, 2018As a wanna-be zero waster, I know that I have to make and use homemade cleaning products. Unfortunately, my efforts to date have been limited and somewhat unsuccessful. In researching the topic of homemade cleaning products, three ingredients appear: vinegar, baking soda and castile soap. I have tried a vinegar and water 50/50 blend for…