After an awareness of their old way of life, the family decide to change without reducing their consumption but waste. They are shopping in supermarkets where they can buy in bulk (grains, cereals, flours, some snacks) bring their jars to avoid packaging (cheese, fish, meats, oil,...).
Cosmetics with medicine and necessary craft, are more difficult to manage without waste: everything is over-packaged.
Bea has replaced cotton with washable wipes. It produces its own cosmetics and hygiene products, and uses more than a beauty product from trade: a sunscreen. For cheeks, a little chocolate powder enough; for lips, it makes its own balm made of beeswax and sesame oil wax, "that does not feel very focused and vitamin E". Naturally, shampoo, conditioner and soap are purchased in bulk.
For clothing she has two dresses, two skirts, three pairs of trousers, shorts, three sweaters, seven tops, six pairs of shoes (including a pair of slippers), seven shorts, a few pairs of socks and tights and a bra . "My dress can be put on jeans, or without, with a t-shirt or not," she says.
Half of the furniture is recovered, the rest was purchased new and quality to last. "We have a TV to watch movies, photos and listen to the radio There is no console, but a computer for children, Max and Leo, find it better to live with less.. Is softer to clean and store. They gradually reduced the toys, and it became natural for them. "They rent a lot of movies and books in the library.
Her principles are "refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, rot".
"People say they do not have the time and say it will cost too much Of course, you have to be organized to get there But then it takes less time.. Is reflected twice before buy, it reduces the time and expense invested in the superfluous. "
"The problem is that people are a bit lazy and find it difficult to change their habits."
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