can't view it :(

I remember when this article was making the rounds and it just reminded me of The Feminine Mystique. Whatever helps someone feel fulfilled, but definitely not for me.

I'm not sure I understand what is "zero waste" about this.

I'm disappointed that I can only view videos (well, actually, I can't as I'm at work), and that this post only points out that link. Some commentary on specific ideas and suggestions as pertains to the kitchen would have been really useful, or some more information on this family and her pursuit.

I wasn't sure what Zero Waste meant but I learned that it basically means you just use your own mesh bags and lots of jars instead of store packaging. I can see how this works when you tell the fishmonger to put your salmon directly into a jar (I question the safety of this), but I am not sure how it makes sense when you buy chocolate covered pretzels, which come in a bag or box, then take it home and repack it into a jar. You still have to recycle the box, right? How is that any different than what I do which is buy the pretzels, leave them in the box in the pantry, then recycle it when I am done with the contents? I skipped the whole jar aspect.

sygzy, I think she brings the jars to the store and fills them from the bulk bins. No box. Most stores that have a good bulk section sell cookies, candy, pasta, etc. in bulk. It's not just grains and beans.

Love, love, love. Notice NO paper or wood of any kind either, just cloth or glass. If they want to go one step further you can buy crops from multistory gardens instead of monocultures. Citrus groves require gobs of deforestation. I hope everyone manages to download the video. It is great.

Sygyzy good point, some (responsible) stores will have bulk bins for grains, cereals and cookies. Especially in some other countries that are not nearly as wasteful as we are here.

Very inspiring! I wish all stores would use less packaging.

It's SO true what EMMI said! I live in Macedonia, and I am amazed at the local green markets here. You can buy so much in bulk and get just the amount that you need. Everything is local and fresh and the taste is just out of this world! It is so much easier to reduce the amount of waste that you have shopping this way, and another added benefit is that everything is so beautifully displayed. No stickers, just foods in their natural state.

Thanks Sygyzy this is exactly what I meant when I said I didn't understand! In the video she says they are boxed goods, so I'm assuming she buys them boxed and repackages them. That's just a disguise!

I read the article when it was in Sunset and I checked out her blog. I want to know what she and her family use for toilet paper! Also, she seems a bit pretentious and like her family isn't as in to the whole thing as she is.