Zero Waste beginner's guide | Sarah Reindl | TEDxLend

Описание: Event Theme: Beginner's Mind

When it comes to convenience, most people are not aware about the repercussions that their actions are having. Especially when it comes to waste, a topic so private, most of us consider it done with the act of taking the trash out. How Sarah tackles the issue? Certainly not by talking about the problem. Instead she shows solutions such as buying groceries unpackaged, making use of what is already there and most importantly, highlighting the fun parts and how to indulge yourself in a zero waste lifestyle. Having had an interest in many fields from astronomy to maths and languages to painting and handicrafts, Sarah's future could have unfolded in many ways. It was only when she turned her back on choosing the path of least resistance and instead followed the calling of her heart that she found what mattered to her the most: starting a movement. In 2011 she joined a world-wide anti-littering movement and founded the Austrian chapter only to find out that littering was not the most pressing waste issue in her country that she wanted to tackle. Instead it was actually the massive quantity of domestic waste, that, once absorbed by the (almost) perfectly functioning Austrian waste management system, vanished in ever bigger amounts from the flats and eyes and minds of the people. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx