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Zerowaste Approach to Common 'Disposables' (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 3 weeks ago by rosahaj@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/zerowaste@slrpnk.net

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'Disposables' isn't a perfect term, but essentially I refer to things such as underwear, toilet paper, tissues, and other such things that tend to have a lifespan of either one use, or one person.

I am fortunate enough to have been insulated by the possession of many things from youth, but as the years go by things begin wearing out or needing replacement, and eventually that safety net will fade, so I would like to ask from the zerowaste community, what is your approach to common things that are typically used to short lifecycles?

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[–] br3d@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It would be interesting to do a proper comparative lifecycle analysis. Treating, pumping and heating water isn't zero-carbon (especially if you run it for a while waiting for it to get up to temperature) and I'd be curious to know when is the break-even point that the carbon costs of a bidet beat a few sheets of paper

[–] dadarobot@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 3 weeks ago

Mine doesnt do hot, but yeah id be down to see a study. I think paper production uses a bunch of water though.