Hey folks, in a world where “zero waste to landfill” sounds like the holy grail of sustainability-until you realize half the time it’s just fancy marketing for “we recycle the easy stuff and bury the rest”-has anyone dug into the actual zero-waste powerhouses out there? I’m talking companies like TerraCycle or those upstart circular economy startups turning old sneakers into playground mats or food scraps into bioplastics.
What gets me is how we all pat ourselves on the back for ditching plastic straws, yet our closets are stuffed with fast-fashion disasters heading straight for the dump. I’ve been eyeing a few: one that’s looping denim indefinitely (no virgin cotton, ever), and another converting construction debris into furniture that actually looks decent. But are they legit, or just virtue-signaling with a side of profit? Spill your experiences-did switching to these cut your waste bill in half, or was it more hassle than hippie dream? Let’s crowdsource some real audits here before we all buy into the next green hype cycle.