My mom is one of the least wasteful people I know. She often brings her basket to the market to carry food. 【小题1】. The key is to be creative about redesigning your behavior to cut plastic and other waste. Here are a few simple ways.

Reuse your containers

A lot of low-waste solutions require buying special containers. But you don’t need to spend money on them. 【小题2】. Maybe you can use a cola bottle to water flowers. Or maybe you can use empty boxes and other food containers to store leftovers or organize other small things.

Save what you can

There are many things in your household you can save before dropping them. Maybe you can repair an old pair of jeans instead of buying a new pair. Or maybe you can cut up old T-shirts into rags (抹布). 【小题3】.

Depend less on pre-packaged (包装) foods

【小题4】. Tomatoes come in plastic containers, and some drinks come in plastic bottles. So try to source your food in ways that don’t require you to get it from a package. Instead of buying vegetables in a non-recyclable container at the store, you can try to plant a vegetable garden in your community.

【小题5】

Once you start noticing how much rubbish you produce at home, you can start to see places to cut down on rubbish elsewhere. Bring your own reusable fork to a restaurant that uses single-use plastic utensils (餐具). Or ask your local waiter to fill up your glass coffee cup instead of a paper one.