Family Living Zero Waste Shares Tips to Live Sustainably

Over the years I've heard from hundreds of families that they have realized they are living a consumeristic and wasteful life but just don't know where to start to make changes. I often hear that they want to create less trash and are tired of filling up garbage bag after garbage bag.
In this video Jessica at Baby Steps to Zero Waste, shares her journey of going zero waste as a family and what you can do as well.
You may remember, I stayed with Jessica and her family in Montreal this winter and it was a really wonderful experience to see all that she and her family are doing to live a more environmentally friendly life.
Jessica shares a lot of valuable information for raising a family zero waste.
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Edited by Daniel Saddleton www.hiphikersmedia.com
Introduction Filmed by Ornella Le Rouzic - @ornellalr on Instagram - www.ornellalr.fr
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[@graceaxisa4213]

These must surely be the luckiest children in the world! Resilient, resourceful, creative and environmentally aware. An outstanding example of brilliant parenting in action!

[@littlejessmo]

Parenting is such a challenging job, thank you so much for your kind words, they truly mean a lot to me :)

[@rockinmusicbaby]

This woman is spot on, one small change at a time. We started with cloth nappies and moved to gardening, composting and more zero waste changes. Love it!

[@littlejessmo]

Isnt it amazing how one small change sparks the next?!

[@andreajanetjackson8061]

THE KIDS IN THE BACK JUST READING. WOW! OVERALL WELL DONE TO THE FAMILY! Y'ALL SO WHOLESOME!

[@littlejessmo]

Omg kids are sitting down quietly reading! Will film now because this will never happen again, must preserve this moment hahah!

[@Munnraibe]

love how you've decided to grow this channel mate. perfect balance with intros and outros, people have been awesome too, enthusiastic, loving, caring. well done Rob.

[@littlejessmo]

Love Rob and everything he is doing! We were so honoured to be featured on his channel :)

[@Robin.Greenfield]

Glad to hear my friend. I'll keep it up!

[@SriRaamajayam]

I have noticed one thing for several years...the more money people have,meaning the more rich they are, people tend to go for the use and throw options and the less money people have, meaning the poor and middle class people often choose to reuse-recycle/upcycle and waste as low as possible, which in turn saves our planet and reduce our wastage... In India, we have always carried cloth bags for shopping, bought clothes only during festivals (not like today ,crazy shoppers-consumerism), bought small quantities of gorceries/household items ,etc as the family needed, never stocking up too much(even the square footage of the home was less - our family of five stayed in a two bedroom home, we grew up happy and content, slept on a mat on the floor...simple living) it is not about how much we had, it was our way of life, do not regret that even for a second...seeing around me, so much consumerism I feel like I am drowning in things wherever I go... hope we are not too deep into the tunnel that we do not find our way out...hope all of us do our part and keep our Earth/Mother Nature safe and healthy for one and for all... God bless...

[@starryeyedwish8005]

This was SUCH a useful video thank you!!

[@littlejessmo]

Thank you so much :) A bit out of my comfort zone to be making videos, but I'm so glad you found it useful :)

[@Robin.Greenfield]

Very glad to hear that! Sending love!

[@novahina]

Thank you for being here Rob ! This family is really blessed. It is been possible to give our kids a true life as we believe in It. Now even more than anything !

[@littlejessmo]

Thank you!! We are grateful for Rob too and honoured to collaborate with him for this video! :)

[@s.n.6541]

This family is awesome, their Instagram is teaching us a lot every week😊 we copied some of their habits at home, step by step, but still moving forward a better way of life for us and our planet

[@littlejessmo]

Love this so much! Thanks for joining me on instagram :)

[@kerrier4330]

Amaazing parents! I applaud you. As an Early Childhood Educator THIS is an incredible philosophy ❤️.

[@littlejessmo]

Thank you so much Kerrie, that really means a lot to me :)

[@wendyvroom2113]

Great to see a young family do this!!! Thank you and good for you. You are teaching your kids the best way~!

[@littlejessmo]

Thank you Wendy for your kind words! :)

[@jdbjoshua]

It's great to see people getting back to more basic lifestyle our family has been living this way for many generations, something we almost take for granted but should be very grateful for

[@littlejessmo]

Completely agree Joshua! So many times I have asked myself, what would my great grandma do?

[@matrixabandonedanddissolve9172]

Great example as to what we all can do. Jessica has adorable children! Their so lucky to have parents who care about our world. I'm sure that there are may of us out here who wish we had such a great start in life. The world needs more parents like this.

[@littlejessmo]

Thank you so much for your kind words! Love to you!

[@millerxo8348]

I now compost more, currently growing my own garden

[@madelinkoh]

Yes, it certainly will reach more families. It save me tons of energy emphasized to my grown up children and married ones too , to reduce waste . I myself have set an example to cut down waste by recycling etc. From Malaysia.

[@littlejessmo]

Beautiful!

[@paccarcrap]

Good tips! As a Manitoban stuck in Minnesota I sure miss fast talking Canadians

[@JB-yg3ew]

I was not expecting this to have so many great ideas. Definitely going to share. Thanks a lot!

[@littlejessmo]

Thanks so much for sharing! xo

[@ericcotton4094]

Really great. Thank you all the from South Africa

[@jonathanjones5282]

I like what I'm hearing. If you can manage doing this with a young family there is no excuse for two single adults, many thanks for the info.

[@littlejessmo]

Perfection is impossible, but we can all do Something :) Thank you for you kind comment!

[@planetwalker798]

Yes, I was thinking the same! Two small children and taking this on.....

[@SuperCmireles]

Love the idea of time gifts

[@ConswaMcGaga]

Bahaha the kid unabashedly eating his booger while on camera is great. I forget how being self-conscious is something we learn.

[@heather5197]

😂 zero waste

[@ConswaMcGaga]

@@heather5197 omg

[@markoschatziathanasiou6754]

@@heather5197 hahaha

[@littlejessmo]

Bahaha! No boogers went to waste haha! Apparently it strengths the immune system?!?!

[@ismailniyaz5167]

@@heather5197 They learn quickly, don't they?

[@ClaudiaMartinez-pj5xd]

I love the idea of using nature for art and crafts!

[@graceponce6261]

Great! Thanks for making this world a better place to live. 💖🌿

[@littlejessmo]

Thank you Nancy!!

[@tetianatymofeienko4595]

Elimination & communication - that's what potty training from birth is called!! THANK YOU!! I used that, in Russian it's called differently. You are such a beautiful family, thank you for the inspiration and great job on the video!

[@littlejessmo]

Potty learning from birth makes so much sense! It's very uncommon practice in north america, but it was the best thing we ever did! Thank you so much for your kind words!

[@phsycoyella3891]

I love this idea. It's like spiritual sort of. Thanks for the helpful tips !!!❤

[@karinhart489]

We got a recycled cat... It was someone else’s but it needed to be re-homed. She’s lived with us for 13 years.

[@bekag1793]

Thank you! That was a beautiful video 🤗

[@littlejessmo]

Thank you so much for your comment Rebekah!

[@christinaabd]

Great advices. My only concern is how can we manage doing this if we are parents and working full time. This is the first thing came to my mind, I hope you can share your thoughts about this. Thank you ❤️

[@PsyCreate]

Love it! Thanks!!

[@danandkiko]

Great tips. It's encouraging to see that it is possible to change your lifestyle as a family as well.

[@littlejessmo]

Thank you so much for your kind words!

[@ashash4life]

I love that necklace! How can I make one like it? Assuming, you handcrafted it yourself or it was a gift handmade, from someone else. 💕 Great ideas for kids, if I had kids, I would raise them the same way 💕 I wish everyone thought and lived like this!

[@littlejessmo]

Thank you! I made it, it's macrame with cotton cords, just a basic square knot that spirals, and the stone is from a local bead/jewerlry shop :)

[@ashash4life]

jessmorales Awesome! Thank you I’m going to make me one alike :)

[@DuckieDGAF]

This is so inspiring, thank you for the tips. I recently started composting and gardening to reduce our food waste as well. We are working towards buying food without packaging as well.

[@littlejessmo]

Amazing!!

[@miracleshappen4483]

Excellent job, I feel so inspired. God bless you all! ❤️😁🙌🤗

[@littlejessmo]

Thank you so much xoxo

[@tq9978]

Thank you for this video!

[@marisap09]

Love the crafting ideas!!

[@littlejessmo]

I hate glitter with a passion haha! Flower petals and leaves bring us joy :)

[@35Claudette]

❤️❤️❤️ love , love , love all of this .

[@gemmadodson3865]

Watched it many times. So inspiring, Jessica!

[@littlejessmo]

Thank you so much Gemma!

[@ramkripal11]

So many tips in a video. Thank you so much, you really solved many problems.. love it.

[@hellspawn22]

She's so cool!

[@PrabhjotSahi]

Great candid video

[@LathaBlogCoach]

Wow she is amazing... straight to the point and so many tips

[@littlejessmo]

Thank you so much for your kids words!

[@andernj08]

Excellent! Lots of achievable ideas

[@littlejessmo]

Thanks Nicola! It took us 3 years to get to where we are, but little changes start to snowball quickly :)

[@danzonJ]

Thank you!

[@HomeGardenNature]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing😊

[@AsianBeautyThanksForThe.Likes1]

thanks for sharing

[@zach_stories]

Thanks for your video

[@johnklein338]

Many good ideas here, thanks.

[@littlejessmo]

Thank you John for your supportive comment :)

[@clarav3646]

Great video!😍 definitely will be sharing this with my brother and his family

[@littlejessmo]

Thank you for sharing!

[@frenchiepowell]

Great video! A definite like from us here at Permaculture Northeast!

[@ZeroWasteFamily]

inspiring!

[@anithlim782]

Much Respect . I'm on my way to be like u 😘😘.

[@roxannedunstanharvey4898]

I'm getting better at it one step at a time. Cut out some stuff I never thought I could and even reduced my compost by finding new uses for orange peels amd eggshells.

[@gloriapeel6887]

Awesome ideas!

[@littlejessmo]

Thank you so much Gloria! Was decide what to share, but this is what we started with :)

[@GodiscomingBhappy]

inspiring. thx

[@debcambria665]

Great!

[@diderichlangmannen]

Excellent.

[@littlejessmo]

thank you!

[@ecoconsciousadventures]

Love zero waste living. Keep up the great work. 💖🌏🤗

[@bootscanlas9995]

It can be done ✅ start from baby step 👍❤️ thank you for sharing

[@sparksmacoy]

It seems every family going zero waste ends up doing something like these tips, I hope the idea spreads.

[@felipebiana73]

great!

[@makelifedifferent4827]

This is very nice video, yes, We are all part of the picture, hopefully more and more people start realising it.

[@baddriversofcolga]

The hardest thing I find to curb waste on is food packaging. There are no stores that sell bulk foods in my city of 200,000 people (crazy, I know), though I am trying to grow more and more of my own food. I also like buying from the local markets where I can usually get stuff without packaging more easily.

[@littlejessmo]

You have identified a need! I am sure there are others that feel the same as you in your community, perhaps you can do big bulk orders online and split it among them??

[@natjarasmussen1229]

I think about what kind a planet im leaving for animals..we have to learn to coexist and think about what waste are doing to other life forms...not only our kids✌️ thanks for video..

[@thegoldenhours6454]

Wow

[@mespetitszouspetitszous4567]

❤❤❤

[@Abcxoxo-vt8tq]

💖💖💖

[@littlejessmo]

xoxo

[@phebeleeisme6449]

I sometimes wish that the adults of my house are like this

[@solutionera]

Hello Jessica :-) Julien here from Quebec city! I'm a happy father of 3 and a happy lover so I felt connected to you and your family! I was wondering if you count recycling as you waste. I know some people do because our recyling system is not always as efficient as it should be. What are your thoughts on this? Much love !

[@littlejessmo]

Bonjour Julien! So happy to connect with you! Our recyclable waste doesn't fit into a can (yet?!) But we are definitely working towards reducing our recycling as well! We went from putting out a big blue bin every 2 weeks, to putting out that same bin maybe 4 times a year :) Recycling is not a viable solution to our plastic problem, so we don't use that as a crutch, most of what is in our recycling is paper, glass or tin. Always a work in progress

[@solutionera]

@@littlejessmo Thank you for you answer Jess!

[@Reddylion]

nice

[@chandrikatilwalli4741]

I am just curious as to how you freeze homegrown veggies for winter. ? I use Ziplock bags and try to reuse them . But plastic brakes Dow and nano plastic is not good for humans or planet. Please let me a alternative way to freeze veggies . My family does not like canned food.

[@cheezheadz3928]

Tupperware.

[@prophetesspinki1]

You got a garden inside? How? I need to do one

[@drrahilakurdi5943]

💕❣💕❣💕❣💕

[@marilynstone8859]

where did you get the party pack?

[@healthygreenbrave]

What did you use instead of zip lock bags? We use SO many!!

[@rh7968]

Reusable baggies, bees wax, tupperware, you can buy metal cookie tins and jars 2nd hand

[@ellathepug]

My kids old disposable diapers make awesome rags!

[@ohske]

👍👍👍👌❤

[@sobujmridha3337]

Brow u didn't cover the salt part in survival crope

[@anjasmaal605]

Bulk products are hard to get here and very expensive if you can get them. So for people with a very low income, that's not possible

[@poppyseed7639]

So what do I do if composting isn't an option? 😥

[@brightonsoul6366]

Hi

[@rebacarmack8335]

Is booger eating considered composting?

[@124ladyb]

the first thing I saw and had to fight the erp back in my throat lol

[@anjasmaal605]

If I could manage to go zero waste, I'd still have to pay for putting outside trash bags even though I would't be putting them outside. It's a minimum prize that rizes according to the amount of bags you put outide. So this minimum prize always has to be paid, whether you have trash or not.. So that's not really stimulating people to have less waste.

[@nicole4659]

Maxi pads would cause a lot of waste

[@tomaszjaschke631]

""!!!!!!!"""

[@healthyboi]

lol,someones actually first and its not me

[@amu9993]

it was not me neither

[@genson_]

This is a little random, but it's been helpful! It's an app called www.togetherai.co it's a digital companion for my kids, it chats to them and sees how they're feeling, it also monitors their social media and device usage then notifies me if there is anything I should be concerned with. It's super handy, especially when trying to improve how I communicate with my little ones. I highly recommend it!

[@andreajanetjackson8061]

Lil man in the back struggling with that jar. we see you

[@pheobeandangus6746]

first

[@littlejessmo]

:)

[@brianoger993]

My mom saved over a thousand dollars by using reusable diapers