Adopt zero waste

Our trash cans fill up quickly because we overconsume single-use products. There are plastic bags, disposable cups, cotton pads, cotton buds, single-use wipes, coffee capsules... This overconsumption has impacts on the environment, our health and our wallet. However, it is not too late to change by adopting zero waste .

All the reasons to go zero waste

• For health : Did you know that plastic pollutes the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat? This is possible because of the 5 mm diameter plastic microparticles that are released into the environment. In fact, scientific studies have announced a list of foods and drinks containing microplastics: tap and bottled water, beer, salt and seafood. Because plastic is present in our lives and dangerous for our health, wouldn't it be time to take action by eliminating it from our consumption?

• For our wallet : Getting started with the zero waste concept can require a financial investment, because it involves a change in lifestyle, but it is not necessary to buy everything at once. Also, it is an investment for the future, because reusable objects last over time, you are not going to buy them every time. Zero waste also means buying in bulk, and this allows you to save money while avoiding over-packaging. Also for the good of our wallet, this approach consists of buying less by favoring second-hand. Zero waste also means realizing that not all objects are always useful.

• For the environment : Before becoming waste, plastic requires significant resources to be manufactured and transported. As resources, let us note coal, oil, shale gas or nickel. They are not visible, but they have a significant environmental cost. After use, plastic objects are sent to incinerators or landfills, and again, these processes are far from good for the environment. Poorly managed, waste is thrown into the open air or sent to uncontrolled or wild landfills, it infiltrates nature and turns into plastic pollution. The latter then ends up in the seabed, and aquatic animals are stuck in this debris or eat it until they die. But also, plastic that disintegrates into microparticles changes soil conditions, and this has an impact on the health of wildlife while increasing the risks of harmful chemicals infiltration into the earth.

Zero waste , you can adopt it gradually, and the Caliquo store helps you in this process. It offers various reusable, recyclable, ecological and plastic-free items. You will love its toothbrushes with interchangeable heads and bioplastic handles, its razors made of European noble wood, its wooden ear cleaners Made in France...

If you are sensitive to zero waste, you can discover caliquo washable wipes to reduce overconsumption: washable wipes

Our rechargeable toothbrushes , our children's toothbrushes , our razor and our shaving brush .