For students
Although you may think that.. I'm a student and it's hard and I don't have time for simple living, it is possible, and it could be very beneficial especially during the chaos of college, exams, maintaining friends and relationships.
ZW for students. Chances are that you're moving somewhere else, so you'll be living with quite little anyways. Some colleges have apartments or rooms with a bed and such available, but it generally only covers the bear necessities. (cue.. Baloo singing bear necessities from jungle book in my head) One of the hardest things that many students have to deal with besides their actual studies, is having a regular eating schedule with enough time to both eat healthy, fresh foods that are easy to prepare. Again, this helps in getting better results in studying due to the fact that you just feel better after a healthy meal at a regular time. This obviously only works if you have access to a kitchen in your dwelling (apartment, house, room or otherwise)
5 tips to be zero waste at college*
1. find out where your farmers market is. Most if not all cities in the Netherlands have their own farmers markets. In my city of Tilburg we actually have 4 per week. Wednesday at the Besterdring, Thursday at the Westermarkt, Friday in the Northside, and Saturday at Koningsplein. Some of them are only there till 12, but the Saturday and Friday markets are there all day.
I take about 10 euros, and you can see in my instagram stories what I end up with.
2. Buy staple grains, pastas and lentils and store them in glass jars so it's easy to see how much you have left and you never end up in the kitchen halfway through a dish with an empty package.
3. Check out your local thrift stores or flea markets for classy ass utensils and dishes at super cheap prices. Spend a few euros on an actual cup of coffee, actual plate and utensils, and avoid having to pay the 50 euros that SSH wants to make you pay for something you could get for 10 or less at the thriftstore. The pic below shows my actual Villeroy and Boch plates and bowls, the cutest coffee cups with dutch print on it (TRUE TOURIST), and antique silver plated cutlery. Showcase your character and mix and match!
The dutch word for thriftstore is "kringloop" which basically means circle walk. I love the word because it really embodies the circular economy that I hope to see one day, with kringloop-stores replacing the regulars. In one word it shows that resources used and loved by one person, can be used and loved by another again, and again, and again. All we need to do is take care of the things we surround ourselves with, just like we take care of our body, our house, taking care and buying second hand takes care of our planet. It prevents new resources from being needed, and from being extracted from the earth to satisfy those needs.
5. Plants give color and life to your student room. Your new local friends might have cuttings or plantbabies, and you can always try to grow something from seeds! Buying fully grown plants might be tough and expensive, but you can also adopt! Another really fun idea is to continue growing things like celery, onions or avocados and making your own tiny garden. Edible plants are at least as much fun as non-edibles.
* I might update this when I think of more, or others inspire me to
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