Going Zero () von Kate Hughes

1. The Eye Opener. English journalist Kate Hughes starts a zero waste lifestyle. Mentioning plastic pollution, going zero waste, polystyrene, EPS, takeaway containers, marine pollution, Sea Empress tanker disaster, impact of cattle grazing, BPA, bisphenol A, BBC Blue Planet series2. Unravelling a Lifetime's Training. The challenges of starting a zero waste lifestyle. Mentioning landfill, shopping habits, farmer's market, throwaway society, plastic pollution, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, supermarket shopping, microplastics, plastic carrier bags3. Assume Nothing. Adopting a flexi diet and eating seasonally. With breakout boxes on palm oil and slow cookers and flexi diets Mentioning processed food,home-churned butter, slow cooker yoghurt, nanoplastic particles, polypropylene, palm oil ingredients, eating seasonally, flexi diet4. Down the Drain. Learning to reduce plastic and micro plastic pollution by using homemade cleaning agents and homemade cosmetics. Mentioning green washing machines, volatile organic compounds, parabens, Environmental Protection Agency, water pollution, homemade cosmetics, homemade cleaning agents5. Wardrobe Malfunction. Finding a way to avoid environmental damage when buying and looking after clothes, including vintage clothes and hiring costumes and party outfits. Breakout boxes on synthetic fibres and the trust cost of fast fashion6. Loving the Preloved. Reducing household waste by repairing, repurposing and buying products second-hand, including sourcing on auction sites such as eBay. Breakout box on E-Waste. Mentioning preloved, pre-loved, eBay, e-waste, Commons Environmental Audit Committee, Fairphone, Ida Auken7. Generation Fear. Creating happy family and looking after environmental concerns about, and for, children. Breakout box on eco-anxious children. Mentioning Christmas toys, plastic toys, laminator, sequins, McDonald's Happy Meals, PVA glue8. Throw Away Tradition. Celebrating festivals such as Christmas, Easter and Halloween in a zero-waste household. Breakout box on the environmental cost of Christmas. Green Christmas, Beltane, recycled wrapping paper, Christmas dinner, Christmas carbon footprint, All Hallows' Eve pick 'n' mix9. Seeing It All. Using sustainable transport by reducing air travel, taking the train, and buying and using an electric car. Breakout box on production of electric (EV) cars including environmental cost of lithium battery. Mentioning diesel and petrol costs, Jaguar iPace, second-hand EV10. Widening the Net. Broadening out the family's attempts to reduce carbon by eating out sustainably and having ethical holidays. Breakout boxes on a zero waste restaurant: La Petite Bouchée in Witheridge in Devon, and the UK's international environmental performance. Mentioning Earth Overshoot Day11. Green Energy. Switching the family to green energy and avoiding electricity and gas greenwashing; assessing UK energy mix, including the proportion of renewable power; and improving household energy efficiency. National Grid, renewable energy supplier, renewable energy tariff, Renewable Energy Guarantee12. A Bit More Zero. The role and uses of household recycling including greenwashing by supermarkets, assessing different types of recycling by material such as glass and plastic and aluminium drinks cans. How to use a garden to provide food. Breakout box on shipping UK waste abroad.13. Ghost in the Machine. Reducing waste from miscellaneous sources such as junk mail, printed catalogues; going paper-free; reducing junk emails, using a green browser Ecosia, and reducing purchases of new tech such as phones and PCs, and reducing energy waste from streaming services such as Netflix14. Follow the Money. The family decide to green their finances, by assessing the sustainability of their pensions, investments and savings. As a financial journalist, Kate knows where to look and assesses ESG Funds (Environment, Social and Governance)15. Meeting Ourselves Coming Back.