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Atiqah Nadiah Zailani

The Return of Disposable Plastic with Covid-19

Not that it ever actually went away, but boy is it getting so much worse. Source. I had thought that I was done with the Zero Waste...

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Ramadan in a Lockdown

Welcoming the holy month in interesting times and circumstances. I associate Ramadan with a lot of rituals that my family and I have been...

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Going Beyond Your Own Zero Waste

Get others to join your zero-waste bandwagon!

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My Personal Waste Audit 2 Years Later

Assessing my own zero waste progress - gotta walk the talk! I started this Zero Waste series in 2018 with an audit of my own personal...

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10 Zero Waste Principles To Keep In Mind in an Extremely Wasteful World

Moving beyond specific categories, here are overarching principles when attempting to go zero waste in any part of your life. I’ve been...

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Ringgits & Cents: Costing for the Meraki Project [Updated Dec 2019]

How much building a house (and an eventual farm-slash-orchard) is costing the wallet. As per last year, I am conducting an end-year...

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Zero Waste Parties

Eliminating, substituting and/or reducing our waste from the parties we throw for fun and human interaction. I’ll be honest, I’m not much...

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Zero Waste Gift-Giving

Eliminating, substituting, and/or reducing our waste from giving gifts to our loved ones. Aaah, the joy of receiving and unwrapping...

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DIY Multifunctional Sofa for the Meraki Tiny House

Putting together a custom Do-It-Yourself sofa because why not make life hard for yourself. My initial hopes and dreams were to DIY most...

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Zero Waste Crafting

Eliminating, substituting and/or reducing the waste from our artistic and crafty endeavours. As a kid, I enjoyed arts and crafts. The...

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