• The Zero Waste Home

  • 101 Ways to Reduce Waste & Save Money in Your Home
  • By: Kate Anderson
  • Narrated by: Annette Martin
  • Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (135 ratings)

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The Zero Waste Home

By: Kate Anderson
Narrated by: Annette Martin
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Living in a no-waste home is far easier than most people think and it doesn't just help the planet, it can also save you heaps of money! This audiobook is designed to show you and your family how to create less waste and save money. It is laid out in an easy-to-follow format, so you can get the information you want quickly and get into action! I have laid out 101 simple tips and tricks that can make a big difference to the environment and your wallet!

I wanted a book to help me reduce the massive amount of waste my house was producing and to help the environment - what shocked me was also the amount of money this book saved me! A simple and enjoyable book, packed with actionable advice.

©2016 Kate Anderson (P)2015 Kate Anderson

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Cutting through the trash! Really good!

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I just wanted some good advice about saving some money, helping to save the environment and cutting down on all the nonsense and trash in my house. On all 3 accounts this book helped a lot. I felt it was very good value for money. Thanks.

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Reduce waste and save money big time

This audio book is one of the best from Kate Anderson. It gives us 101 tips and tricks to reduce waste to maintain a clean environment and at the same time make huge savings in our wallets. First and foremost the author tells us 22 ways of reducing waste in the kitchen. The kitchen being place where household waste is generated from. It is better to buy only the ingredients you can use and finish up rather than buying many ingredients and end up not using all then leaving the rest to spoil.
She tells us to plan our meals around the ingredients available. This is a very great masterpiece from this author. This is highly recommended to everyone.

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Educational, money saving, environmentally fab!

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It is quite horrifying how much waste we all go thru, which creates so much mess, cost and environmental damage. I had looked up various ways to reduce this waste but this is the first book to really give me good solid advice which, most importantly, was easy and free to implement. Really good stuff!

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Simple and Effective!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would definitely recommend this audiobook to anyone who wants to reduce waste and save money. There are a lot of great ideas in this book and I think anyone would find it very useful.

What insight do you think you’ll apply from The Zero Waste Home?

Using my used coffee grounds instead of baking soda to keep the fridge and bathroom smelling fresh!

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Great book, zero messing about. very positive

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So many homes are wasting money, destroying the environment and having a house full of clutter and waste. This was something that had been concerning me for a while as I have recently become a father. This book helped me a lot with great advice and tips on how to manage this problem. Good narration too and I was glad the book was not too long, as it got to the point pretty quickly which is what I wanted.

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Really great ideas

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This helped me and my family a lot with reducing waste (and our bills!). Made for a cleaner and ultimately happier house with the obvious added benefit of helping to save the environment.

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Saved a heap of money!!!

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Zero Waste Home?

The fact that as well as creating a lot less mess around our house and therefore a lot more space - it saved us a lot of money!!!

Over the past 3 months we have saved a lot of money after following the steps in this book!

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Much better than expected

Would you listen to The Zero Waste Home again? Why?

I already have, because quite a lot of info is packed into it, so takes time to digest.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Huh?

Have you listened to any of Annette Martin’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Never heard her before but i liked the narration a lot!

What’s an idea from the book that you will remember?

YES! Probably half the book has already been implemented and the rest i am slowly testing out now.

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Very easy to follow, very easy to understand...exactly how a book of this nature should be.

Already found our house has reduced a LOT of waste and rubbish and nonsense with the added, and quite unexpected, bonus that we seem to have saved a lot of money already.

Happy with this book!

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Stop Wasting By Changing Your Perspective

In addition to what you might expect to find in a book about reducing waste in your home, the author goes beyond the four walls of your family home to offer ways to lower or reduce the waste we all generate on a daily basis simply by being alive and consuming.

Speaking of generating waste....I found one statistic in this book particularly shocking: every person generates 1.5 tons of waste each year. With all the people on the planet that's a little disconserting. And the statistic of $1 in every $10 we spend is for packaging is eye-opening, too. That means 10 percent of all money spent goes for things we throw away. And then we have to PAY someone to haul away our trash! Yikes! The money we are wasting....

I really like the section about no-waste parenting. I could have used her ideas about generating crafts out of trash while I was raising my four sons.

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Money saving mode, ON!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Why of course yes. Anyone who's going through some rough patches deserve to have a look at it, it is made for them and I already gave it to a relative of mine.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Well the book wasn't supposed to have any "characters" as it's more of a guide than a narrative book but still, Annette Martin has done a wonderful job here indeed.

Have you listened to any of Annette Martin’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No I haven''t yet grabbed a look at any other narration from her but if others are as good as this one, I think she deserves an applaud and a purchase too.

What insight do you think you’ll apply from The Zero Waste Home?

I think the part where I was told to shake it off piece by piece helped me out a lot and I will definitely try it out.

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This book is a piece of heaven gifted on to me. I really treasure it in my eyes. I am going to adhere too much now and make sure I cut off on those beefy expenses. Thanks for writing this amazing book,Kate Anderson.

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