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Course Overview

This self-paced course will provide you with all the knowledge and practical tools needed to start living a zero waste lifestyle. You will learn how to become a conscious consumer, make wiser shopping decisions, declutter your home, adopt new, greener habits and, most importantly, send no waste to landfill. You will become an expert in refusing unneeded items and reducing the unwanted items around you. Reusing or repurposing things will become second nature to you, and you will be well versed in recycling and composting organic waste.

This course consists of a range of interesting and fun activities, case studies, videos and quizzes. By the time you finish this course, a zero waste lifestyle will be a part of your everyday life.

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Welcome

Module 1: Introduction to Zero Waste

Lesson 1: A brief history of waste management and the challenges ahead of us

Lesson 2: What is Zero Waste?

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Module 2: Why should we adopt a zero waste lifestyle?

Lesson 1: Environmental benefits

Lesson 2: Economic benefits

Lesson 3: Social well-being and zero waste

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Module 3: Refuse

Lesson 1: Why refusing is the first step?

Lesson 2: The psychology of ‘freebies’

Lesson 3: The influence of advertising

Lesson 4: Consumerism and materialistic culture

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Module 4: Reduce

Lesson 1: Clutter and how to get rid of it from our homes

Lesson 2: Reducing food, energy and water waste

Lesson 3: If not owning, than what…?

Lesson 4: The science of persuasion

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Module 5: Reuse

Lesson 1: What is reusing and why we should do more of it?

Lesson 2: Undertaking DIY projects boost your creativity

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Module 6: Recycle

Lesson 1: Why and how to recycle?

Lesson 2: Becoming conscious consumers

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Module 7: Rot

Lesson 1: How to compost?

Lesson 2: What can you do?

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Module 8: Adopting a Zero Waste Lifestyle

Lesson 1: Making things happen

Lesson 2: Working together for a common good

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