Zero Waste Life

This week module was quite interesting indeed and made me think a lot. After watching the Youtube video, I was fascinated at first! I think it's a huge deal to start Zero Waste lifestyle. However, I wouldn't be able to do that. I have tried organic personal care products and cleaning household products. Eventually, I found them not satisfying. For instance, I had been using natural and organic antiperspirants for a year. After doing personal research and seeing information about leading brands and best products I tried 4 different products. First of all, it is much more expensive than regular market options. Secondly and most importantly, they do not keep you fresh and dry. Some of them have a better scent, some of them are quite buttery (because of bee wax ingredient I think). But neither of them keep you dry. For me it was a critical point. I am biking a lot, and I do not like being ashamed of wet marks on my clothes, do not want to feel embarrassed lifting up my arms. When I moved to the U.S., I learned to sort my trash. However, trying a zero-waste lifestyle would be too complicated for me.
Additionally, I can't agree with the speaker on the video that it is cheaper.  After living here for 5 years, I can tell that Farmer's market is more expensive than Trader Joe's and much less convenient. Fora single hard working individual as I am doing groceries there would be hard. Conclusively, I do not exclude the possibility of trying to lead less waste lifestyle someday, but at the particular moment of my life it is not diable.