Por que Precisamos Parar de Produzir Lixo | Cristal Werlang Muniz | TEDxBlumenau

It’s estimated that every Brazilian produces, an average of 1kg of trash per day. By adopting simple attitudes like substituting disposable for reusable, composting the kitchen trash and buying things in bulk, we can reduce by almost 70% our daily trash generation. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at Graphic Designer and adept of a more natural lifestyle, Cristal always thought she was doing her part by separating the trash. However, the amount of trash she produced everyday started bothering her. In 2015, inspired by TED Speaker Lauren Singer, she created “Um Ano Sem Lixo“ to show how it’d be to stop producing trash. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at