Items to Kickstart Your Zero Waste Lifestyle I have complied a list of items that are helpful live a zero waste life. Some are necessary to living a zero waste lifestyle while others are not. 1. Reusable water bottle- We all own one, you actually probably own more than one. If you are not already using it this is an easy way to kickstart a zero waste lifestyle. The number of disposable water bottles used every year is astounding. Ban the Bottle stated that for 2017 "The average American used 167 disposable water bottles, but only recycled 38". In total "Americans used about 50 billion plastic water bottles last year". Check out this video to look out what happens to three different plastic water bottles that are disposed of in three different ways. 2. If you are a coffee drinker purchase or continuing using a coffee cup or travel mug. To eliminate the waste that disposable coffee cups create, bring your own cup or travel mug to the coffee shop and ...