Food jars
I don't think that zero-waste practices and aesthetics should be seen as opposites. I feel that such opposition is as unhelpful as equating zero-waste with consumption of beautiful objects. In my view and experience, zero-waste practices are incredibly beautiful. Glass, soil clumps on root vegetables from a farmers' market, gently used inherited items, imperfectly repaired clothes. It's natural for humans to seek beauty and to strive to surround ourselves with beautiful objects. This is not to say that every human being is the same, and that all of us find the same objects beautiful.
I find glass, as a material, beautiful. So I use it as much as I can in my everyday life. Most of the objects that I live with and that are made from glass are food jars. They come with foods such as honey, jam, pasta sauce, baked beans, coconut oil, and so on. And they are very easy to clean.
In our home, we use such jars for so many things. We store food in them (seeds, herbs, spices, and tea). We also store small items in them such as thread and needles, pencils. My partner has a jar full of USB sticks and rings that his child made for him. We use them for our cutlery, toothbrushes and for sentimental items such as sand.
We fill jars with snacks when we travel or when our guests who travel through Copenhagen visit us. Usually we put dried fruits and nuts in these jars. We use jars as glasses and vases as well. When I'm in the office and attend meetings, I prefer to take a jar of water with me rather than a water bottle, as water bottles from certain brands seem to have become a status symbol and a fashion item. In my experience, food jars can leak water, so I don't turn them upside down when the lid is on. Most of the time, I'd take an empty jar and fill it with water on the location, or in a café when I'm out.
The foraging season is closer, and I usually take a glass jar with me when I know I might come across something I can forage. In Spring, I often forage spruce tips, young birch leaves, and wild garlic.