Earth is the most beautiful planet. New inventions and human activities deteriorate the earth years and years. For the sake of the future we have to take sustainable action and practice some easy ways to live a sustainable life.
WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE LIVING?
As per wikipedia :
Sustainable living describes a lifestyle that attempts to reduce the use of Earth's natural resources by an individual or society. Its practitioners often attempt to reduce their ecological footprint (including their carbon footprint) by altering their home designs and methods of transportation, energy consumption and diet.
Saving natural resources is necessary. Sometimes I feel people aren't aware of the deterioration of the natural resources. Do you feel the same way ?
They said, if you want to change the world go back to your home and start it.
In today's blog post I am sharing some simple sustainable practices which I followed at home since I became a mom.
15 EASY WAYS TO HAVE SUSTAINABLE LIFE AT HOME
1. UNPLUGGED:
We always forget to unplug the equipment. Whether it is a coffee machine, washing machine, mixer grinder or any electronic device. We should unplugged once the work is finished. It saves power and cost too.
2. RUGS OVER TISSUE PAPERS :
Every one's house is filled with kitchen paper towels and tissue paper. Instead of that use old t-shirts. I have a bunch of cutting pieces of old t-shirts and cotton dresses. It wipes everything quickly because of cotton fabric. A quick fix for a toddler mom's. This can save our tons of trees.
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| PS : Pixel |
3. REUSABLE COTTON BAGS
Everything comes in plastic. Even our food too. Chicken, fish and goat consumed plastic and then ultimately it goes in our body too. The first step is to stop using plastic bags.
I have a bunch of cotton bags. Some of them I stitch from old curtains. In Mumbai especially in our area we didn't get any bags from the shopkeeper. We have to carry our own cotton bags.
This will save the life of animals.
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| PS : Pixel |
4. SOAP BAR
Nowadays everyone is using body wash and shampoo which again comes in a plastic bottle. I still prefer to use soap. I also found hair soap.
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| PS : Pixel |
5. REFUSE CUTLERY WHEN YOU TAKE AWAY FOOD:
Take away food is a requirement at least for me. We have options to tick no for plastic cutlery like spoons, dishes etc. The food containers are reusable. I used it for storage purposes.
Refuse whenever possible and reuse things instead of throwing it.
6. USAGE OF STEEL/GLASS JAR
In olden days every kitchen was filled with steel jars. Nowadays you can find various types of steel or glass jars. Instead of plastic opt for a stainless steel or glass container.
I am not delicate while working in the kitchen ๐ so I prefer to have steel though glass jars always fascinated me.
7. BUCKET BATH :
I have been through water shortages. We lived 3 years in such an area where water used to come only for 30 minutes. I know the value of water. Now I have 24 hours of water but I still used to take a bath in a bucket and not under the shower.
The same habit followed by my family members too. By this habit you can save tons of water.
8. MINIMISED/REUSE WARDROBE :
For my toddlers wardrobe I prefer reused clothes. I get it from fellow moms and from my siblings. So no new clothes shopping for my babies only for birthday and Diwali. Because I believe babies grow quickly and clothes tend to get dirty too.
For myself I minimize my wardrobe according to the season. Hardly I go out but still I minimize my wardrobe according to the season. It is clutter free and cost effective.
Minimize your wardrobe it gives you mental peace. The fashion industry is the one which has the biggest waste.
9. USE KITCHEN WET GARBAGE FOR COMPOST:
We have a system of dry and wet garbage. Wet garbage is collected and used for compost. Use your wet garbage as a compost for plants.
10. DELETE DIGITAL SCRAP:
Do you know how much electronic scrap we have. That consumes lots of energy by the data server. I have a habit of clearing digital pics, documents, emails, and screenshots every six months. So my gmail storage capacity is not full. This is necessary because for one good picture we used to click hundreds of pics.
Clear your digital scrap every time. It will reduce the load on the server and save energy.
11. USE WOODEN COMB:
I started using this wooden comb for my daughter only. This is really helpful and much better than the plastic one. Easy to clean and durable.
12. RECYCLE:
When you don't reuse plastic, aluminium or paper items then recycle them. I used plastic and aluminium jars for plants. Some of them are for organizers like cutlery holders, toothpaste, toothbrush holders or even school supplies storage.
13. DONATE ITEMS
I used to donate lots of things since I became a mother. When I have a single child I donate her shoes, clothes, toys, books to poor and needy people who live in nearby areas. Every year at the end of the school I used to do this.
This will help the needy one and reduce the pressure on earth to some extent.
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| PS : Pixel |
14. PLANT TREE:
We are mango lovers. We all used to eat tons of mango in season. Instead of throwing the seed (guthali) try to plant them. At least 10 seeds we can plant. I used to do it with my daughter when she was little.
Plant Tree whenever possible. This will help in reducing the carbon dioxide layer in our Atmosphere.
15. USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT :
Nowadays every one have his own car. That not only increased the traffic on the road but also pollute the air. If we again started to use public transport as much as possible there will be low traffic and pollution too. Walk wherever possible and use cycle instead of scooty when distance is small.
I still prefer to use auto, train and sometimes bus. Our children should know how to use public transport.
CONCLUSION:
Everyone talk about sustainability and eco friendly life but how many of us really working on that?
Above mentioned habits are not new for us. Many of us grew up with this. Our parents used to have these habits. It is just like going back to our roots.
The ultimate goal is to have an eco-friendly life. By inculcating this habit you can bring positive energy in your home and to our planet . It will save lots of money and we can have a sustainable healthy life.
Question for the day:
Which habit do you have which help in sustainable livelihoods ?
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"This post is a part of ‘Sense and Sustainability Blog Hop’ hosted by Manali Desai and Sukaina Majeed.
This blog post is part of the blog challenge ‘Blogaberry Dazzle’ hosted by Cindy D’Silva and Noor Anand Chawla in collaboration with Dr. Preeti Chauhan
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