Sustainable living is to exercise the habit of reducing your demand for natural resources by making sure that you replace what you use to the best of your ability. Wikipedia describes Sustainable living as a lifestyle that attempts to reduce an individual's or society's use of the Earth's natural resources, and one's personal resources. It is often called "earth harmony living" or "net-zero living".Let find out few ways to reduce our ecological footprints.
Conserve Water
" Not using it? Turn it off!" Turn off the water when brushing your teeth. Reuse the water used for washing clothes, vegetables, and fruits to flush the toilet, mopping the floor washing cars, and watering the plants. Eat less meat! You save more water by not eating a pound of meat than you do by not showering for six months! Start buying vegan leather products instead of animal skin.
Practice Ethical Fashion
"Fashion Should Not Cost Earth"
The fashion industry is one of the major polluting industries in the world. The production and distribution of the crops, fibers, and garments used in fashion all contribute more to air pollution including water, and soil pollution. Many of those fibers are polyester, which is non-biodegradable than cotton. The fashion industry produces 10% of all world carbon emissions, is the second-largest consumer of the world's water supply, and pollutes the oceans with microplastics. Buy less and wear more, buy what you need not what you want. Buy clothes from sustainable Brands. invest in handloom clothing made by small scale industries. The fashion industry produces 10% of all world carbon emissions, is the second-largest consumer of the world's water supply, and pollutes the oceans with microplastics. There are many brands that are offering sustainable fashion choice without compromising on the style and comfort.
Reduce your waste.
Make it a habit to recycle. Follow the motto "Reduce, Reduce, Recycle". Repurpose your used and old things into something new and useful. Replace your plastic plates, food packaging, and other utensils made with biodegradable materials. Use ECO Beewax Wrap instead of plastic wrap. When you go to the supermarket, make better choices by buying unpackaged fruit and vegetables or opting for cans and cardboard that are widely recycled instead of plastic. You can resale and donate the items that you no longer use.
Buy Fair Trade Products
When we purchase products coming from all over the world like sugar, fruits, clothing, spices, cocoa products always look for a fair-trade logo. Firms that produce Fair Trade products fully utilize the use of raw materials from sustainably managed sources in their ranges, buying locally when possible. They use production methods that seek to reduce energy consumption and where possible use renewable energy technologies that cut down greenhouse gas emissions. They seek to reduce the impact of their waste stream on the environment. Fair Trade clothing producers Fair Trade agricultural commodity producers reduce their environmental impacts, by using organic or low pesticide use production methods wherever possible.
Simple steps Huge Impacts
Stand up and get involved, act responsibly, voice your concerns, to play your part.
“We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.”
– Native American Proverb