Ordinary People Can Also Save the Earth? Things to Know about Sustainable Living

Nowadays, many people are paying attention to environmental protection, but in fact, we should pay more attention to a sustainable lifestyle and penetrate it into every aspect of life.The goal of environmental protection will naturally be achieved.A sustainable lifestyle means rethinking and changing.By making little changes in the small things in our daily lives, we can go further and further on the road to protecting the environment.Today, let’s explore together how to make a sustainable living from our daily “necessities of life”.

Clothes

1.Clothing Management

Do you ever feel like you’re buying clothes every year, but when you open your wardrobe you always don’t know what to wear and you always feel like you’re missing something? In fact, everyone has a lot of clothes, and they can be matched with new styles, so there is no need to buy clothes again and again.All we have to do is become familiar with our own clothes and manage our existing clothes.You can use some wardrobe management apps (such as Stylebook) to take photos and upload each piece of clothing, and record the purchase time, price, and other information, so as to digitize the wardrobe and facilitate daily matching.As for those clothes that have not been “favored” for a long time, you can find a way to get rid of them.

2.Clothing Exchange

In fact, it is a “shared wardrobe”.You can exchange clothes with friends who have a similar figure to you.For example, some special styles of clothes worn during travel or annual meetings may not be worn a few times every day.In this case, you can Swap clothes with your friends for special occasions instead of buying a new outfit.

3.Increase the Service Life of the Product

Pay attention to maintenance and extend the service life as much as possible.Some high-end brands have long supported the longevity of their products through product-service systems, such as re-waxing classic outdoor jackets, repairing expensive handbags, cleaning care, and regeneration of natural furs, etc.so that they can last for a long time.Keep, cherish and wear these clothes often, maybe even pass them on to the next generation.

4.Effective Clothing Recycling

Clothes recycling means buying clothes from thrift stores or stores that sell second-hand clothing, or donating old clothes to charity for reuse or resale.You can use second-hand or charity platforms to donate or sell the clothes you no longer wear and leave them to people who are destined.

Food

1.Takeaway

When tired at work, you may not want to cook.However, when ordering takeout, you can try to order food with less plastic packaging.For example, Subway, McDonald's, etc.Use paper packaging to wrap ingredients, or ask merchants to use less packaging, give fewer gifts, and do not use food when packaging.Give disposable cutlery.

2.Procurement

When shopping in supermarkets or convenience stores, you can bring your own plastic bags or shopping bags, and you can also recycle the packaging you get from grocery shopping.For example, plastic boxes for strawberries can be reused to pack things that are easily crushed.At the same time, it is also recommended to buy food in places where you can weigh it in bulk, such as fruit shops, vegetable markets, etc., to avoid buying certain ingredients in large quantities at one time and resulting in uneaten waste.

3.Container

Plastic bags should be the most frequently used plastic products in the home, right? Use it to hold half-cut vegetables and half-left meat.In fact, silicone bags can be used instead of fresh-keeping bags.Not only can they be reused after cleaning, but they are also resistant to high temperatures and will not emit toxic substances.In addition, you can bring your own cup to fill with water or drinks when traveling.You can also save money by bringing your own cup when buying coffee at Starbucks.

Live

1.Second-hand Furniture & Home Furnishings

Especially for renters, even if IKEA can buy high-quality and low-priced furniture, if you buy new furniture every time you move, your wallet will really cry.

It is better to use second-hand platforms to collect some small household appliances, decorative items, small green plants, etc., which not only saves the cost of repeated purchases but also allows idle resources to flow.

2.Household Items

In daily life, we can use soap body instead of liquid, such as using soap instead of hand sanitizer, which can reduce the use of plastic packaging.

For some toiletries, try to use products with natural ingredients and use fewer/no lotions containing a lot of chemical additives.

Trip

Low-carbon travel is the easiest way to achieve a sustainable lifestyle.Start by walking more, taking public transportation, and cycling more.Reduce carbon emissions, start today, start now.

Achieving a truly sustainable lifestyle is not something that happens overnight, but requires the continuous joint efforts of the entire society.People may have different understandings of sustainable lifestyles, but there is no doubt that this lifestyle upholds the purposes of environmental protection, resource recycling, ecological harmony, and green consumption.It’s necessary for us to understand the true meaning of sustainable daily life, make the right choices, and actively participate in it, so that daily life and sustainable development can coexist organically.