BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO SUSTAINABLE LIVING If you’re interested in becoming more sustainable, reducing your carbon footprint and living a more sustainable lifestyle, there are countless ways in which you can do this. Things that will help you to have a more positive impact on the planet. From buying less in general, to reducing your plastic waste – and so much in between. Sustainable living has become so much easier over the last few years with more companies choosing sustainable products and materials where possible. However, sustainable living is more than just what you buy, it’s more about how you choose to live your life as a whole. The good news is that these days it’s possible to change just about everything to a more sustainable option. Whether it’s how you travel, your diet, even how you do your recycling. You don’t even need a huge bank account to become more sustainable, you could even save money by switching to sustainable living. Sustainable living, or green living as it’s sometimes referred to, is a very broad term for living a lifestyle that doesn’t deplete the planet of its natural resources. Cutting down trees and killing animals and insects for example. Sustainable living means reducing our demand for things like non-renewable energy sources. Instead, opting for the use of renewable resources, and only using what we really need. An example of this would be commercial fishing with huge trawlers, depleting the ocean of all sea-life. A better option would be to line catch a single fish when we plan to eat it. There would be no waste, and mammals such as Dolphins, Sharks and Turtles wouldn’t get killed for no reason. It’s all about making better, healthier choices for the planet. Examples of this could be to – only buy products made from recycled materials, avoid fast fashion, shop at local markets. A great money saving one is to make sure your home isn’t consuming water and energy you don’t really need.
* Turning off plug sockets when not in use * Not leaving electrical items on stand-by * Having shorter showers * Don’t leave the tap running while brushing your teeth * Only using the washing machine with full loads
Sustainable living is all about doing what we can to reduce our own contribution to climate change. If we all carry on the way we are, scientists believe the planet will be beyond repair within the next 50 years – how scary is that! Whether you’re still here or not, think about your children, and their children – what kind of world will we be leaving for them? We are all stewards of the planet, looking after it while we’re here, before passing it on to future generations. I would hate to think we were the generation that killed an entire planet! Take A Look At Your Washing Washing machines and clothes dryers come with a rather large environmental price tag these days due to the energy they need to run, along with the amount of water they consumer per wash. However, there are many ways you can change your clothes washing habits to be more sustainable. Where possible, wash your clothes on a 30 degree wash, no higher:
