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On my scale
towards better selves
by Lena Foligné
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But what can you do to actively participate every day?
I will share with you little and yet so simple things that I changed a few years ago in order to contribute to the well-being of our planet and therefore also to mine!
First, to give some context, I think it is important to inform you that I am from France, so the context is different from Greece, but we all have the same earth as home!
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You can start by doing selective collecting, which is, when you know and do it properly super easy but useful !
But why? Because it helps to safeguard natural resoures and to combat pollution. In addition, it promotes the production of new products and energy savings in the interests of sustainable development.
How can you do it?
Here is the answer!
So better to have a reusable fabric bag!
Better for the environment, more stylish and prettier than a plastic bag and the cherry on the cake: the end of the annoying plastic bag that breaks, it is so much stronger!
The images speak for themselves…
reusables bags
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Easily changeable in your daily life and making a huge difference, favor reusables bags.
To further limit plastic use, you can also buy in bulk, thanks to that you can even choose the quantity you want, buy a canteen and a thermos for your drinks! You can even use it when you go for a coffee to take away .
Think about it : you can turn off the water in the shower and when you brush your teeth. It will even be good for your water bills!
Use Ecosia! It is a German search engine that donates 80% of its profits to non-profit organisations working on reforestation programmes.
Nothing changes, you continue to do your research BUT you are helping for planting trees without even realising it.
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Cleaning vinegar
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Now, I will share with you some of my recipes for some household products.
A miracle product that you can use for virtually anything is ……. WHITE VINEGAR!
It is the magic product for cleaning the house anti-limestone and disinfectant, it replaces all the polluting household products of supermarkets.
I agree that the smells may be disturbing but I have a solution:
you only need orange and lemon peels!
Did you know that you can do your own laundry detergent?
You only need :
50 grams of laundry soap into flakes
2 tablespoons of sodium bicarbonate
1 litre of hot water
Optional : essential oils of your choice - consequently you can choose the smell you want.
And it is also so much more economical!
How to do it?
Heat up the water.
Pour it into the bowl.
Grate the 50 grams of soap into flakes. The finer it is grated, the more easily the soap dissolves.
Pour the soap into the hot water and mix with a spoon. It is important that the soap is completely dissolved in water.
Then add the sodium bicarbonate and stir with a spoon until diluted.
Finally, once the whole is well liquid and homogeneous, add the essential oil. A dozen drops will suffice.
All you have to do is let it cool down and put it in a can or a bottle.
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© a_mon_echelle_ Melvin Diridollou
“I am going to change my world ! My family, my friends, my colleagues… We are all needed !“
There is so many other products that you can do by yourself, if you are interested you can have a look at my friend’s Instagram :
It is in French but you can easily understand the videos and even learn another language.
I shared with you a few simple tips to increase your participation for the well-being of our planet. If you are interested for doing more and more household products on your own or even skincare one, do not hesitate to use Ecosia to do your research.
Small actions on your scale but huge help for our home.
