Do you think about those endangered species or melting glaciers or local artisans when you buy something?
If yes, you live Green.
Do you prefer conventional over technology?
If yes, you live Simple.
Do you always look out for alternate ways rather than buying?
If yes, you live minimally.
Reduce Reuse and Recycle – 3 Rs to reduce the waste
This is the best way to help the environment by limiting the stuff entering in our House.
- Buy durable products so that you don’t need to buy them frequently due to wear and tear.
- Use less paper products- cloth napkins instead of paper napkins, water instead of tissue paper rolls, digital app instead of paper notebook, email notifications instead of postal paper bills, check balance online instead of printing receipts.
- Avoid buying products in plastic packaging
More moving, more Packaging, more plastic
More shopping, more bags, more plastic
More eating out, more plastic
To reduce the waste, we need to change our shopping habits and spending patterns. Reducing our needs automatically leave less to recycle and reuse.
This is my favorite part- Reusing things by Upcycling/DIY the things or Things which are of no use for us might be a luxury for some. Let others reuse them.
Stop relying on disposables and use reusable utensils, reusable containers, reusable bottles, rechargeable things rather than battery operated.
Things we do consciously:
Using glass milk bottles for Kids rather than plastic ones.
My Kid love bubble blowing. Rather than buying him a new bottle every time, I have kept 1 bottle and make bubble liquid at home to fill it again.
Brought a potty seat cum chair which can be re-used as a chair once Kid is trained.
Buy the products packed in glass containers which can be reused without any harmful effects.
Tips I would like to apply:
Donating magazines/novels to orphanages or waiting rooms of charitable hospitals.
Collecting empty bottles, rolls or cans and hand over them to Schools for crafting activities.
Taking my own Cloth bag to the store rather than having a plastic bag every time.
It should be the last resort to dump the things.
Rather than putting all the trash in a common Bin, we should recycle them separately. Checkout this amazing guide to easily recycle materials as per the categories- RECYCLING GUIDE
If I would weigh my monthly recycled waste, it would be more than 20kgs.
A fun website teaching Reduce Reuse and Recycle for Kids.
We all should be aware of our spending such that we reduce the landfills which are increasing at an alarming rate. Unfortunately, there is no official system for the widespread collection of recyclables, and the tasks of collecting, transporting and disposing of waste are done under very unsanitary conditions.
However, rather than only relying on and blaming authorities, we should do our part by making small changes in our Lifestyle and make this Planet a better place to live.
Do share some tips you know to reduce the waste ending in landfills.