We all create a lot of waste and most of this is dumped in the ocean and land field. 8.8 million metric tons of plastic waste are dumped in the world’s oceans each year but what about other waste? I don’t think we have that data but I can certainly say that we all create a lot of waste. We are all citizens of this Beautiful Planet so it’s our duty to take care of our Earth. We all should do our best to minimize our waste. Here are some tips about minimizing waste that will help you to minimize your waste. We have present these tips in the most interesting manner with our Beautiful graphics.
1. Buy an inexpensive reusable water bottle and stop buying plastic disposable bottles.
This is a very easy and effective way to minimize your waste. Around the world, one million plastic drinking bottles are purchased every minute, while 5 trillion single-use plastic bags are used worldwide every year. Buying plastic bottles and dump them become very common but we can change this. You can also tell your friends and relatives to carries one with them.
2. Reduce your use of toxic chemicals so choose GREEN beauty products and NATURAL cleaners.
The cosmetic industry is responsible for a lot of waste and at the top of the list of pollution-making industries. Some beauty products contain so many toxic chemicals like mercury and very harmful so you should certainly switch to green beauty products. Cleaners also contain very toxic chemicals and when you use them inside your house there are chances you may inhale them. So natural cleaners are the best alternatives. In this way, you are not just minimizing your waste but also taking a step toward a healthy lifestyle.
3. Don’t ever feel like small steps like taking your bags to the shop or using your own coffee cup aren’t enough. These little steps add up to be part of something bigger.
Don’t ever feel like small steps like taking your bags to the shop or using your own coffee cup aren’t enough. These little steps add up to be part of something bigger. Just as every plastic bag harms someone or kills some fish or other marine organism, every time you do not use a thing that harms the environment like a plastic bag or other thing, an organism survives.
4. Choose to create a more sustainable wardrobe by not shopping fast fashion and choosing ethical fashion brands or second hand.
Try not to buy cloth made of leather or some other material that is not eco-friendly. The leather industry is among the most water pollution-making industries. So try to buy cloth which is made from eco-friendly materials or you can buy from some brand who make eco-friendly clothing.
5. Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rent and Repair is the secret to reducing your annual trash to a jar.
Always remember these 6Rs and you did it. Refuse to buy new products, reduce your usage, reuse whatever things you have, try to recycle things as much as you can, rent your things so others don’t have to buy more and in this way you can also get some extra money and last repair your things. Make these 6R’s your life mantra.
6. Focus on your diet and food by shopping at bulk stores or the local farmers market.
Try to buy organic food and less meat. As dr. Joel Furhman quoted “The more you eat green, the more you get lean!” So Eating Green not just helps you to minimize your waste but also makes you healthy and fit and “Health is a relationship between you and your body.”
7. Don’t turn on lights at all for as long as you can open your curtains and use natural light.
We use a lot of electricity and it’s become our habit to use it sometimes unnecessarily but we can change it by turn off the light and other electrical appliances and opening windows in this way you can reduce your carbon footprint.
8. Whenever possible, try to avoid single-use coffee cups, disposable utensils, straws and napkins.
It’s become our habit to use and throw, and this habit is costing us our beautiful planet and so many lives. We have to change it. You can carry coffee cups and some eco-friendly utensils with you or try to avoid using plastic and disposable utensils like straws. You can drink without straws or by your own reusable utensils.
9. Buy secondhand items and donate old once.
In that way, you’ll be supporting local charities in addition to saving items from ending up in the dump. You will be able to save money and make someone else happy. You will not just save money but also our planet. In the manufacturing process, we need a lot of energy as you all know but if you buy secondhand things manufacturing and so many other processes are not require so in this way you are help our planet.
10. Cutting down your shower time can save more water and make a bigger impact than you’d think.
We all love singing with a shower but in that way, we lost control of time and on water also. We should try our best not to waste water not just in the shower but whenever we can.
So I hope you will think about these tips and try to do as many as you can for our Earth. If you have some suggestion on which we should write or you have any query and something else you can contact us. Please do share these facts with your family, friends, and others to spread awareness.