As the saying goes charity begins at home. Having a sustainable lifestyle start with making small changes from your household and day to day activities, people are starting to come around with the idea of going ecofriendly in order to sustain the earth for future generation.
Everything you do have an impact on the earth, that doesn’t mean you should not go about your daily activities but you could reduce as much waste you generate and using thing you can reuse or recycled.
Living sustainable will help you to lessen your environmental impact.
WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Sustainable living involves reducing the amount of earth’s resources that you use to help protect it.
There are numerous ways you can start having sustainable lifestyle from limiting the amount of waste you generate to buying of ecofriendly product for your consumption.
IMPORTANT OF SUSTAINABLE LIVING
The rate at which we are producing resources, using energy, and generating waste are alarming and not sustainable. All these activities are causing environmental issues such as climate change, global warming, and pollution which cause harm to the earth and its inhabitants.
By making changes in our way of consumption can help reduce the amount of carbon footprint and help reduce if not stop the issue of climate change.
THING YOU CAN DO TO START SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Sustainable food: Buy organic food and eat more fruits and vegetables and less meat and fish. By doing this you can help to reduce the impact of the meat industry and d killing of aquatic animals which are also major contributors to climate change.
Save energy: Opt for energy-efficient bulbs and appliances, and switch lights off when not in use, hanging clothes outside instead of using a drier. Go solar if possible, by using less energy you will be helping in reducing carbon emissions.
Reduce reuse recycle: single-use products, especially plastics, tend to end up in landfills oceans, and drainages causing harm to the environment, you can prevent this by recycling it or going for an eco-friendly alternative. Make sure you are recycling by putting your recyclables in the correct bin and reusing products as many times as possible before trashing them, you can also reduce your paper waste by using emails.
Responsible consumption: reduce food and water wastage and commit to a circular economy.
Sustainable mobility: opt for bicycle or electric scooter, car sharing, or public transport. Avoid unnecessary using of the car, if where you are going is not a long-distance you can walk which is beneficiary to the health of taking the public transport by doing this you are reducing the amount of car waste (carbon) emit ted to the atmosphere.
Upcycling: this has to do with creativity, learning to be creative with your waste, for example, a wine glass can be turned into a flower vase, cartons can be storage boxes, etc.
Educate others: educate, inform and involve others around you about the importance of sustainability. Make sure you create awareness with every opportunity you get. Get many people to involve to be part of the solution and not the pollution.