Zero Waste Life
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I am a little embarrassed to say that the amount of waste produced in my home is probably the typical amount of waste a typical American family produces, which is far more than necessary.
Much of the waste of in my home comes from food packaging and hygiene and cleaning products. In a typical fast-paced American lifestyle, it is easy to buy packaged foods that can easily be taken on the-go or made quickly at home. Many people do not have time to make their own hygiene products, or many feel that it is probably "cleaner" to use the name-brand products we've been using all of our lives.
After learning more about chemicals the the massive amount of damage humans are doing to the environment, I think there are steps almost all families can take to reduce the harm we do.
Some of the changes I think I can take in my life are the following:
- use only reusable water bottles and stop buying plastic bottles
- use only reusable bags (easier to do now with recently passed laws)
- buy all fruits and vegetables at farmer's market
- this one is tricky depending on where you live. Not all places have access to farmer's markets
- buy bulk products and use reusable containers
- reduce the amount of packaged food products consumed/bought
- buy more second-hand items
- fix things, instead of buying new ones
- learn more about making own hygiene products
I agree with you about all the easy and simple steps that can be taken at least to reduce the wastes that we produce and it will be the first step in changing our behavior. Also, we need to keep taking more actions and aware the people around us about the amount of the waste they produce and the ways to reduce it.
ReplyDeleteSelenne, I think that the changes that you are going to make are doable. I have learned that once you start to make those changes then you get use to it. You are right about the reusable bags. I hated the idea at first but now that I do not want to pay for bags I actually like the idea of no plastic bags especially if it is a step closer to saving the environment. Maybe more laws should be passed to force us to live a waste free life.
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