Tips for personal nature conservation
25 tips for more sustainability in everyday life
Our forests and moors are of central importance for the earth's climate. That's why we at PLANT-MY-TREE. Die Stiftung. are doing everything we can to save them. But environmental protection starts in everyday life: By changing our habits just a little and being more mindful in our use of resources, we can help reduce the burden on our planet every day. The best thing is that it doesn't cost a lot of money or effort to make the future a little greener with your own actions. In fact, you can often even reduce costs if you use less energy by acting sustainably, for example.
We present 25 tips from 5 categories that you can easily implement at any time. Let's go!
Eating & Drinking
1. Trend Regrow: Don't throw away all kitchen waste straight away. Many vegetable, herb and fruit scraps can be used to grow new offshoots. You can find out which plants are best suited for this here.
2. Meat production is a major burden on the climate. It therefore makes sense to reduce meat consumption and, above all, only buy as much meat as you actually consume. Other animal products can also be easily substituted: Oat milk instead of cow's milk and margarine instead of butter are just two of many other examples.
3. Give preference to seasonal foods.Fruit and vegetables that are in season not only have a better carbon footprint, but also taste fresher and more intense. Buying regional produce is also more environmentally friendly in most cases.
4. Use reusable cups and bottles for take-away drinks. You can also make your beverage consumption more environmentally friendly at home - with water filters for tap water and sparkling water makers such as SodaStream.
5. Do not immediately dispose of food that has just passed its best-before date. Such products are often still suitable for consumption.
Body care
6. Use up all leftovers: Cut open toothpaste and shampoo packaging, for example, so that you don't throw away any valuable leftovers.
7. A short shower instead of a bath. This will save you a lot of water, energy and money.
8. When washing your hands or brushing your teeth: turn off the water.This also reduces costs and resources.
9. Use more sustainable care products, for example bar soap and solid shampoo instead of liquid care products from the plastic dispenser.
10. Also use reusable productsin the bathroom, for example plastic-free safety razors instead of disposable razors.
Living
11. Heat more consciously: For example, turn off the heating when you leave the house for a longer period of time. This reduces energy consumption and heating costs.
12. Shock ventilation is more sustainable than tilting windows. Especially when the heating is running, a lot of energy otherwise disappears directly outside.
13. Unplug appliances that you are not using. Stand-by mode also consumes electricity. Power strips with switches make it easier to save electricity in the home.
14. If possible, dry laundry on a laundry rack and not in the tumble dryer.
15. Batteries pollute the environment, even during production. You should therefore give preference to electrical appliances with mains operation or rechargeable batteries..
Mobility
16. Use your bikefor short journeys. It's more environmentally friendly, cheaper in the long term than a car - and healthier too.
17. Cover longer distances by bus and train. This is a more sustainable way to travel than by plane or car.
18. Carpool,for example, when you drive to work or on vacation. This saves resources and money.
19. Switch off the air conditioning and other energy guzzlers in your car and only use them when you really need to.
20. When driving, make sure you drive in an environmentally friendly manner: for example, with few revolutions and without rapid acceleration.
Lifestyle
21. Sustainable shopping:Use cloth bags, baskets, vegetable and fruit nets instead of disposable or plastic bags.
22. Switch to a green electricity provider. You will feel practically no difference in everyday life, but you can be sure that your electricity comes from more climate-friendly sources.
23. Pick up litter you see in the environment and dispose of it properly.
24. Reducing consumption: from repairing to upcycling. Do you have to buy new pants or can you mend the old ones? Does the empty mustard jar have to go in the bin or can it be rinsed and used as a drinking glass? Even small actions can make a big difference.
25. Environmental protection knows no boundaries: Behave responsibly on vacation and protect nature. Why not try out vacation destinations close to home more often?
ACHIEVING MORE TOGETHER - SHARING 25 TIPS FOR MORE SUSTAINABILITY
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