(Newswire.net — December 10, 2019) — Keeping our environment clean is not only a necessity for good health, but it is also our responsibility to pass on what we inherited to our future generations. But this doesn’t mean you have to spend every living moment to clean the environment. You can do your part when you have some free time, as this will give you a sense of belonging to your environment and will help to keep it clean.
Here are some ways to keep your environment clean without sacrificing your spare time.
Carry your own bag
One of the easiest and simplest things you can do is carry your own bag when you head out for shopping, buying groceries, or even to gather some fruits from the nearby orchard. Carrying a bag not only gives you the flexibility to make unplanned purchases, but it also reduces your carbon footprint as you don’t have to opt for those plastic or paper bags. One less item to the landfill!
Conserve water
Water is one of the most precious resources on earth and its mismanagement could have serious consequences for the future. Already only 1% of the earth’s water is available for consumption, so you must use it judiciously. Some of the ways to conserve water include reducing your bath time, fixing leaky pipes, using aeration nozzles on your taps, recycling water whenever possible, using water-saving faucets and toilets, installing a low-flow showerhead, and more.
Solid waste management
Do you know that solid waste management is one of the pressing issues facing our generation today? According to the World Bank, we generate 2.01 billion tonnes of solid waste every year and out of this, at least 33% is not managed in an environmentally-safe way.
What does this mean to you? As a first step, segregate your waste into dry and wet waste and make sure you hand over your dry or recyclable waste to the right companies that have the facility to recycle them. Many companies offer rubbish removal services, so make sure you reach out to them to gather your waste. As for the wet or kitchen waste, you can compost it at home, so your contribution to landfills is minimum.
Reduce, reuse and recycle
Reduce, reuse, and recycle are the golden 3Rs for a clean environment. The first step is to buy only what you need and not what you want. This will reduce consumption and the resulting carbon footprint. If you still have to buy, make sure you use what you buy for more than one purpose. For example, if you’re bored of wearing a particular dress, make sure it is used as a cleaning cloth or find some other use for it. Finally, when it is time to dispose of your used item, make sure you do it safely and in such a way that it can be recycled for other industries.
Thus, these are some of the things you can do to keep the environment clean without compromising on your spare time.