1. Chew Natural Gum!
Now, you'll be like seriously ?! Gum?! Yeah, GUM! It is made of random chemicals and a bunch of not biodegradable and/or unhealthy stuff such as butadiene-based synthetic rubber, polymeric hydrocarbons, latex, sugar, preservatives, sweeteners, and many more! It is also really badly disposed of and its pollutes a lot by sticking to pavements, shoe soles, on chairs, tires, and name it! SO MANY MORE! Now, they make natural gums that are biodegradable and that can easily be diluted by water!
2. Bring solid shopping bags wherever you go!
This one is very effective and easy! Over a year you save more than hundreds of plastic bags that go to the trash later on!
3. Use a thermos or a glass bottle instead of plastic water bottle!
Also very easy, you don't necessarily have to buy one! When you go to Starbucks and get a bottled Frappuccino, it's in glass! There you a go a bottle. Perrier, Voss, Eska,Calypso, Arizona and many more brands have glass bottles that can be reused for so long ! And please ditch those useless plastic water bottles because even if you say you'll reuse them they won't last long like other glass bottles.
4. Buy the least plastic packaging possible!
This one can be a little more complex because nowadays everything is in plastic! Packaging, water, toys, or any other objects. But it still isn't impossible! Also, if you buy a toy for your son, baby brother, baby nephew or any child try to get wooden toys because it is also said that kids shouldn't play with plastic toys because of the chemicals used in the plastic and because it is just unhealthy.
5. 5 minute Shower Challenge!
Challenges !!! Don't we all love them ??? This can be hard to for some who like long thoughtful hours in the warm shower! Yep, I agree it's veryyyyyy hard but you can always encourage yourself to doing this with a buddy or as a new year resolution!
6. Buy Clothes Made With Natural Fabrics
Level: Medium. It is very often to see like synthetic, polyester, acrylic, and a bunch of other un-natural fabric when you check the composition of clothes. Then again, we can also find natural fabrics like cotton, viscose, rayon, bamboo, linen, wool, and so. These fabrics are found in good quality stores like Tommy Hilfiger, Zara, H&M, and many more. But I didn't say that you couldn't find then in normal stores too! You just gotta check ! By now you'll be wondering why fabrics? What does it have to do with being ecological? Well, synthetic fabrics can not be decomposed! So they all go to trash and say there for years ! Simple yet it has to be thought of!
7. Close the Lights Everywhere you go!
VERY EASY! At the bathroom, at home, at school or work! Everywhere !!! And it may sound so basic but it's worth it because so much electricity is being wasted throughout the world! You can encourage yourself by saying that you pay money so much for that wasted electricity!
8. USE LESS WATER!!
SOOOOO EASY AGAIN ! When you're brushing your teeth, washing your face, taking a shower! Oh, and if you have a dishwasher use that instead of washing everything by hand, It uses less water and washed so many things at the same time saving priceless time that flies by!
