Your habits, which you think are environmentally friendly, harm you, your loved ones and the planet you live on. Believe me, even with a small change you will improve your life for the better.
Just about every person has some bad habits that can't let go, even if experts claim that they are dangerous for her life, the lives of close people and the environment. Of course, it's much easier if you are you promise every month, that you will make some changes in your life, as if you are actually acting proactively.
We believe you are doing your best to helped the environment, but it is not enough just to replace plastic bags with paper ones.
The positive is definitely that they can be bad you give up habits and the ones you may not even realize you have, you will change in an instant, as it is about the little things that have great impact on the environment. Let the thought that you belong to the percentage of those who have it be your guide for change Mar.
Desperate Environmental Habits You Didn't Know You Had:
You are separating the waste incorrectly.
Your bad habits start in household, when separating waste. It is quite understandable that people live in homes of different sizes, so the space constraint may be more pronounced for some, but nevertheless, somewhere find space for bins as well, in which you will separated waste properly.
What to do? You can find it on the Snage website brochure, in which it is defined to exist five ways of sorting waste – glass, packaging, paper, biological waste and residual waste/other.
With appropriate separation, you will ensure that the waste that would otherwise be thrown away reused and from them manufactures a new product. On this way you care about the environment, because in this case they spend a lot to make a new product fewer raw materials and energy.
Too little air in the tires.
According to some reports, he should have only one in five cars proper amount of air in the tires. In the worst case, underinflated tires can lead to a traffic accident, otherwise underinflated tires can also have a negative impact on the environment - low pressure can mean a higher level of emissions and higher fuel consumption.
What to do? After some data should be about s by four reduced the carbon footprint by the liters of fuel saved 9 kilograms. With proper tire pressure (which complies with the manufacturer's instructions), you will be fine save money and protect the environment.
You never turn off the computer and TV.
Even if you turn off the screen or you put your computer to sleep, it is powered by electricity. After some data supposed to a quarter of energy consumption in the household represented devices that are in mode of rest.
The average home should have approx 64 devices that are plugged into electricity and constantly draw it - which represents billions of kilowatt hours electricity consumption per year and millions of tons of carbon dioxide pollution.
What to do? The simple solution is yes you turn off the devices, which you are not using at the moment, such as television, computer, charger, light...
You buy bottled water.
Even the biggest environmentalists here and there they reach for the water from the bottle, but it shouldn't be your habit. Every minute should be sold on the whole planet million bottles and only 25 percent they are supposed to be really recycled.
What to do? By buying a bottle to pour tap water into, you will save money a lot of money and more the environment will thank you.
You are a victim of fashion trends.
It seems that because of the purchase of a new garment, which is still affordable, no one will suffer. Not quite true! The fast fashion industry is not only dangerous for people who work in extremely poor conditions, but also for the environment – fast fashion is one of the leading creators greenhouse gases, and should produce 20 percent of waste water. There is also a problem with textiles, which are not recycled and mostly end up in the trash or are incinerated.
What to do? Start shopping at reuse centers, shop less often in fast fashion chains and participate garage sales.
You eat at fast food chains.
Many people like a delicious burger, fries or poultry hard to resistand many people find it hard to believe that they are fast food chains harmful to the environment. With every euro you leave in them, you encourage it factory-agricultural systems, which are used unethical and unsustainable animal husbandry practices. The carbon footprint left by the transport of animals and meat is also huge.
What to do? You can make a change by being you prepare your favorite dish at home, because this way you will save money and protect the environment. You can encourage yourself by putting aside every time 5 euros, when you reach for fast food. Once some funds have been collected, you afford that, what you have wanted for a long time.
OTHER BAD HABITS YOU HAVE:
- You wash the dishes with your hands.
- You classify batteries as normal waste.
- You use plastic bags.
- You use plastic straws.
- You have ordinary light bulbs at home, which consume much more energy.
- You throw leftover food in the bin that you could otherwise eat.
