Preamble
This is not the planned post for today. I did not plan on making this YouTube video.
My anxiety has been extremely heightened lately, and one of the main reasons is our world is on fire.
We need to change, all of us. Greta Thunberg is correct, none of us are too small to make a difference.
Three Small Changes
- Acknowledge there is a problem.
- Think about what you do and why you do it.
- Make small actionable changes, one by one.
The Video
Sustainable Options
- Metal water bottle.
- Keep Cup.
- Metal/bamboo straws.
- Reusable shopping bags, preferably cotton.
- Buy second hand.
- Buy sustainably.
- Swap clothes with your friends.
- Reduce your meat and dairy intake.
- Compost your food waste.
- Bring your own toiletries on hols and avoid hotel toiletries.
- Get a bamboo toothbrush.
- Bring your own cutlery to fast food places.
- Use soap instead of shower gel.
- Look up sustainable bloggers/vloggers for help.
- Read books about sustainability.
- Pick up items you buy if you can rather then get them delivered.
- Get a safety razor.
- Adopt don’t shop.
- Be mindful of how you handle rubbish.
- Make homemade cleaners.
- Make homemade beauty products.
- LED Bulbs.
- Switch your electronics off.
- Get toothpaste and mouthwash tablets.
- Get biodegradable floss for your teeth.
- Natural and locally produced candles.
- Get a hybrid or electric car if possible.
- Use deodrant bars or zero waste deodrants in general.
- Plant some vegetables.
Donate
Australian Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org.au/news-and-…
Wires: https://www.wires.org.au/blog/emergen…
RSPCA New South Wales:
https://www.rspcansw.org.au/bushfire-…
GIVIT:
Research
Madeleine Olivia – Has a book coming out very soon. I’ve pre-ordered it. She has helped me so much in my journey to become more sustainable.
Tara Button – A Life Less Throwaway.
Greta Thunberg – “No One is too Small to Make a Difference.”
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It is prettt scary , and those are some pretty good tips . Also how come we don’t have the refillable shampoo dispenseries . I read some internet article about how they could also help reduce waste.
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Yes I believe in some metropolitian areas there is facilities to refill your shampoo bottles. I’ve also used shampoo cubes and they are brilliant you should check them out!
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Oh nice yeah shampoo cubes sounds pretty cool.
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These are all really great ways to help. There’s so many products out there that should have never been made to begin with. People care way more about convenience now than anything else.
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I totally agree and some people don’t even realise what they’re doing. In some cases I’ve found I save so much money because buying something to last is better than having to buy that things as a disposable.
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