I'm probably not the most eco-conscious person out there but I have taken some small steps to reduce my carbon footprint. These are not exactly products or services but just some lifestyle changes I've adopted:
1) Re-usable bags and more reusable bags! I have almost eliminated use of single-use plastic bags. I always carry my backpack around and keep a tote bag in it in case I pop into the convenience store for groceries. The same logic applies when I go to the supermarket for weekly shopping.
2) The same goes for plastic bottles (no more buying plastic water bottles). I always take my thermus everywhere now.
3) I don't have a car but I'm still mindful of taking taxis over public transport. Of course this doesn't mean I'll never take a taxi but if I can take the metro or a bus, I try to use that option more.
4) I haven't done this yet but I'm planning to experiment with solar panels. I live in a hot climate (we get the sun 300+ days here) so using solar panels to store energy to power small items like lamps might be a good way to save energy.
Would be interesting to see what other little hacks the community is using.
It is perhaps better when thinking about sustainability to not think it terms of "what brands can I consume" but instead "what thing can I avoid consuming altogether"
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 17.6 ms ] thread1) Re-usable bags and more reusable bags! I have almost eliminated use of single-use plastic bags. I always carry my backpack around and keep a tote bag in it in case I pop into the convenience store for groceries. The same logic applies when I go to the supermarket for weekly shopping.
2) The same goes for plastic bottles (no more buying plastic water bottles). I always take my thermus everywhere now.
3) I don't have a car but I'm still mindful of taking taxis over public transport. Of course this doesn't mean I'll never take a taxi but if I can take the metro or a bus, I try to use that option more.
4) I haven't done this yet but I'm planning to experiment with solar panels. I live in a hot climate (we get the sun 300+ days here) so using solar panels to store energy to power small items like lamps might be a good way to save energy.
Would be interesting to see what other little hacks the community is using.