It is 22 April, and once again we are marking Earth Day. What have you changed in your lifestyle over the past year to help our planet? How have you helped the environment? What have you done to help limit climate change? If you cannot yet answer these questions with pride, that can change today. Today is the perfect day for a fresh start, and you can become a real eco hero right now. Try adding these simple Earth Day ideas to your everyday life.
1. Do not buy things you do not really need. It is time to stop competing over who has the nicest, biggest, most expensive or most luxurious things.
2. Buy second-hand whenever you can, and choose items you can collect in person without a car and without unnecessary packaging. But remember: you do not need to own something just because it is cheap.
3. Instead of buying drinks in plastic bottles every day, buy one glass bottle and look after it by cleaning it regularly. If you fancy a sweet drink, make your own syrup at home. Where tap water is safe to drink, simply refill your bottle from the tap. If you like mineral water, check whether there is a public spring near you whose water has been tested and is safe to drink.
4. Eat meat on no more than two days a week. When you do buy meat, choose meat from animals reared and slaughtered locally where you can. If possible, find out what the animals were fed and choose meat from animals raised on feed that is not linked to deforestation. The expansion of soya farming and cattle ranching contributes to deforestation in South America.
5. Save drinking water. Read how in our article How to save water at home.
6. Save electricity. Read how in our article How to save electricity at home.
7. Collect paper for recycling.
8. Sort your waste for recycling.
9. Avoid buying exotic timber and products made from it.
10. If there is a packaging-free shop near you, consider shopping there. Buying products without unnecessary packaging helps to reduce packaging waste.
11. You can grow herbs, tomatoes, onions and more even in a flat, on a balcony or a windowsill. If you have a garden, use it to grow food you can actually use.
12. Get around by bike, by kick scooter or on foot. For longer journeys, or when walking and cycling are not practical, use public transport or electric vehicles.
13. Be active in protecting the environment, whether through how you vote or by getting involved in politics yourself.
14. Keep up with news and new ways to help the Earth, whether in our environmental magazine or on other websites.
15. Share these Earth Day ideas on social media and show others how they can help themselves and the planet through simple actions that cost nothing.
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