While sustainability is a growing movement all over the world it is
not that great of a movement in South Africa yet
and since moving to London this has been one of the areas I've been most excited about exploring
hello everyone if you're new here my name is Amrita and welcome back to the channel that
aims to bring you everything from minimalism sustainability self-care and self-development
if I have to say what I've researched the most since moving here I would have to say it has to
be the world of sustainability everything from package-free items to saving food that would
normally go to waste buying second-hand items and borrowing instead of buying
I've mentioned earlier in many previous videos and have used it in South Africa as well but
London has much more of an active appetite for the app and what it has to offer within minutes of
listing items I've had people contact me to pick the item up everything from graters to food items
Olio now has a borrow section where you can borrow items such as vacuum cleaners ladders
steamers tripods and whatever else you can think of things that you would normally only use a
handful of times and do not necessarily want to purchase or have it take up space in your
apartment a fun fact on average a drill is only used for just about 13 minutes in its lifetime
Vinted, Thredup and charity stores there are many reputable and well-known
second-hand markets for clothing items if you're grossed out about this think about
how many people have tried on the items you purchased from conventional stores
even though you've purchased them brand new Thredup and vintage both have options to choose
the condition of the items so that you have items in brand new condition and still with
tags on them so rest assured most of these items are in great condition and of course great prices
charity shops have become so popular over the years that prices have been driven up by those
who want to buy vintage pieces and is now more of a trend to be cool than to save the environment
but who cares what the reason is and with charity shops the proceeds go to specific
charities on the flip side if you have items or clothing you want to get rid of
sell them on these sites or donate them to charity shops
the app too good to go was one of the things i wanted to try out when i got here
this is an app that allows you to buy everyday food that would go to waste
at cafes restaurants and your local grocery stores just because it hasn't sold in time
so this way it gets eaten instead of wasted and you get it at a fraction of the cost you won't
necessarily know what's in your magic bag until you pick it up so it's all part of the surprise
we have tried a few so far and I would say the magic diet from Wenzel's has been my favourite
plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental
issues from the fossil fuels used to create these items that contribute to
climate change to the destruction it causes in the ocean and on land
organizations such as farewell are tackling the plastic pollution prices
head on by removing plastic packaging from the final stage of the food distribution chain
bring your own container and top everything up from groceries to toiletries I'll post a video
of my visit to Charlie the zero waste van in the card above Charlie is a solar powered modified
van that visits areas close to where I live and all I have to do is pitch up with a list of items
I want topped up and no new packaging created as a result of my consumption these are just a
few adjustments I made since moving I'll make a part 2 to this video soon so if you enjoyed this
one stay tuned I hope you'll take these ideas and implement them into your life as you can
every little bit counts our world and future generations are counting on us
to do the right thing and stand up for them until next time be the change you want to see
you