people actually think that living a low waste or sustainable lifestyle
is more expensive or at least more expensive than the current lifestyle you're living
but it's actually quite the contrary hello everyone and welcome back to my channel where
aim to bring you everything from minimalism sustainability self-care and self-development
it's not about having the fancy tools and sustainable items
it's about observing your current habits and how you're consuming things at the moment
observe for two weeks three weeks however long you need to to come to conclusions to realize
that some actions may be leading to more waste than necessary
something as simple as a notebook you may already have instead of buying a new one
use up the one you currently have this goes for any other product within your household as well
i've barely bought anything in the past few years just be conscious of what and how you
consume things and that urge to buy stuff which is usually rooted in an emotional need you're trying
to vote for which can be quite eye opening and can be a chance to get to know yourself better
secondhand items have been loved by a previous owner but are usually in good shape and have
enough life left to be useful to earn new owners most people cannot imagine this because
we mentally add a layer of grime and feel uneasy using something that someone else has already used
but buying secondhand clothing from reliable stores that thoroughly inspect these items
can combat this problem i recently found an online store based in south africa called encore clothing
that offers a variety of items some items are brand new some items are gently worn but all
items are thoroughly checked before being listed so you guarantee that any item you buy is of
the highest quality standard and i'm certain you can find similar stores in your country
with the fashion industry producing large amount of carbon emissions leading to
climate change this seems like a pretty great option to me
a study was conducted on environmental benefits of reused items in five countries
according to researchers the users who bought secondhand objects from furnishings to cars
contributed to save 12.5 million tons of carbon dioxide in one
year because they didn't buy new goods and they didn't take old ones to the dump
this amount of greenhouse gas is the equivalent of flying an airbus 380 around the globe 1 100
times in south africa we have a number of online stores such as gumtree junk mail and olf that sell
a variety of items and you'll be surprised with the number of gems you can find there
did you know items such as garlic lettuce spring onion and herbs
can be bought once and theoretically grown over and over requiring you never to buy these items
again i'll put a few links in the description box below that may be able to assist you in doing this
composting is an alternative to scraps you cannot regrow
organic waste in landfills generates methane a potent greenhouse gas by composting food waste
and other organic matter methane emissions are significantly reduced compost reduces the need
for chemical fertilizers and promotes higher yields of agricultural crops if you do not have
a ton of space in your home to do this you can buy a bokashi recycling bin and do it this way
a bukashi bin can be used to ferment and recycle a wide range of food scraps minimizing your waste
i hope you found this video useful in some way and that you'll be incorporating
some of these ideas into your life until next time be the change you want to see