How does a mindful attitude to nature begin?

Every year on March 30, the Earth celebrates Earth Day, which calls on each of us to do something good and useful in the name of improving our ecosystem. For most of us, “ecology” is something far, complex, global, something that everyone around us is talking about, and that, it would seem, does not apply to those who live their peaceful lives. However, this is a fallacy. Daily simple actions of one person can save a lot of natural resources, protect the ecosystem, as well as your own wallet and health.

Try closing the tap while brushing your teeth

Did you know that while you brush your teeth, about 19 liters of water per day drain into the sewers?

Turn off the chargers at night

On average, our gadgets are fully charged in 2-3 hours. And leaving them connected to the network for the night, when charged, they continue to consume energy, which affects our bills, health and the environment.

Throw away trash in designated areas

Of course, many of us do this, but it’s important not to be indifferent and to make comments to other people who have been noticed in such a way. A very popular topic today is garbage sorting. Studying this topic in detail can be difficult right away. In this case, you can start small – collect paper or plastic and take it to special collection points. Believe me, this topic is so entertaining that it is very easy and fast to get involved.

To motivate, let’s say: paper decomposes from 2 to 10 years, plastic bags more than 200 years, plastic – 500 years, glass – 1000 years. Now let’s remember how many such things we throw away daily?

Used batteries should be disposed of in special collection points that are installed in many supermarkets and other establishments. A battery that has fallen into the ground can contaminate 400 liters of water or 20 square meters of soil. Throwing away just two old batteries from the flashlight, you can contaminate two bathtubs, 8 buckets and a half teapot of clean water.

Printing documents on both sides of a sheet can also save the planet

125 million trees a year are cut down to make paper. And how many abstracts, cheat sheets or other documents do we print daily for personal use?

Note: one family of three people collects 15 kg of waste paper per year. 1 kilogram of waste paper is 60 kg of wood.

The use of eco bags is very convenient and also beneficial for the environment

Many services already offer eco-packaging, but some supermarkets still offer packages that decompose over many years.

Close windows and doors when the air conditioner is on

So its work will be more efficient and economical.

Minimize the use of plastic

If possible, try to buy juice in paper packaging and water in glass, because 90% of plastic bottles are not recycled. Moreover, when liquids are in a plastic bottle for a long time, they lose useful properties for the human body..

Choose natural

An important point, both for the planet and for your health, is the choice of natural clothing. Synthetics is a product obtained by chemical synthesis. Plastics and fabrics are made from it. Therefore, we can say that synthetic clothing is as harmful as plastic bottles. Moreover, clothing made from natural materials is much more pleasant to the body unlike synthetic fabrics.

Such simple actions can protect the planet and your health daily.