In the new industrial age like today, our society is emitting a huge amount of waste into the environment. Faced with this situation, Zero waste is one of the ideas that brings the community a healthier lifestyle, living for the environment and for health.
WHAT IS ZERO WASTE?
Zero waste is a “zero waste” lifestyle – a lifestyle that does not create waste or minimizes the amount of waste discharged into the environment by stopping buying unnecessary items, saying no to plastic products and nylon bags; instead, practicing recycling and using environmentally friendly materials. So “How do we apply the Zero waste lifestyle to our lives?” Here are some suggestions for beginners to this lifestyle that NANO Environment Technology – Construction Limited Liability Company (hereinafter referred to as Nanoen) has compiled from many different sources, let’s take a look!
REPLACE PLASTIC BAGS WITH CLOTH BAGS
When going to the market or supermarket, instead of using plastic bags, we can replace them with cloth bags for long-term use. Buy yourself a cloth bag and carry it with you at all times, both reducing the amount of plastic bags released into the environment and having a fashionable and convenient item.
Use cloth bags instead of plastic bags
LIMIT THE USE OF PLASTIC ITEMS, ESPECIALLY SINGLE-USE PLASTIC ITEMS
Using disposable plastic products may sound convenient, but along with that “convenience” there are countless disadvantages, because plastic waste is one of the most dangerous types of waste for the environment. To reduce plastic waste, instead of using plastic straws, we can replace them with rice straws, bamboo straws, more economical than stainless steel straws... When using plastic cups to drink water, equip yourself with a personal bottle, which is always convenient. Instead of using styrofoam boxes, plastic boxes to store food, we can replace them with glass boxes... It is both economical and long-lasting, and more importantly, it is good for health.
Using glass containers helps protect the environment and is good for your health.
RECYCLE AND REUSE
Recycling and reusing objects always has good and creative ideas for us to apply. For example, the legendary Danisa cake box will become a sewing box; plastic and glass bottles can be used to store daily drinks or spices, etc. Instead of throwing away old clothes, we can use them as towels; beer/soft drink cans can become decorative objects, etc. and we can refer to video clips instructing how to recycle old used objects. When approaching a green lifestyle, objects that seem to be discarded can become unique items in daily life.
To better understand recycling used objects, we can refer to the video below by 5 Minutes Craft:
32 Ways to Recycle Plastic. Source: 5 Minutes Craft
In addition, organic waste such as tea grounds, coffee grounds, food, etc. can be composted to grow green vegetables - clean vegetables, adding fresh - delicious - nutritious food to family meals! In the next article, Nanoen will guide everyone on how to handle household waste with the title "Compost composting method at home".
Reducing household waste requires investment, research and even planning to gradually change our daily lifestyle. Our lives will be better from the simplest actions.
This affirms that reducing household waste can gradually become a habit for everyone, helping our lives become better and better, starting from simple actions like that!
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