Are you one of
those people who just cannot keep track of their spending, and find themselves
wondering when and where they spent their money? Does it frustrate you that
your hectic daily schedule and a busy lifestyle leave you with very less time
for taking up environmental causes? Helping the cause of preservation of
environment can start with small steps – tiny alteration of your buying
decisions, choices, and habits can bring in a significant difference and save
the earth as well as your pocket. Implementing the following tips would enable you
to do their bit for Mother Earth, while allowing you to keep a steady tab on
your spending habits as well.
Reuse, up-cycle,
resell – Putting a check on dumping activities can prevent landfills and
infiltration of toxic chemicals into resources like soil and ground water. Do
not throwaway plastic mats, electronic items, which do not work anymore, cell
phones and items containing chemicals and metals. Reselling your older computer
monitor or washing machine is always a better alternative than to simply throw
it away – it would bring you some financial return and you would also be
preventing harmful chemicals and metals like lead and nickel from leaching into
ground water table.
Think of
recycling or simply up-cycling a product. Old doors and furniture can be
transformed into storage provisions like bins and shelves. Copper wires inside
ducts and computer hard disks can be re-used in jewelry making and other
creative pursuits.
Buy organic and locally grown
products – Make more eco-friendly choices and support farmers’ communities.
Buying organic vegetables and coffee beans by Fair Trade Association ensures
that lesser pesticides and fertilizers find their way into the soil and water
resources, thus leading to lesser pollution and protection of natural habitats.
While you might not give a second thought to purchase of a fabric made of
organic cotton, or roasting your own coffee, its ramifications might be hugely
beneficial for the preservation of Earth. What is more, you would be making
significant savings in the process, too.
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