Trying To Live A More Eco-Friendly Lifestyle

This is not going to be easy, but if this were easy surely the problem would have been fixed by now?

As I wrote those words above another thought popped into my head… actually this could be easy it’s just humans aren’t good with change.

I’m trying to push significantly harder to live a more eco friendly lifestyle. Now, I won’t be able to go fully plastic free for a number of reasons, one manufacturers are still geared towards plastic (keep fighting for change!). Two, like most people, I have a lot of stuff. So it will be a case of making as many changes as I can. If everyone made a few changes, the result would be huge!

I’m starting with toiletries and similar products as these heavily involve single use plastics. Step 1, I’m using everything up. Once I have finished all products, everything that can be recycled will, even if that means researching separate facilities.

I have made more progress in other areas. I have exchanged single use cotton wool pads/rounds with machine washable cotton cloth ones. Cotton wool is not as bad for the environment in the respect plastic waste is for polluting land but the manufacturing process produces so much carbon. Reusable cloth versions save materials and reduce pollution. These can be purchased so easily online now and they would be easy to make yourself! I’m intending to move onto washable sanitary pads too, however most contain some sort of plastic/ manmade material. They are a step in the right direction from disposable pads but are not the absolute ideal solution.

So, there you go. These are the mere beginnings of a lifestyle change, but hopefully the impact will be beneficial.