Sarah Goble
November 5, 2010
10 STEPS TO AN ECO-CONSCIOUS ঝরনা
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10. Avoid using products in plastic containers
I know it’s hard to avoid plastic in our everyday lives but আপনি can খুঁজুন for alternatives. If you’re using body wash that is packaged in plastic try switching to bar soap. Usually soap is packaged in a cardboard box that can biodegrade অথবা be recycled.
9. Switch to plant-based ingredients
Whether it’s your shampoo, bar of soap of even bathroom cleaning products, this will be healthier for আপনি and your family and you’ll be reducing your impact on the planet as well. The many chemicals found in our everyday household products have a major effect on our water and our health, so switching to a plant-based, biodegradable product will really help.
8. DIY!
If you’re crafty, try creating our own soap, shampoo, etc. This way আপনি will know exactly what’s in your product and it usually is আরো cost effective. There are many great resources online, such as YouTube, and soap making websites that can help আপনি get started!
7. Simplify
Instead of having a specialized product for each part of your body, re-evaluate whether আপনি actually need it. For me, I use my handmade soap for shaving as well, saving me dough and মহাকাশ in my small shower.
6. Short ‘n’ sweet
Keeping your showers short is one of the best ways to conserve water in the bathroom. If you’re used to a 20 মিনিট shower, try limited your routine দ্বারা a মিনিট each দিন until it takes less than 10. Use a timer. If you’re used to a 10 মিনিট shower, try a 5 মিনিট one. আপনি get the picture.
5. Low-flowin’
Make a small investment in a low-flow ঝরনা head. All আপনি have to do is install it and you’re being kinder to the planet! Buy one with a flow rate of 2.5 gallons per মিনিট — they come in all different styles, from sleek and modern to simple and practical
4. Looking glass
Ever opened up a new ঝরনা curtain and that chemical odor nearly knocked আপনি down? Vinyl ঝরনা curtains are actually very toxic and full of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), phthalates and metals. A study has shown that some chemicals remain in the air 28 days after the ঝরনা curtain had been hung! And these ঝরনা curtains do not last forever — except in the landfill. In fact you’ll probably have to buy a new every year. Try using a water-resistant hemp ঝরনা curtain, instead. It can be put in the wash. অথবা try installing a glass ঝরনা door instead. It may be a larger initial investment but it will save a lot of vinyl going to the landfill. Plus it can really update the look of your bathroom!
3. In the Navy
A navy ঝরনা is where আপনি turn off the water while আপনি lather up. This can save a ton of unused water from going down the drain! আপনি can also install a shut-off device that reduces ঝরনা flow to a trickle while আপনি lather অথবা shave. If আপনি really want to be hardcore, try a “traditional” navy ঝরনা and keep it under two minutes!
2. Plants need H2O
Place a bucket in the ঝরনা with আপনি and collect the run off water to water your plant অথবা garden. This is a little extreme, but why not do it? Plants don’t care where the water comes from! Just make sure that আপনি are using a natural, biodegradable soap so the roots of the plant won’t get damaged.
1. Sharing is caring
This is my পছন্দ tip...share your ঝরনা routine with your significant other. This will not only save water (unless আপনি get distracted…), it can give আপনি two some valuable time together, especially if আপনি have a busy work schedule অথবা have children.
Some of these tips are আরো attainable than others but adopting just a few of them can help আপনি conserve water অথবা reduce your impact on the planet on ঝরনা at a time. Happy showering!
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