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Related: Culture Forums, Support Forums20 Small Ways In Which You Can Help The Environment That Are Too Easy Not To Try
Most of us (orange Cheetos with weird haircuts excluded) care about our planet Earth and want to do a little bit better when it comes to environmentally-conscious decisions. However, to those who've just started their journey towards a greener future, all do's and don'ts can seem a bit overwhelming in the beginning. But as with everything in this life, great things are built by taking small steps. Some of these steps are so small, they seem insignificant - but scientific research proves that every little bit counts when it comes to building a more sustainable future. Therefore, Bored Panda has made a list of twenty small but impactful steps that you can take to be more environmentally-friendly than you were yesterday. Scroll down below to see the list and comment if you have any more tips that you'd like to share!
#1 Shop secondhand
#2 Buy loose leaf tea
#3 Switch to rechargeable batteries
#4 Go for meatless meals once a week
#5 Recycle wire hangers
#6 Wash clothes in colder water
More tips and descriptions at the link. I do most of this. It doesn't take too much effort. It's worth noting that killing trees is arguably better than sending plastic to a landfill.
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)I use too many batteries; need to investigate rechargeable.
Amazon occasionally gives Prime users the option to have something delivered on a no-rush basis, but a lot of times they don't. The worst thing they do is break one order up into six or eight separate boxes, even when it makes no sense. If you order nine bottles of nutritional supplements, you'd think all or most of them would be in one warehouse. Why would you get nine bottles in nine separate boxes?
EDIT: Also, never get "frustration-free packaging" unless you really need it for some reason. One bottle of fish oil will come in a box way too big for it, then that box is in another box with a bunch of air bags. Now a bottle of fish oil is too big to fit in your mailbox so the postal delivery person has to bring it to your door. Ridiculous!
IronLionZion
(45,453 posts)or ship each item as soon as they are available. I prefer to have fewer shipments because it's easier to sign for one package than 9.
Depending on the item, it may come in a bag instead of box. But then I've also seen instances where a small item like a book comes in a comically huge box.
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)Sometimes they are very good, as with books. They will tend to put three or four books in the same box.
Nothing I order from Amazon is ever an emergency. I've written to them twice suggesting they not worry so much about same- or next-day deliver, and provide an option for Prime Users for, say, four or five day delivery.
EDIT: One time I ordered lemon juice from Amazon and the vendor next-day fed exed it. I didn't ask them to do that, they did it. I told the Fed-Ex guy what it was and he said, "That must be some special lemon juice."
KPN
(15,646 posts)WhiteTara
(29,718 posts)instead of trees, it would be even better.
IronLionZion
(45,453 posts)Since they legalized industrial hemp farming last year, there are more products made from it.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,202 posts)The paper towels are super strong and reusable - more like a Handi-Wipe.
IcyPeas
(21,889 posts)I donated a bunch of clothes and ended up with lots of empty hangers too. Goodwill wouldn't take the hangers. Isn't that weird? And some of them were nice hangers for slacks or skirts.
IronLionZion
(45,453 posts)I've always given hangers to several of them and they always take it. Some of them have a rack in the shop for customers to put them.