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Here are 40<\/span> tips for making your house more eco-friendly by minimalising\u202fthe waste you produce.<\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Print on both sides of paper. Often you don\u2019t really need a clean\u202fsheet of paper,\u202fso use older pieces,\u202ffor drawing or making notes.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Walk, ride a bike or take a public transport to get to work. It\u2019s much more eco-friendly than using\u202fyour own car.\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Make your monitor brightness lower. It will save energy\u202fon your device.\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Turn your computer off overnight.\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Pick up your dog\u2019s <\/span>feces <\/span>around town. Nobody wants\u202fto step on that\u202fwhile walking. And\u202fdog\u2019s droppings\u202falso creates\u202fpathogens in\u202fthe air. Use biodegradable bags to collect \u202fit.\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Try to avoid palm oil.\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Try to buy food with no packaging,\u202for minimal packaging.\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Instead of\u202fretail therapy, do <\/span>something else!<\/span>\u202fGo on a walk, take a yoga class, meet up with a friend.\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Repurpose stale bread.\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Make your own\u202fdry shampoo\u202fto save water \u202fbetween washes.\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  11. Surround yourself with items that serve multiple purposes to streamline and cut\u202f out \u202fexcess junk.\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  12. Bring\u202freusable bags\u202fwith you when you shop. If you left them at home, turn around and get them! After forgetting them once, you won’t do it again.\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  13. Try canning\u202fin order to preserve your\u202f food.\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  14. Use bar soap instead of liquid soap, it tends to come with less packaging.\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  15. Swap disposable pads and tampons for cloth pads or a menstrual cup.\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  16. Ask for no straw in your drinks when out on the town.\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  17. Don\u2019t leave your house without a\u202freusable water bottle.\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  18. Always say\u202fno to free promotional items. They tend to be cheap and break easily.\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  19. Get a library card to support your local\u202feconomy.\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  20. Donate unused\u202fand unwanted\u202f items in good condition to support the second-hand\u202findustry.\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  21. Think second-hand first when purchasing something.\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  22. Swap your plastic toothbrush for a bamboo toothbrush.<\/span><\/li>\n
  23. Turn old sheets, clothes and towels into handkerchiefs, rags, napkins, and cloth bags.\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  24. Take shorter showers – save water. And buy a water-saving shower-head.<\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  25. Turn\u202foff the tap when it\u2019s not in use! You can\u202fwaste\u202fmore than 10\u202f<\/span>liters <\/span>of water when you brush your teeth and don\u2019t switch off\u202fthe water.<\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  26. Fix leaks as soon as possible.<\/span><\/li>\n
  27. Buy food that you will\u202fdefinitely eat in the next few days.<\/span><\/li>\n
  28. Buy products in eco-friendly packages, like paper or glass, but not plastic.<\/span><\/li>\n
  29. Feed the\u202fbirds with cereals during the winter.<\/span><\/li>\n
  30. Buy fruits and vegetables from\u202flocal\u202ffarmers\u202fand vendors. They contain less harmful chemicals<\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  31. Donate food you don\u2019t want to eat\u202funless it\u2019s out of date.\u202f<\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  32. Use a\u202fcompost\u202f heap.<\/span><\/li>\n
  33. Cook food yourself instead of buying ready meals.<\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  34. It\u2019s better and less expensive to buy good-quality cookware once\u202finstead of buying low-quality things many times.<\/span><\/li>\n
  35. Don\u2019t use disposable tableware.<\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  36. Keep water in glass bottles, not in plastic ones (during long-term storage they release harmful substances).<\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n
  37. Buy an eco bag and go shopping with it.<\/span><\/li>\n
  38. Recycle what you can (you can also read our<\/span> previous<\/span> post about recycling).<\/span><\/li>\n
  39. Use energy saving lamps instead of filament ones.<\/span><\/li>\n
  40. Never release <\/span>helium <\/span>balloons outside because they can fly very far away and harm or kill the birds, turtles, fish and even whales.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Here are 40 tips for making your house more eco-friendly by minimalising\u202fthe waste you produce.\u202f Print on both sides of paper. Often you don\u2019t really need a clean\u202fsheet of paper,\u202fso use older pieces,\u202ffor drawing or making notes. Walk, ride a bike or take a public transport to get to work. 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