Sustainability Tips by Bianca DR

I hope you're all staying home and staying safe. Although some people have the option to work from home or have virtual classes to study for, there are many people who have a large amount of free time on their hands. If you haven't come up with activities to keep busy, this post will hopefully inspire you with some ideas that will keep you entertained without harming the planet! You may have heard the saying: reduce , reuse , recycle , but I'd like to add two more items, refuse (say no to non-ecofriendly products) and rot (to compost as often as possible). I try to keep these five things in mind for every item that I purchase or discard. Decluttering This is a perfect time to do some spring cleaning! Take the time to clean out your closet, your wardrobes, your book shelf, or go through old papers, old toys, old souvenirs. Decluttering will definitely help you feel refreshed and ready to go when the world goes back to normal. Keep reading for some of my recent declutter...

During the month of February, my family and I took part in the Futuristic February challenge by @sustainable_duo. You can learn more about it in my previous post. I competed against my mother, brother, and boyfriend to see who could waste the least throughout the month. Biggest challenge: respecting the rules The biggest issue was that none of us seemed to completely respect the rules. We weren’t supposed to throw anything in the garbage or recycling bin and yet both containers had waste in them (although much less than usual). Some examples would be: Since the rest of my family eats meat, they didn’t want to keep the packaging that the meat came in due to its likelihood to attract bugs or grow mold. Common items that we all use like almond milk, cans of beans, juice cartons, etc. were all recycled when really we should have kept them in a separate bag or taken turns keeping them. None of us wanted to keep my cats litter so we gladly got rid of it, nor her cans of food which we...