How To Reduce Your Environmental Impact

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

Have you heard of Overshoot Day? It is commemorated on August 1 and is the day that humans will have used more resources than the planet can replenish in a year. Now that recycling, fashion and a more sustainable lifestyle are (fortunately) on everyone's lips, it is a good time to reflect on what each of us can do to no longer contribute to pollution and climate change. Every gesture counts.

1. Recycle your beauty products. According to studies carried out by the Love Beauty and the Planet brand, many people do not recycle their cosmetics, but they are plastic cans that can be recycled like any other you use in the kitchen (sauce cans, water bottles …).
2. Speaking of water bottles… Don't consume single-use plastics: In some cities like San Francisco, they are already banning the use of plastic bags and straws. The Starbucks chain has even stopped offering them to its customers, and more and more are carrying their own metallic straw in their bags. Join the trend!

3. Reduce carbon dioxide emissions by driving less, using public transportation, or sharing a car with your coworkers.

4. Look for beauty brands that obtain their natural ingredients (flowers, plants, essential oils …) in a respectable way with the environment.

5. Buy local products whenever you can to avoid transport.

6. Reduce shower time. According to the sustainable fashion blogger Valeria Hinojosa, each American uses on average between 80 and 100 gallons of water per day, which is more than 2,400 gallons per month. Per person! Imagine what we would save if each one reduces their shower time each day.

7. Buy less and better: Take a look at our quick guide to sustainable fashion to get some practical tips.