How to be “Eco Friendly” with Minimal Effort:
In a world full of constantly changing trends, latest holidays, and a whole load of overconsumption, finding ways to not damage the world is becoming increasingly difficult. And what makes it even harder is that this is also a world full of school, work, revision, socialising- so having the time to do anything with full force effort is rare. To help out, I’ve found some ways (and a few reminders!) of how we can be eco friendly, without having to put in 100% of our effort.
Firstly, its the usual ‘switch off the lights before you leave’ talk. This genuinely isn’t useless though, due to the possibility of reducing our carbon footprint (how much carbon we release from our actions) since lights require electricity, which in turn requires carbon and fossil fuels. Therefore if we take the 2 seconds to turn the lights off every we time we leave our study room, classroom, or bedroom, then we can- with what I would say is almost no effort- be that touch more eco friendly.
Secondly, the up-and-coming Vinted. Having rocketed in popularity after being shared on social media, Vinted is an app where you can sell your old- or new- clothes, and has recently added the ability to sell tech, sports equipment, books and more! In fact, I’ve been able to make a whopping £63…but I have heard of people making thousands if that interests you too. Vinted does require slight effort in that you need to upload photos of your items, and then package and send them off- although there are some options that let you have your package be collected from home (sounds like not too much effort to me). Luckily, you can also just use it as a shop, which would replacing having to use H&M, Primark and other large-polluting shops. Bargains can be made, with tops bought for £2, or steals can be found with dresses for any upcoming socials! You can tailor your ‘feed’ to clothes you want, which reduces effort involved once more. Vinted is a great way of reducing our accelerating overconsumption and has many stylish items too: a massive win-win in my opinion!
Lastly, a reminder to utilise the recycling bins we have around us. Recycling on a large scale helps to conserve our diminishing natural resources, reduce pollution from landfill, and saves energy. However, to enable recycling to become ‘large scale’, it needs people to build it up. At school, each classroom should have a recycling bin, with instructions not to put food, tissues and other bits in it, so please use these as they should be! This really shouldn’t require any more effort than normal, as you would put items into the bin anyway, so just swap the bin you put them into.
To conclude, there are many other ways of being eco friendly, including much bigger (and better) ideas, however lots of us don’t have time for this, so hopefully these tips are minimal enough to not change up our routines too much!
PS if you’re interested feel free to join Eco Committee, we meet once a half term.
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