Sweet & Oil
  • Home
  • Essential Oils
  • Lifestyle
  • Shop
  • Food
  • Menstrual Health

My fight against evil plastic

My fight against evil plastic
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Recently I shared with you my own personal goal to be more aware of waste and try my best at purchasing products that don’t produce more plastic waste. If you missed out on that post, you can find it here. Today I want to talk a bit more in detail about the small changes that will help me get closer to my goal, which maybe will inspire you to do the same. It was this article that prompted me to write this post.

Some of these things I have been doing for years, some for a while, and some are completely new. I’m going to try and be very realistic about the fact that not everything works for everyone, and that some of the new things I try might prove more difficult and eventually will not work out for me. But I’m nothing if not a fighter!

One thing I have done for years: recycling. In Germany, where I live, it’s not compulsory but it comes close. Every house or building is provided with a series of containers of different colours: black for general, blue for paper, yellow for plastic packaging and such. The containers are emptied once per week and anything that doesn’t fit inside the container will not be removed. That way everyone makes sure not to create too much rubbish and to make sure to separate into each container correctly.

One thing I did a while ago: I bought a diva cup and got rid of tampons and pads. Not only does the environment benefit from the waste reduction, but my life was honestly changed. It is the most trustworthy menstrual product I have ever used, and if you would like more details PLEASE don’t be shy to ask! I will be more than happy to contribute to improve your life forever!

One thing I have been doing for the past year: I got rid of plastic straws and purchased these sleek glass straws that are a beauty. My smoothie pictures have been benefited as well as the environment!

Another thing I did recently: I bought a set of washable face cloths and pads, to be able to wash off my make up and apply face toner while eliminating waste. I’m really happy with them and it’s definitely recommendable.

One thing that I tried and did not work: get some washable bamboo kitchen roll, to eliminate paper towels from my kitchen. Not that I don’t like the product, it’s just not kitchen roll so it doesn’t really substitute it. I will have to find a different alternative for this one.

One thing I will try: getting linen serviettes. Any recommendations on brands or such?

 

Tell me, which ways are you trying to help the environment? Little or big, they ALL matter! I’d love to hear your comments on this.

 

 

Previous articleIce tea - three waysNext article Delicious sundried tomato hummus

Search

Share

Instagram

…

Recent Posts

  • Healthy chocolate pudding with 2 ingredients
  • Sometimes I binge
  • Safe for children slime recipe – toxic free, only 4 ingredients
  • Gluten free sugar free cupcakes with red berries
  • Gluten free vegan mug cake in 2 minutes

Tag Cloud

Almonds Apple Arts & crafts Autumn Baking Cake Caramel Carrots Cheese Chocolate Christmas Comfort food Cookies Crafts Ecological eggs Environmentally friendly Essential oils Fall Germany Ginger Gluten free Green Healthy Homemade Homemade recipe Honey Made by hand No-sugar No added sugar recipe Oil Recycling Reducing waste Sauce Second hand Slow cooker recipes Sugar Sweet Tomato Vegan Vegan recipe Vegetables Vegetarian Winter Young Living essential oils

Search

COPYRIGHT © www.sweetandoil.com © 2020

Search

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Cookie settingsACCEPT
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT