write 5 ways to conserve natural resources?
Answers
• Only buy food on your shopping list.
• Start a compost pile.
• Pack your lunch with reusable containers.
• Skip fast food.
• Reuse water bottles and plastic bags.
1. Shop less and avoid ‘fast fashion’
According to several studies and researches, the fast fashion industry has a huge environmental impact on nature.
An average human being has started buying nearly 40 new pieces of clothing every year which has led to the mass production of clothes.
The production of these clothes requires an excessive amount of natural resources such as water and soil, and also end up leaving a huge carbon footprint.
This can be avoided if you reuse and recycle clothes and suppress your urge to shop frequently.
2. Go plastic-free
Though a lot of things and organisms have been proved to temporary in the environment, plastic is permanent.
A plastic bottle can take more than 100 years to decompose under normal circumstances, which has made marine life suffer a lot since most of the waste ends up in the sea.
Going plastic-free may seem impossible but replacing plastic bags with reusable cloth bags, ditching plastic straws, cutlery, and bottles and avoiding products made from packaged plastic can be a very simple and fairly cheap alternative.
3. Conserve water
It goes without saying that water is one of the most important natural resources, which is being extensively used in industries and factories with a lot of wastage and contamination.
Since toxic waste is directly released in the sea by a lot of industries, the water shortage is more critical than ever.
One can simply utilize tap water and purify it by boiling it and avoid the usage of bottled water. Taking short showers, closing the tap while brushing and choosing low flow and low water appliances can be the way to go to conserve water.
4. Switch to public transport
In a developing country like India, the automobile industry is currently booming since everyone wants to own personal vehicles.
Many organizations have been promoting carpooling for several years and you can still see the streets of your city crowded with cars.
Since driving everywhere leads to a lot of pollution, decrease your carbon footprint by using the metro, bus or other public transports.
Another comfortable alternative can be carpooling with your friends and colleagues on a daily basis.
5. Shop responsibly
It is very important for us to finally take a look at the labels of the products we buy on a daily basis.
A lot of daily use products endanger animal life and their natural environment. A big example of this can be the meat and the cosmetic industry.
Going through the ingredients of the product you are buying can make a big change.
Try to buy products that have eco-friendly and sustainable ingredients. These products might be slightly more expensive but they can help make a huge difference