Sustainability in Everyday Life - CotC Episode 25

Coles on the Coast Episode 25- Sustainability in Everyday Life

 

What is sustainability? “in the broadest sense, sustainability refers to the ability to maintain or support a process continuously over time". Investopedia.com

 

Sustainability should be an everyday thing.

Area where you can become more sustainable.

• Kitchen

• Bathroom

• Laundry

Kitchen

• Replace disposable straws and other items with reusable.

• Move to heavy duty glass cups and dishes and away from disposable.

• With canning use bulk pectin and reusable lids.

  • or learn to cook fruit with natural pectin.

• Lint free towels instead of paper towels.

  • napkin alternatives.

   

   

Bathroom

• Razors – switch to a safety razor or to a modern double edge razor.

  • Leaf

  • Henson

  • Supply Co

  • One Blade

• Swap toilet paper for a bidet.

• Reusable feminine hygiene products.

  • Cup, Disk, cloth pads/underwear

• Cloth diapers

• Cloth wipes

Laundry

• Wool dryer balls instead of dryer sheets.

• Use concentrated bulk cleaners.

• Make own laundry detergent from simple ingredients.

• Vinegar for all purpose cleaner and fabric softener

• mending