Incandescent light bulbs
Incandescent light bulbs have been replaced by LED bulbs due to their energy-saving properties. Incandescent light bulbs require more attention, as they have to be replaced more often than LED bulbs, making them quite unpractical and uneconomic. Besides, they create more heat, which means they involve higher cooling costs. Burns are also an issue with such bulbs if you happen to touch them by accident, which is not the case with LED bulbs.
Disposable diapers
Anyone with a baby can tell you for a fact that diapers can be quite expensive. In addition to being on the expensive side, disposable diapers are also major contributors to landfill accumulation and their production requires extreme quantities of water.
The alternative, meaning cloth diapers, might not be the most practical out there, but it is far more convenient and money-efficient. If cloth diapers do not sound ok with you, at least opt for diapers that do not contain plastic and are eco-friendly.
Plastic cutlery
Plastic cutlery seems way more convenient than washing dishes every night, but in the long run, it will do more harm than good. To the environment and your health as well. That’s because these items are not recyclable after being contaminated with food.
A far better alternative is using metal or bamboo cutlery, which is more durable and economical. Yes, you will have to wash them, but if this means helping the environment, then it’s probably worth it, isn’t it?
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Conventional cleaning products
Fortunately, we have become more and more aware of the damage that chemicals can have on our health. People have been trying to find safer and healthier alternatives such as plant-based products, to conventional cleaning products which are full of harmful and toxic substances.
10 Responses
There’s only one snag to recycling. By the time you’ve sorted everything and taken it to the appropriate disposal points (assuming there are any), there’s no time left to do anything else.
There are only a couple items that I still buy – like paper towels.
Some alternatives I did not know about – like bamboo products. I do have a bamboo filled pillow.
This has been very helpful. While I’m well-aware of so
Many
Of these no-no’s, I was spirited by some products I had no
clue of. Please keep us updated and info as to alternatives.
We need to save our planet!
I’d say everyone I know uses and has most everyone of these items
I buy all of these things except the diapers. I refuse to be inconvenience just to save some trees or some such.
I stopped buying laundry detergent and shampoo over3 years ago. I buy baking soda in bulk. So I’m Clean, shiny and ‘Poo less’
I think that you are spot on with these things. The issue that I have is getting people to listen and then to act on what they learned. Keep the good advice coming !!
I liked this article. I saved it.
I am 73 and must wear like an adult diaper because my bladder leaks. Is there another way I can exist without using them? Please suggest something.
I can see the validity in several of these; coffee cups, and polystyrene are definitely on the list of NO.
However, diapers; cloth diapers are horrible when you have to be out in the public and need to change your baby. If there’s no place to dump the contents they stink. And the bleach isn’t great either. Everyone seems to be making stuff from bamboo; has anyone thrown of a disposable diaper from bamboo?
And I will keep my electric toothbrush. Make an ecological one but I’m not getting rid of it.