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”. Investopidia.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