Hello everyone! I am Christoph, Environmental Scientist, passionate Authorand sports enthusiast Animal and nature conservationists.
I have been living for many years vegan, waste-avoiding and minimalist wherever possible.
I would like to take this opportunity to to welcome you to CareElite and you my personal story to tell.
About CareElite
With this blog, I would like to raise our awareness of the uniqueness of nature and the ecological problems of our time and show how each of us live more sustainably and consciously can. You'll also find everyday tips, helpful tools and products - and clear answers to all sustainability questions.
Since I am here Absolutely transparent holistic solution approach, the Variety of topics from zero waste, plant-based nutrition, animal welfare, gardening, mobility, travel, fashion, finance, do-it-yourself, work, technology and minimalism to personal development.
Good to know: The word part "Care" is derived from the English word for care & mindfulness and fits perfectly with what we want to achieve. And the term "elite" stands for a group of great people and therefore for our sustainable community.
My story: How it all began
Since 2015, I have been actively committed to protecting our planet and all the creatures that roam it. But that wasn't always the case, of course.
After training as a banker and studying online marketing, I was initially quite surprised to realize that I lacked a real, long-term goal in life. What do I want to achieve, what do I want to stand up for and what could be my mission in life? I didn't have an answer yet - but I wanted to find one.
The decisive moment in Sri Lanka
With a Backpack trip in Sri Lanka, I gave myself 3 weeks to think about the answer. And on my first casual walk along the beach in Arugam Bay, a wave of individual flip flops, crumpled straws, cups, juice packs and lots of disposable plastic bottles came crashing down on me. On one of these plastic bottles - still easy to read - was an expiration date of 1986. The contents had of course been enjoyed long ago - but the bottle itself still looked as if it had only been thrown into the water a few days ago.
While questions such as "How is it that the bottle still looks so brand new?" and "What is the cause of this? Waste wave?" were running through my head, I first got myself a few garbage bags and started to tidy up. And not just the one wave, but also all the other disposable garbage I could find on the beach.
Just twenty minutes later, there were already four of us, as a local resident and two tourists lent a hand. Only 2 hours, six more participants and twelve bulging garbage bags later, the beach then looked again as one knew it from the typical vacation catalogs. A truly satisfying moment.
Question marks become exclamation marks
Incidentally, the garbage then disappeared at a local recycling company, which I had contacted after our action. However, the questions kept piling up in my head"Why hasn't anyone done anything, even though the garbage has obviously been sloshing around here for decades?" and "To what extent am I actually part of this problem?".
After a well-earned after-work beer with the helpers, I started researching on my laptop: Plastic is eternalbecause it is not biodegradable. I wasn't aware of that until then. I also found out that a plastic bottle takes about 450 years to decompose through sun, wind and waves into smaller plastic bottles. Microplastics has decomposed - and that no one was doing anything about it because waste was omnipresent and single-use plastic had become a permanent, convenient part of everyday life. Waste that I also produce in large quantities at home - and which at the time was also exported from Germany, mainly to Asian countries without functioning recycling systems.
So I had found all the answers to my questions. Also to the really big one regarding my mission in life. I had understood that it is not enough to hope and wait for someone else to save our planet. Instead, I have to become part of the solution myself if I want to see positive change.
What has happened since the trip
Back in Germany, I then got my analyzed personal waste from one week and specifically looked for waste-free alternatives to bottles, straws and other disposable plastic products. I also founded my Blog and the global CleanUp community on Facebookwhich now involves over 5,000 people from all over the world actively collecting waste from nature.
CareElite has been growing steadily ever since. The Store with plastic-free, sustainable products was added. In addition, the "mvg Verlag" me - so that together we could some books published and the odd appearance on TV and other media followed.
I then also went to Indonesia and India to More CleanUps and to raise even more awareness of the human waste problem. I am now traveling the world less often, but I am still too 100 percent focused on my mission and my work as a blogger.
I am also no longer as dogmatic as I was at the beginning, as I have realized that nobody has to do everything perfectly in their life. Striving for positive change is much more important.
Driven by my work for environmental protection and my love of animals I have also been vegan since 2019. A step that has made me much happier, as I can now in line with my personal values (including respect and compassion) - and no more animals are killed for my lifestyle.
Accordingly, it is hardly surprising that the plastic-free blog will inevitably become a sustainability blog over time developed with a more holistic approach 😉
And now have fun at CareElite!
I hope that with these lines inspire and motivate to do something for our planet ourselves and simply live more naturally and consciously.
Simply use CareElite as a constant contact point and devote yourself next to these, for example Core topics of the blog:
And here you can also find out how you can Join our community simply by following your heart.
Thank you for your support and I look forward to fighting with you to protect our planet - and all the creatures that live on it.
Do you have any questions?
Then use the Comment function below - or contact me personally via the Contact form with me. I look forward to your message and will try to answer you as soon as possible.
Hello Christoph,
ich in gerade etwa in der Mitte deines Buches „Nachhaltig leben für Einsteiger“ und finde hier viele tolle Anregungen und Tipps, die mir bis jetzt noch nicht so bewusst waren. Ich habe zwar schon einiges in meinem eigenen Umfeld umgesetzt (grüner Stromanbieter, Fleischkonsum zumindest sehr stark reduziert, eigenes Obst und Gemüse, Fahrrad, etc.), aber werde durch deine Ausführungen sehr motiviert, hier noch wesentlich mehr zu tun.
Einen Kritikpunkt möchte ich aber loswerden, da mich ein Absatz enttäuscht und irritiert hat, und zwar jener, bei dem du ausführst, dass gerade Menschen mit einer Gesinnung, die deiner (und im Wesentlichen auch meiner) entspricht, Kinder in die Welt setzen sollen. Dies führt zu einer „Überhöhung“ der eigenen Anschauung bzw. des eigenen Lebensstils und lässt zwischen den Zeilen durchschimmern, dass der Nachwuchs bestimmter Menschen wertvoller sei als der anderer. Einen derartigen Ansatz finde ich nicht gut und äußerst problematisch. Einmal abgesehen davon, dass Kinder in ihren Anschauungen (glücklicherweise) meistens keine Kopie ihrer Eltern sind, ist jedes (menschliche) Leben per se wertvoll – ungeachtet dessen, welche Lebensanschauung dahintersteckt. Und wissen tut man ja sowieso nie, welche Taten, Worte, Werke welche Auswirkungen (positive wie negative) auf andere und damit auch auf Umweltthemen haben wird. Und kein Mensch ist nur gut oder nur schlecht, sondern unglaublich vielfältig und oftmals überraschend. Oder wie Hesse einmal sagte: … jeder ist ein Wurf der Natur nach dem Menschen hin…
Und jeder kann nur leben, weil auch andere Leben, keiner ist eine Insel – auch wenn man oft nicht begreifen kann, wie konträr die Meinungen manchmal sein können, zumindest geht es mir oft so 🙂
Kind regards,
Markus
Hallo Markus, ich danke dir vielmals für dein tolles Feedback zum Buch und auch deinen Kritikpunkt, den ich verstehen kann. Ich glaube aber, dass wir diesbezüglich einer Meinung sind und hier nur ein Missverständnis vorliegt.
Ich überhöhe meinen/den nachhaltigen Lebensstil ja hier gar nicht. Ich spreche aus der theoretischen Perspektive eines Menschen, der der Umwelt zuliebe keine Kinder bekommen will, also ein umweltbezogenes Motiv dafür hat. Basierend auf der Annahme kann es dann meiner Meinung nach Sinn machen, erst recht ein Kind zu bekommen, da man als Eltern den größten Einfluss hat.
Jeder Mensch ist aber einzigartig und der persönlichen Entfaltung sollten keine Grenzen gesetzt werden. Doch die Sorgen sind meiner Meinung nach erst Recht ungerechtfertigt, wenn man als Eltern sowieso schon mit dem positiven Beispiel vorangeht, das der Sorge – und damit den Grund dafür, kein Kind zu bekommen – entgegenwirkt.
Many greetings
Christoph
Hoi Christoph,
just pleased to meet you and your website, because the reports about the plastic waste distributed around the world go me
"heavily on the Senkel"! I am happy about every person who helps to bring about a change for the better!
Thank you!
By the way, I also think that living vegan can make you happy(er), if you don't want animals to live for you.
be killed. The inner conflict (cognitive dissonance), which certainly also exists emotionally, dissolves and you feel better. Many, including myself, report that it also makes you mentally clearer when this contradiction is resolved.
I wish you and your team all the best!
Greetings from the Rhine and Moselle,
Stefan
Moin Stefan! Thank you for your kind words and your commitment against the environmental problems of our time! I also believe that a fundamentally more sustainable (er) lifestyle makes us happier, if you know exactly what you do with it and why you live so.
Keep up the good work and many greetings from the north of Berlin,
Christoph
Hello Christoph,
how is it actually with your catering in the airplane ?
I tested something on my last flight.
Have the complete flight time collected the plastic in the bag from the shrink-wrapped microfiber blanket available on long-haul flights,
This was full - without any extra order and without the beverage packaging from the serving cart
This is madness.
Have me for the Heimfluge bought 2 stabelbare metal cups that now accompany me everywhere where there are only disposable cups.
Hello Elle!
Oh yeah, that can really suck. You can find lots of tips on how to avoid waste on the plane at Sustainable flying and flying plastic free.
Best regards
Christoph
Hello Christoph,
Your contributions are super interesting and have also immediately sensitized me. In addition, your commitment is very impressive. Hats off!
In the context of a school project "Away from the throwaway society" we would like to start regional actions on a website and also get involved. Would it be possible to mention you and your global actions or to link your homepage?
This would make us very happy!
Greetings Sonja
Hallo Sonja! Danke für dein tolles Feedback. Sehr gerne könnt ihr ein paar Inhalte und Tipps für eure Seite nutzen 🙂 Viel Erfolg!
Many greetings
Christoph
Hello Christoph!
A few months ago, we had a speaker from the University of Oldenburg at the Landfrauen who gave a very impressive talk on the subject of the plastic tsunami.
Yesterday, my daughter got your book as a gift and then we came up with the idea to offer a workshop with the topic of plastic-free household cleaners make yourself. Unfortunately, I have not yet been able to find a speaker for it on the Internet.
Maybe you have an idea.
Our club is in Lower Saxony in the district of Celle.
I am glad about answer!
Greeting Brigitte
Hello Brigitte,
super, das freut mich natürlich zu hören 🙂
Phew, I do make some DIY home remedies myself, but if you're looking for someone to lecture on that, I'm sure others are better than me.
Just Google a blogger in the field who has the full expertise in this niche topic.
Many greetings
Christoph
Hello Brigitte/Christoph,
If I were in Germany right now, I would make something for you!
I have a source that offers household cleaner 100% plastic-free. Doesn't make it yourself, but ticks almost all the boxes! You get a selection of concentrated cleaners in finger-sized, water-soluble sachets/pods, put one in your empty spray bottle, fill up with water, and you're good to go! The stuff is biodegradable, harmless to animals and plants when diluted and comes in a cardboard box (10 x 10 x 2 cm approx.) by mail
Celle I know. When I still lived in Hamburg I had had a Discovery from B & B cars!
Hello Christoph,
I just saw you on ORF by chance and my whole face was beaming because I admire your commitment so much.
This site is so great and I am just thrilled.
Two years ago I was in India for a few months. There, I was very shocked by the plastic situation. When you see the mountains of garbage around Delhi, it takes your breath away. Since then, I have been thinking about how to teach people that plastic is not simply biodegradable like a banana leaf....
Unfortunately, I have also noticed among the educated, young generation that they simply throw trash out of moving cars. Are there plans to do educational programs in developing countries? I am burning to solve this problem and with a large community the goal is within reach.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your efforts for the environment.
Love, Maria
Hey Maria! Ich danke dir für deine Nachricht, das macht umso mehr Mut! 🙂
Been to India for some time as well. Look for CleanUp Versova Beach on Facebook. Afroz Shah has already moved a lot there.
Wir müssen es schaffen, dass Thema Umweltschutz verstärkt in den Schulunterricht zu bekommen. Es gibt einige Lehrer die eigene Ideen einbringen, aber keine konkreten Vorgaben im Lehrplan. In Entwicklungsländern ist die Integration in den Unterricht sogar noch wichtiger. Auf Bali sind aber beispielsweise regelmäßig Kinder bei den CleanUps, die es ihren Eltern sozusagen vorleben 😉
Many greetings and a nice week for you!
Christoph
Hello Christop,
your blog reads great and is very understandable.
I am in the process of reducing plastic. Is not always easy, because many solutions exceed my budget.
But I think that every little step helps.
Furthermore, I find your article on minimalism very interesting. That's the next thing I'm going to start.
Greeting Tanja
Hi Tanja! Thanks for your great feedback and your positive attitude.
Schritt für Schritt verbessern, das ist die Devise 🙂
Stay clean,
Christoph
Thank you for your transparency and commitment! Thank you for this great site! Especially theBackgrounds that are explained appeal to me. Because I like to get to the bottom of things and want to understand them. The book "Plastic planet" Has also shaped my life a few years ago very much!!!
I would like to recommend the book "Selberdenken" by Harald Welzer! Not quite easy to read, but thought-changing! And encouraging to start yourself.
Hallo Herdis! Danke für dein Feedback, freut mich, dass dir der Blog weiterhilft. Danke auch für deine Empfehlung 🙂
Stay clean,
Christoph
Hello dear Cristoph
I have just browsed here on the website for the first time and have learned many new things (especially regarding plastic-free lifestyle). Thank you very much for this.
Nevertheless, I wonder how you stand on the disastrous working conditions at Amazon and the miserable packaging (which you are trying to avoid), since you link here on your website to Amazon?
LG 🙂
Hi und danke für deinen lieben Kommentar 🙂
Sorry for my late feedback. Your criticism is completely justified. Of course, I also have to finance the project and my approach is to make consumption there more Plastic prevention to change where people consume particularly carelessly and thoughtlessly. Amazon has given me a good start as an entrepreneur, but I will now also include more and more other stores and providers.
By the end of the year, we will also have our own online store, where you will be able to place orders.
I hope you continue to be a part of it and have a great week.
Best regards,
Christoph
Hello Christoph,
First of all respect and a high five for your commitment! I'm only recently active in the blogging world and come about the gentle parenting and sustainability (which has set with me with the Nachwuch) to plastic-free. Dei blog is really super informative and I love what you have accomplished. I would like to order a few things through your store. Unfortunately, I found on amazon that yes again the things often pack in plastic / bubble wrap or similar. Do you have alternative sources or an idea? With it is eg around the Panda kitchen roll.
Many love greetings from Frankfurt
Laura
Hi Laura! Danke für dein Feedback 🙂
Unfortunately, I also have to realize this again and again. Therefore, by the end of the year, there will be the own CareElite store, where the products are guaranteed to be shipped plastic-free. Of course, I can not guarantee this for all third-party products, but this is an important step.
Amazon is also currently working on more environmentally friendly solutions for shipping, as the pressure is becoming increasingly higher. We can certainly expect an adjustment soon. Some products already state that they will be shipped in environmentally friendly packaging.
Many greetings
Christoph
Hello Christoph,
I am currently using their source for my thesis.
However, to explicitly mark the source I need your last name.
Lg
Johanna Brylowski
Hello Johanna,
my last name is here in the imprint. 🙂
Many greetings,
Christoph
Many greetings
Christoph
Hello Christoph,
is it really necessary for you to travel the world as a digital nomad and organize clean-ups?
If I look at Rwanda, for example, which already bans plastic bags, then you don't need to organize more clean-ups, do you?
And one more question about the bamboo toothbrushes. Can they not also be produced in Germany? (from wood)
LG Georgia
Hi Georgia, thank you for your nice comment. I'll try to summarize the answer in a few sentences.
Zu den CleanUps: Es geht nicht nur um das Müllsammeln an sich, es geht um die Aufklärungsarbeit hier vor Ort. Die schafft man durch die CleanUps, aber auch durch Events, bei denen über das Thema gesprochen wird. Durch Social Media kann ich sehr viele Leute damit erreichen und die Aufklärungsarbeit auch dahin ausweiten, wo das CleanUp überhaupt nicht stattgefunden hat. Theoretisch kann ich es natürlich auch wie jeder andere internationale Unternehmer machen und einfach nur in der Welt hin und herfliegen ohne CleanUps zu machen. Was ist dir lieber? 😉
Regarding the wooden toothbrush: I am currently trying to find a European solution that does not require such a long sea transport. However, the masses of bamboo wood here always have to be imported, whether as whole wood or as a finished product. Always happy to hear suggestions, including other alternative plastic-free products.
Thank you for your commitment and best regards
Christoph
Hello Cristoph,
My name is Robin and I am 16 years old. I will write my Abi next school year and at my school you can write a seminar paper to replace an exam subject.
In the 'Challenges of the 21st Century' section, let's pick a topic area.
I have chosen plastic as a topic. Since I love the sea and have already read a few novels about plastic in the oceans, the topic is very close to my heart. And I hope to have a job in this direction sometime in the future.
Unfortunately, the topic must have a subject reference and since I plan to replace chemistry as an exam subject, my priorities must naturally lie there.
I wanted to thank you for your article, about the production, recycling, etc.. It is very detailed and well explained and will certainly help me. Probably your whole blog will help me, because I will have a focus on the chemical, but the rest, as far as the environment is concerned will not leave out.
Now to my actual request, I text once again too much:D Do you know by chance technical literature on the subject, where it is also explained, for example, what chemical processes happen during decomposition, or anything else that helps me. I have found very little in the university library in my area. Websites or the like on the Internet would also help me.
Best regards and thanks in advance :)
Robin
Hallo Robin! Danke für dein nettes Feedback und ein frohes neues Jahr wünsche ich dir 🙂
As an introductory technical literature I can give you the book Plastics Knowledge for Beginners recommend. However, there is also a lot of juggling with technical terms.
I have a good contact in plastics processing and will get back to you if you like.
Best regards
Christoph
Hi Cristoph
Thank you. I will definitely have a look at the book.
If it wouldn't inconvenience you, I would be very happy for you to get in touch with someone like that for me.
Warm regards
Robin
Hi Robin, please send me your very specific questions again. Then I will pass it on to him directly.
Thank you and best regards
Christoph
Hi Cristoph
Sure:), sry something mixed up:D
1.I know that plastic decomposes to microplastic but what happens there for chemical processes e.g. under UV radiation, with salt water, etc?
2. what exactly are monomers?
3. are there substance formulas for plastic e.g. like for water H20
4. where in the industry are there possible applications and for what?
5. differences with "cheap" and "expensive" plastic.
6. what exactly happens in the recycling process?
7. is there an environmentally friendly production?
8. how exactly do governments envision the future to this (trash fishing etc.)
9. other uses besides household and industry?
10. what resources other than petroleum are needed?
11. production in Germany/Worldwide
12. in the case of polyaddition/condensation: what are the starting materials?
13. which organic solutions attack plastic?
In a hurry I can not think of more now
Thanks for your effort, I appreciate it very much:)
Warm regards
Robin
Moin Robin,
due to lack of time I have to put you off with a short answer:
You can answer all the questions with Google. In the article What is plastic and Plastics recycling bekommst du hier bei CareElite auch schon eine Menge davon beantwortet 🙂
I hope that I have been able to help you.
Best regards,
Christoph
Hello Christoph,
the idea is simply mega and such a project anleiern......Respect.
I travel all over the world for work and am often depressed and helpless at the same time when I see how we deal with our livelihood.
Helpless, therefore, because as an individual I only have a minimal, if any, chance of changing anything.
Therefore, hats off to your commitment, dedication and will.
Great to read about something and something worth supporting and pushing forward.
Greetings Jürgen
Hallo Jürgen! Ich danke dir herzlich für dein nettes Feedback! Wir alle gemeinsam können und werden etwas verändern. 🙂
With best regards and a happy new year,
Christoph
Hi Christoph
I love your website and what it/you stand for. More and more I hate the disposable society we live in....
One of my pet hates is the over-packaging of fruit and vegetables in our supermarkets. Why is it necessary? I am originally from Australia and 20-30 years ago pretty much everything was unpackaged and you bought by weight which also reduced waste as you only bought as much as you need. Why can't European countries change the way they do this? Why does one bulb of garlic need it's own package? Why does broccoli and cauliflower need to be wrapped 5 times in cling film? Open-air markets don't do it, why do supermarkets? Even worse, the organic products have twice as much packaging as the non-organic products. Kind of defeats the purpose....
I find it so frustrating! Anyway, if you know of a group/petition on this I'd be happy to know about it.
Thanks a lot
Hi Keiryn, thanks for sharing your thoughts about that big environmental and social problem. My answer: It's all about the profit. We are consumers, we have to change our behavior. Companies will have to change or will change voluntarily.
Just keep' going with your awesome attitude. We will change the world but should not lose time.
Have a great new Year, Cheers, Christoph
hi unfortunately I could not find anything about the country of production. evtl you can help me there with the toothbrushes. Is the statue biodegradable to 100 % somehow certified? look forward to answer.
Hi Anna! Danke für deinen lieben Kommentar! Die Holzzahnbürste wird aufgrund des Bambusholzes in China produziert und kommt mit dem Schiff nach Deutschland. Was meinst du genau mit Statue? 🙂
Best regards and a happy holiday season,
Christoph
your bamboo toothbrushes are quite woody
Hi Jeff! Hoffe du meinst das im positiven Sinne! 🙂
Hello Christoph,
great praise and respect for your actions! I appreciate your attitude to our earth and environment very much, that you are already so farsighted as a young person makes me hope and motivates myself. I am 46 years old and deal only for about 3.5 years with the issue of plastic and initially it was really hard for me to find alternatives to the plastic, which nevertheless do not eat up all my time. First it was also only the classic, the plastic bag, which we replaced and have and always took cotton bags then the shower gel and shampoo would have to give way here found fragrant natural soaps the way in in our bathroom☺️ Then we bought no more packaged sausage and cheese. Then no more drinks in plastic and no more yogurts, my 13 year old son was sad at first because he didn't get his favorite yogurts anymore because with those in the jar the selection isn't that great, but he quickly realized that and now it's not a problem anymore? I now make him his favorite yogurt itself with muesli and fresh fruit, so I have then also directly killed two birds with one stone, because of healthy eating.
Thanks to various blocks, I now also make our mouthwash toothpaste ( by the way, we have already tried your recipe, is SUPER!!!) laundry detergent, detergent, dishwashing detergent and the cleaner for the dishwasher itself. There are no more stupid spray bottles in our household, whether bathroom, or kitchen, or window cleaner, soda, vinegar essence and the power of lemon is my weapon against dirt ?
so I also avoid toxic ingredients that are contained in all cleaners, and it still gets everything clean.
It's crazy, once you get started and devote a little more time to the topic, how much plastic you can avoid. Even our plastic apple bin used to fill up really fast, that has changed now. Cheers to your bamboo toothbrush, which we now use all 3, here we have only recently switched. My son loves them, my brothers and his daughter also use bamboo toothbrushes for a long time, I will bring yours times in the conversation?
The decision to avoid plastic and to deal consciously with our environment is something that everyone has to make for themselves, and many people unfortunately don't give it any thought at all because they think that they can't do anything on their own anyway, some are only concerned with themselves and still others simply don't care. And it is also clear that politicians and industry have to take much more responsibility. But many small ants? also form an army and thus you and I and many others are not alone and we simply infect the others and become bigger and bigger.
In this sense, thank you and I wish you continued strength and perseverance in all your actions and always sun in your heart.
Best regards from Wuppertal
one of the small ?
Hi Miriam! Thank you for your message!
Dann lebst du schon echt vorbildlich und kannst anderen die Gründe für deine persönliche Einstellung zum Thema Plastikmüll weitergeben. 🙂
Best regards
Christoph
hej Christoph,
have just received your bamboo toothbrushes. Without having tried them, I say now
already: they are super!!!
I hate plastic and any kind of waste and am very glad that you are so committed as a young person. The other day I saw a report about Rwanda, where plastic has been banned for 12 years; the affluent countries should take this as an example. With every Nespresso capsule
or "to go caffee" cup, I can only shake my head in bewilderment as a human being (though sometimes I feel like an alien......).
People seem to have forgotten that they originated from nature and can only exist with it; at present they are sawing the branch on which they are sitting.
As Albert Einstein said, "Once the bee disappears from the earth, man has only four years to live." We are not too far away from that.
You are a beacon of hope for me, continue to shake and shake people awake gaaaay vigorously.
Kind regards B.
Hi Brit! Thank you so much! I really appreciate your comment and support! Yes, you are right about that. In our affluence, the connection to nature has been lost. But I also have the feeling that so slowly a movement is developing that stands for sustainable consumption.
You too! Thanks for your message. Glad to hear from you again.
Love greetings
Christoph
Namaste Christoph!
Great action! Respect! Keep going, I and others are helping. And we become more and more!
Our earth is so beautiful and it is enough what has happened so far .
I wish you all the love, strength and health!
Greetings from Giessen 🙂
Hello Christoph,
thank you for your feedback! That motivates!
Yes, it's great that the trend is developing into a basically environmentally conscious cool lifestyle. At least that's my current feeling.
Best regards,
Christoph
Hello Christoph,
Your commitment is great! But when you have collected the plastic bags - like in the picture in Sri Lanka - what happens with them? The garbage has to go somewhere. I don't think there is any way to properly dispose of plastic in Sri Lanka. (Do we actually recycle the plastic waste in Germany to 100 %?) I once saw in such an emigration program that in Canada in the very rural area, simply pits were dug, into which all inhabitants poured their garbage and when the pit was full, the next one was dug... That was Canada after all!!!! What does Sri Lanka do with your plastic bags full of garbage?
Many greetings
Vivian
Hi Vivian! Thank you for your feedback, I am very pleased. We took the bags to an area where a tractor comes by every day to collect them. The next day we checked, the bags were still there. The next day they were finally collected. As you say, the recycling systems in many countries do not work yet. That's why Asian countries have about 80% of plastic waste in the sea. On Sri Lanka the recycling system is also really bad. According to this conversation with environmentalist Ravindra Kariyawasam it became all the more clear to me. Since 1972, the mountains of garbage are piled up there, recycled is little and only since a short time. So it came a few weeks ago to a garbage avalanche (yes, there is such a thing there, mountains of garbage washed down by rain), by which really 100 people died. In his opinion, this "avalanche" had a real hello-wake-up effect on Sri Lanka. The situation is not hopeless, it doesn't help anyone to just let it happen. Ravindra and I want to increase the pressure on politics and society together. With his school, he wants to make the people of Sri Lanka aware of the plastic waste in the environment, especially at a young age. That's a really good approach, but politicians and companies have to join in.
Best regards and thank you for your interaction with the problem. That always makes me very happy 🙂
Christoph
Hello Christoph, I am currently watching the series "planB" on ZDH with your project or your extraordinary commitment, as far as plastic is concerned. I myself teach geography at an ISS in Berlin and am always talking about sustainability, the protection of our earth and, above all, the elimination of plastic. We ourselves go shopping in the same way as you showed and described in the program. At some point we came to the conclusion that the plastic waste that we "produce" alone in a 2-man household should not be so. And when I look at organic food stores ... But also vegetarians, who want to protect the animals by their way of eating, drag their vegetables, fruit, ... in disposable plastic bags home and thus harm the animals and nature again. Go on and if you want to do something with students, just get in touch. Many greetings
Hello Dirk! Thank you for your feedback and I can only confirm your comments as well. I am glad that Plastic waste in the environment is a visible problem - this will allow us to move even faster. Gladly, have you then on the screen.
Many greetings
Christoph