How can we protect the environment in everyday life? If you're looking for a clear answer to this question, you've come to the right place! Each of us is either part of many Environmental problems of our time or part of their solution. The fact that you yourself want to do one or two good deeds for the preservation of natural landscapes is really a great attitude! And this much in advance: the implementation in your everyday life is really anything but complicated.
In this article, I'll introduce you to simple tips and ideas that you can use to protect the environment every day. Let's go!
Notice: The range of topics is huge and of course I don't want to overload you with information. So here are a few suggestions to get you started. But if you want, you can find out even more by clicking on the further articles.
10 ultimate tips for environmental protection in everyday life
Before I had my personal hello-wake-up moment a few years ago, I basically no thoughts about environmental protection made. Today but I consciously live much more sustainably - but without totally restricting my quality of life. On the contrary: my quality of life has actually improved enormously.
Here you can now get valuable tips that I - by the way - I started to do something in my everyday life to protect our planet and my personal, reduce our ecological footprint in a targeted manner.
1. pick up garbage
Plastic waste in nature is a massive environmental problem because products such as plastic straws, plastic bottles and plastic bags not biodegradable are.
Whether you on the way to work or while jogging If you see litter on the ground, pick it up from time to time and throw it in the nearest garbage can. This will also protect the lives of many animals that mistake plastic items for food or put themselves in danger by using them as nesting material.
That gives a few Karma points and is really easy to implement in everyday life. Here are a few further articlesthat will help you with the implementation:
- Plogging - collecting garbage and jogging
- Stopping littering - what everyone can do
- Collect garbage on vacation
- Organize a Beach CleanUp
2. save water
Even here in Germany, but especially in regions of the world that are already dry, the high water consumption is leading to Environmental problem of water scarcity.
Just to produce one kilogram of beef, for example more than 15,000 liters of water consumed.1 Water is a precious and vital resource, which is why we should treat it with care, whether we use it directly or indirectly.
By take a shower instead of running a bathyou save an enormous amount of water. However, make sure you shower as briefly as possible and turn off the tap when soaping up. You can also collect rainwater for watering the garden to save water directly.
However, you are particularly water-efficient if, for example, you use your Reduce your consumption of beef, become vegetarian or directly live vegan.
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3. eat environmentally friendly
A consciously environmentally friendly diet counteracts almost all the environmental problems of our time. For example, regional food has a shorter transportation route and requires fewer resources to grow. By avoiding animal products such as meat, for example, you are counteracting the cruel Factory farming against, save (Rain) forests before deforestation and protects the climate.
So when choosing your food, pay attention to a regional and seasonal purchasing. Apples do not have to be flown in from New Zealand as they also grow here. And broccoli, for example, only grows in Germany from June to October. Avoid resource-intensive animal-based foods as much as possible, make sure they are organically grown and actively reduce food waste.
Here are some further articles to this:
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4. reduce and change consumption
Mass consumption does not work without natural resources. But these are limited and the overexploitation of nature is a burden on the environment. So only buy things that you really need. Live more minimalist and rather invest your well-earned money in useful thingsthat represent real added value for you and our environment.
Here again a few further articles for you:
- Sustainable consumption - here's how!
- Avoid microplastics - tips & tricks
- Environmentally friendly online stores
- Sustainable investing made easy
5. create environment friendly garden
Animals need food and shelter. A sustainable garden offers them everything they need. By turning your garden into a Paradise of biodiversity you counteract the Environmental problem of species extinction so even more strongly against. And that you also create a garden paradise for yourself, where you yourself regularly Spend time outside in nature is a nice side effect, isn't it? 😉
For example, take care of Dead wood, piles of leaves, a Pond, as well as native trees, shrubs and wildflowers. That sounds a lot more natural than a dreary gravel garden, doesn't it?
Here are some further articles for you:
- Create bee friendly garden
- Garden design bird friendly
- Stopping insect extinction - what everyone can do
- Insect-friendly small trees for the garden
6. minimize car journeys and drive in an environmentally conscious manner
Combustion engines push with every kilometer of CO2 out. A greenhouse gas that in turn exacerbates the environmental problem of climate change. The air pollution in the cities is being strengthened.
So try Avoid car journeys as far as possible. However, if a potential car journey cannot be replaced by a walk, train or public transport, then at least drive with foresight. Check your tire pressure and form carpools, use the wind instead of the air conditioning - and switch to an electric car if possible.
You can get more tips in these further articles:
7. use green electricity save electricity
Electricity from nuclear power is dangerous and coal-fired power plants are overexploiting nature. And we still use them, even though renewable energiessuch as wind, solar or hydroelectric power, are infinitely available.
So if you don't have a green electricity then Switch to a green electricity provider here in 5 minutes*.
But you should also Save electricity. For example, by streaming a little less Netflix, turning off the lights when not in use or letting hot meals cool down before putting them in the fridge.
Use these further article:
- Energy Transition – All About The "Energiewende" in Germany
- Saving electricity - what everyone can do
- Improving the energy efficiency of buildings
8. travel environmentally friendly
Through environmentally friendly travel you ensure, for example, that less greenhouse gases into our environment and the global warming increase. If possible, do without the airplane and drive instead. by train on vacation.
There are great nearby destinations in Europe too, so you don't have to fly halfway around the world to get away from it all. That doesn't mean you should never get on a plane again. But always consider whether your purpose for traveling (e.g. relaxation or adventure) is not even without an expensive climate-damaging flight can be fulfilled.
Here are some of them again, further articlesthat should help you:
- Flying sustainably - what you should bear in mind
- Zero waste when traveling
- Vegan on vacation - how it works!
9. environmentally friendly ventilation
If the window is permanently tilted, heat constantly escapes from your four walls, which not only costs money but also - to generate heat energy - natural resources.
So it's better not to tilt your windows, but to ventilate for a few minutes in the morning and evening. It is better to open the window only for a short time but wide and let in plenty of fresh air.
10. avoid garbage
Waste in the environment is a massive challenge for our global community. And at the same time, we are also dealing with natural resources. With basic rules such as "repair", "reuse" or "do it yourself", a lot of waste can be avoided, as well as the odd new purchase.
The Zero Waste Lifestyle is now a an integral part of our society and aims to ensure that we no longer produce any waste at all.
For example, use one of these reusable Stainless steel drinking bottle with bamboo lid* and prefer tap water to overpriced mineral water from a plastic bottle. Or buy fresh fruit and vegetables loose with these fruit & vegetable nets* instead of in the free, thin plastic bags.
Related articles to avoid waste:
- Zero waste for beginners - tips for getting started
- Living plastic-free - it's that easy!
- Zero waste tips - everything you can do
Protecting the environment in everyday life is easy!
Isn't that right? Everyone can make a small contribution in their everyday life and protect the environment. That is Neither "fully eco" nor "unmanly" or whatever other senseless prejudices are floating around that many people use to get themselves out of responsibility.
Environmental protection in everyday life is human and, above all, shows that you are thinking long-term and not just short-term. Working to preserve our natural environment is smart and selfless.
"Plans to protect air and water, wilderness and nature are in fact plans to protect man."
Stewart Udall (more at Environmental protection quotes)
I hope you can take a lot of inspiration from this article for further good deeds for the environment. Do you have any questions? How do you protect the environment? And what tips do you have for those who want to optimize their everyday behavior? Just write me a comment below this post.
Stay clean,
PS: Take another look at my blog. And learn there, for example, how you can also as a "poor" student quite simply live environmentally friendly simply by following your heart.
References:
- Federal Environment Agency: Hidden water (as of 22.03.2017). https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/themen/verstecktes-wasser. [16.10.2024]. ↩︎
