SUSTAINABILITY IN RECOVERY🌱
We all know that plastic is a problem, we all probably heard something about sustainability. But the hard truth is that as an eating disorder recovery person most of my food is wrapped in plastic, most of the food I crave and didn't allow myself for years is in plastic, am I a bad person by eating it? I don't want to feel bad because of purchasing foods that my body finally crave after a long time.
1. EDUCATE YOURSELF
Educate yourself about your recycling programs in your city. Try to purchases plastic that can be recycled easily.
2. SAVE ELECTRIC ENERGY
5 Benefits of Saving Energy
- You save money. This is the biggie. ...
- You increase your freedom. The less energy and earthly resources you use every day, the more you're able to embrace alternative technology and opportunities. ...
- You become a conscientious consumer. ...
- You discover free entertainment. ...
- You help protect the environment.
3. SAVE WATER
By using less water, we don't need to treat and pump so much water, so less money needs to be spent on energy, chemicals and on additional reservoirs or boreholes. Reducing the amount of energy used in the pumping of water reduces our carbon emissions, which contributes to greenhouse gases, and leads to climate change.
4. DONT BUY FAST FASHION
5. REUSABLE SUPPLIES
Cups, bottles, bags, straws, containers...
6. TRY TO BUY IN BULK BINS STORES
7. USE YOUR VOICE
Spread the message to other people, use your voice your platform for spreading this message.
8. PLANT A GARDEN
9. MAKE YOUR OWN CLEANING AND BEAUTY SUPPLIES
10. BE MORE GRATEFUL FOR ANIMALS
11. COMPOST
12. TRY TO COOK AND RECREATE YOUR FAVORITE SNACKS
13. CONSIDER VEGAN/VEGATARIAN LIFESTYLE
14. DONT FEEL BAD
You are a human just like 7 billion others you have a chance to make a decision every day. You need food in recovery, you need to listen to your cravings and not feel bad for it because if you are not healthy how would you make a change? So get healthy again and make a change every day.
