Easy Ways to Implement Eco-Living in Your Home
As a lifestyle that is gaining popularity, eco-living represents a form of awareness of the global climate crisis. By adopting more environmentally friendly practices, it is hoped that the negative environmental impacts that have occurred so far can be mitigated.
Eco-living practices can be initiated not only by planting more trees and purchasing an eco-living concept home, but also by taking small steps, such as switching to public transportation, bringing your own water bottle or shopping bag, and so on. While eco-living is expected to have a long-term impact on the environment, in the short term, it can be felt through financial savings. Here are other ways you can implement an eco-living lifestyle in your daily home.
1. Greening Your Home Area
The simplest thing you can do is plant and care for plants around your home. For those of you who live in urban areas, don’t worry, as urban farming movements and communities are now common in major cities.
2. Waste Management with the 3Rs
The 3Rs, which consist of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle, are simple eco-living practices that you can do every day and anywhere. You can start by replacing plastic bags with reusable shopping bags or reducing your consumption of bottled drinks by bringing your own water bottle from home.
3. Water Efficiency
Although it may seem trivial, our society often wastes and overuses clean water. By living an eco-living, you can reduce clean water consumption and make more use of reusable water. Some examples include:
- Using a used dishwasher to clean the toilet.
- Using more water-efficient appliances.
- Washing dishes, vegetables, and fruit with water stored in a container instead of running water.
- Using a bucket to wash the car instead of running water.
4. Energy Efficiency
Turning off lights when leaving the house, unplugging electrical appliances when not in use, and minimizing the use of lights during the day are ways you can use electricity more wisely to practice eco-living.
5. Clean Commuting
Currently, emissions mostly come from private vehicles, which can contribute up to 30% of carbon dioxide in the air. This is a major cause of air pollution and the greenhouse effect, which can contribute to the climate crisis.
Many people are now looking to minimize these emissions by using public transportation. There are also movements like Bike to Work (cycling to work) and Mix-Commuting, which combine traveling by public transportation with cycling/walking.
6. Reduce Fast Fashion Consumption
Purchasing perishable fast fashion items can increase the amount of carbon produced from the manufacturing process of these items. Buying longer-lasting clothing can be a solution, albeit a bit expensive. Thrifting is currently emerging as a solution to this problem. Not only fashion, but also other quality items can be found at much lower prices. Thrifting is a popular, eco-friendly practice that is currently trending among young people.
7. Living in an Eco-Friendly Residence
While this method is quite expensive, living in an eco-friendly residence is well worth the money. This includes the green and beautiful surroundings and the support of the developer. YUKARI Sawangan, a residence that supports living in harmony with nature, offers water management with a Wastewater Treatment Plant (IPAL) and waste management that minimizes the impact on the environment.
If you’re interested in owning a home that supports your eco-living lifestyle and proper water and waste management in Depok City, YUKARI Sawangan is here to meet your needs. You can contact us at 0823-1133-4579 (WhatsApp), visit us via Instagram DM, or visit the official YUKARI Sawangan website here.
