With all the mess created in the environment, not all is lost yet. We still have a chance. Millennials and Generation Z have lent a helping hand to the earth with their movements and campaigns to save the planet before it turns gray. With so many things to look for when it comes to saving the planet, plastic has done worse than any other synthetic product. Therefore, to some extent, it is an option to save the earth.

Looking at our daily lives we come in contact with numerous products that have plastic packaging, even on merchandise. Let us have a look at the plastic wrapping used in the packaging of home textile products:

“Bed Sheets Wrapped in SUP”

Have you ever wondered how plastic is not only restricted to our outside life or our kitchen, even your bedding and other home merchandise are packed in plastic bags? With its consumption in our households, it is threatening our safety and quality of life. It is contributing far more to polluting the environment than we can ever imagine. It might even take more than ten decades for the plastic to degrade naturally. It shows how badly we are stuck with it, putting every life on earth in danger.

Moreover, not just in packaging, even our sheets, quilt covers, and other bedding accessories are made out of synthetic fabric. You must be aware of the fabric, polyester, the most widely used plastic in bedding. It has absorption properties. This is an indicator of health issues, most related to skin. It takes away the comfort. Thus, plastic is damaging our lives and the environment.

With Australia’s Ban on Single-Use Plastic, other usages of products are encouraged, for instance, cloth bags, paper bags, and others, something that will not further put a strain on the earth.

“Plastic Packaging For Home Textile Express”

With a rise in home-textile businesses, they find it convenient and cheap to package their products in plastic when delivered to end consumers. You must have seen how our sofas, beds, quilt covers, bedsheets, and others are always delivered, wrapped in transparent plastic bags. This keeps them safe and saves cost. However, if you think of it the other way, you might see how saving the cost is not helping rather just adding on to the damage that has already been done.

Costs can be saved through other plans. Right now, the world needs us thus, it is significant for us to count earth as one of our stakeholders.

“Concerned Brands”

In this era, people are becoming more conscious of what they buy. They check on the back story of the product from the time it was sowed, to its manufacturing, and packaging. With the awareness of cleaning the environment, they are more likely to go towards brands that sell their products that tick all the boxes of being environment friendly.

Confused about which brands to look from, especially in the home textile market? Well, eBay is one option. They have built a strong relationship with most of us, and we are well aware of how trustworthy they are. Another greater option you could go for is the Bedding Republic. They have quilt covers that are produced and manufactured in a highly safe environment. They know how important it is to put that smile on earth back, and thus, are making continuous efforts to do so.

“Initiatives By The Government”

With growing concerns regarding the environment, many countries have introduced and implemented policies and strategies to cut down on plastic waste. It is adversely affecting every life, especially marine life. Plastic does not dissolve, thus there is a high probability that even the tiniest piece of plastic when drowns in the ocean, is consumed by a fish, and there is a high chance that we might be consuming that fish. It will lead to the worse of worse health conditions, one could think of.

Therefore, we need to join hands with the government and help them reach the goals they have set for a better and safe environment. With so many countries taking the initiative to produce and consume environmentally friendly products, the Australian Government has passed policies regarding banning the consumption of heavy and lightweight plastic bags. It has led to an 80% drop in the usage of plastic bags by the locals. The high percentage indicates a clean and safe home for all living beings and a well-done job making earth smile a bit.

Australians are trying hard and have majorly contributed towards this concern.

What about your country?

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However, not all is lost. Sustainable living is one way to pay for all the damage done on earth and repair it for us and for the generations to come. Earth needs to breathe so it can help us in saving lives. We need to give something for the earth to give us back.

Let us have a look at some of the ways on how can we live in consonance with earth:

“Excuses Will Not Make Up For Misused Energy”

To preserve the future, we are in dire need to conserve energy. The consumption nowadays is higher than it was two decades ago. With our everyday life revolving around gadgets, we often forget we have a duty to protect nature too. There are several ways in which you can make use of the energy efficiently. Let us have a look at some of them:

• Do not let that switch on when not in use.

(Turn off chargers, lights, fans, and other appliances, when not in use)

• Use LED bulbs.
• Use energy-efficient products.

The more you make an effort, the more it counts. Thus, save energy for a better future, or else we might have a future with no energy left to use and we may find ourselves back in the stone age.

“Recycling- Real Life Magic”

Ever wondered about the things that you throw away, where do they go? Well, they do not vanish which means they do go somewhere, benefitting no one rather, just adding on to the mess that is already there. With taking recycling not as serious we are harvesting pollution. There are so many initiatives taken by locals and the government in recycling products. Bins have been labeled and placed in public areas for people to throw in them so that the product does not go to waste and be an add-on to pollution rather it is being recycled and is turned into a new form.

If you are using products that cannot be recycled, rebuilt, refurbished, or resold, stop using it and switch to something that is efficient and can be reused when you are done using it.

“Plastic Is Detrimental”

For a clean and healthy environment, it is highly significant for us to avoid the use of plastic, especially in our daily lives. With plastic being everywhere, we need to manage things with extra care. If we are conscious of the usage of plastic, we can save not only ourselves but for other beings especially, marine life from a wave they cannot handle. It is one of those products that further damages the life of endangered species.

About 40% of the surface of the oceans has plastics diving around. It is alarming and, if this does not stop soon, we might be facing immense problems, concerning the environment. Different can be adapted and have already been by some countries in cutting down use of plastics. Let us have a look at some of them:

• Avoiding plastic water bottles
• Using paper bags or cloth bags
• No use of plastic straws
• Not buying products that have plastic packaging

Your one step can be a savior for many. Do not be hesitant in taking it.

“Do Not Let The Earth Breathe That Smoke Again”

With evolution, the conveyance has been made easy for us, but how that easiness has made it difficult for nature to benefit you with what it can, have you ever thought about that? Cars have been a great source for us and benefit us in so many ways, helping in saving us in our everyday life. However, cars bring pollution with them. The pollution from cars is unacceptable given the condition of the earth. For our convenience roads have been made but how, by cutting down trees. This decision is far worse than any. We chose roads over trees as trees were the ones polluting the environment.

The more efficient way to keep the world clean and healthy is to drive green. It will not only benefit the environment, but it will make your lifestyle a healthier one.

Moreover, with electric cars being introduced in this era, which is termed to be pollution-free, we are forgetting that it needs energy order to run and where will that energy come from? I think we already know the answer.

There are so many other ways to adapt sustainable living. Let us have a look at some of those:

• Save Water– With a shortage of fresh water, it will be difficult for us to survive in the next few years.
• Reduce Meat Intake– To have a healthy lifestyle, is one of the most important steps to take. Eating meat every day is not good for health and thus, leads to certain issues. Who does not want to live a healthy and pain-free life? All of us, right. You have to start from somewhere.
• Buy Organic Products– Most of you must be thinking about the expense that organic products bring with them. However, if you look at it the other way, you will see it is better to have products sourced ethically, than buy products that will act as an add-on to the problems.

Therefore, it is getting more important for us to save energy and go green to make this world a better place to live in, or else we will face the consequences that most of the countries already are.

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