@@lauracanna2201 ya! i am very confused about the eco-ness of a bidet... the wetness! i assume you'd have to use paper to dry off! and since I really don't like being wet, I feel like I would use MORE paper not less! ... if at home you could have a towel to dry off when clean??
I like the idea of shorter lists (10 swaps, etc.) where you can explain a bit more in details why it's sustainable, where to get that product or how to make it (for example, homemade cleaning agent recipe), how to start, other pros (and cons if any), price range, etc. so that we don't (or barely) need to do more research to get started. I think it would give a little extra help/boost to everyone who wishes to make the swaps. (You already do it for some things but I'd like to see it more often) :)
If you can’t collect rainwater, you can save your waste water instead! Personally I keep a small bucket by my kitchen sink that I pour waste water into, when it’s full I just pour it into my watering can or a bottle for storage. I have saved some plastic soda bottles that I store any extra water in, I do have quite a few plants so I need several litres of water per week. - If you have a pet, when you change their water you can save the dirty water and the water from rinsing the bowl/bottle for your plants. I have cats, a dog and a guinea pig so most of my waste water comes from rinsing their water bowls and bottles twice a day. - Unsalted pasta water can also be used for plants (once it’s cooled down ofc 😅). The starch from the pasta water is actually good for your plants! - The water from washing your rice can be easily saved with a bowl or pot under the strainer and given to your plants. - I haven’t looked into it, but I’m sure the water from soaking things like beans or lentils could also be used for your plants. All of these things and several more could also be used for watering your compost; if you have a biodegradable dish soap for example you can pour your dirty dish water straight into the compost.
I have aquariums and use the waste water from water changes for all my plants. It's amazing as it has nitrates in it from the nitrogen cycle of the fish and my plants love it!
You can also collect rain water and use it as an emergency water storage system just in case if you lose both power and water. Just treat it before using it for drinking, there are videos on UA-cam on how to do this.
I’m from the Uk and I think the go to is kitchen roll which is then just thrown away. I randomly ended up in possession of a hospital blanket which I was never going to use outside of hospital (they are not the best!) so I cut it into squares, hemmed them and now have a container on my table with them rolled up in cute little rolls, really easy to grab and use as a napkin and because NHS blankets are always mint green they look so much better on my table than a big roll of paper!
@@AnnikaWithAk yes, and dog parents.. Also, one of my sons has a motorbike & gardening tools which need greasing & cleaning... I use washable cloths for cleaning & cotton napkins, but we're always have paper towels in the house.
For those living in the US - I highly recommend the bidet!! It is not common here, so my husband was skeptical at first, but now he loves it even more than I do and even installed one for his parents too because he recommended it so highly to them. Now I feel unclean if I have to use the toilet somewhere that doesn’t have a bidet. 😅
One of my favorite swaps is reusable napkins (just cloth napkins)! We've converted so many friends to using them. Paper napkins don't make much since to me, but they're really popular in the US.
For sure! I live in the US also and I’ve always mostly used cloth towels for wiping hands, cleaning up stuff, etc. We do technically still have a roll of paper towels (from Who Gives a Crap!), but we go through it super slowly because we pretty much only use for really messy stuff like cleaning up cat hack or wiping up grease - basically stuff that would ruin a reusable towel very quickly/ significantly shorten its life. We probably use like 2-5 rolls of paper towel for a whole year. Also, whenever we are given paper napkins at a restaurant or something, we keep those too and use them in the same way.
If your shower doesn't have a door so you use a shower curtain, look into using a cloth shower curtain liner when it comes time to replace your old nasty plastic one. I stumbled onto this recently and though it's a very small swap I feel very good about it
I was vegetarian before coming to uni, but since coming to uni, I have been trying to eat fewer animal products, specifically dairy. i have tried different plant milks (I think I like soya milk) and the violife vegan feta, which is really good. I am not 100% vegan but I am definitely trying to reduce my dairy intake a bit, as I can't control energy supplier as I am in uni halls.
Concerning LED lights: YES! 😍But don't fall into the trap of a rebound effect. Because it is so cheap and energy efficient, people often use way more light than before. That is not only a huge problem concerning resource consumption but also light pollution. And light pollution is one of the biggest issues of our time, even though most people don't even know about it 😳😳 It significantly affects our entire ecosystem and is even linked to these extreme cancer and obesity rates nowadays! (I can recommend the book "The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light" by Paul Bogard if you're interested in this topic. That book got me hooked on this whole topic) :)
Please make it a series! I just started slowly changing my lifestyle to be more sustainable. I won't be 100% sustainable, but I'm planning to make certain changes and do more research. I just started a compost tumbler and have swapped out paper towels for cloth towels and getting a bidet. I would love to learn more and start making more changes. I like how you are so to the point, clear and concise. Nice job on your vids! Thanks!
Please make more videos like these! I find the simple changes like this to be so helpful, as they are all I’m really able to implement at one time. Your videos got me using safety razors and composting ages back, and now they are staples in my life! Currently looking up rainwater collection systems for my California garden 💪🏼
Have some thyme tea for your throat ! It is great for washing off stuff stuck in your throat when you have a cold. If you don't like the taste you can mix it with some camomile or lime blossom
Right now, in two adult household, we haven't bought paper towels in all the time we've lived together, but we're more than happy to get some if we find out we need them when we get kids or pets. Of course even then trying to go without and if we do find out we need them, using as little as possible.
In Norway the foodwaste goes into a separate container, and it produces biogas, compost or fertilizer for the farms. I did recently reduce the use of papertowels due to the increasing cost of the products. Most of the kitchen rolls went to drying our hands, easiest swap in the world to hang up a normal towel. 😊 About renewable energy resources.. Here in Norway, all energy is green, mainly from hydro energy, and some wind, but it has been a big debate here. The green energy scam. The energy companies charge extra to sell you this product. But, you get the same energy as before, they cant put greener energy into your house. What you pay for is a guarantee of origin, equivalent of your consumption, and you give through this sceme money to the Rainforest Foundation (Norway). Totally with you on recycling. And I might add, buy less, especially clothes, so it doesnt end up in mountains of clothing in Ghana or other places.
Please make an in-depth video about bidets addressing all the concerns people have. Like do you use your hands?, if you're not using soap, does it still clean it down there? Do you wash your hands afterwards? What about stuff getting under findernails? Has anyone ever gotten sick from using this? Etc etc. You get the drift. I'm sure there are more questions. You could do a poll and ask people. You seem like the perfect person to create a vid like this. Thank you!
I wash my hand yes after I have been to the loo 😎👌 and I don’t know how stuff would get under your fingernails in the first place, you’re touching a button on the side of the toilet that turns on the water, so your fingers are no where near any stuff ✨
Hi Gittemary, Can I ask that you look into the sustainability of a Japanese bidet-toilet (the ones that are powered by electric and have the bidet incorporated into the toilet)? In the UK, bathrooms or separate WCs are often not large enough to accommodate both a toilet and a separate bidet - we're keen (when we can afford it) to replace our toilet with one of these Japanese style ones... But I'm curious if it's "better" for the environment, on the proviso that our electricity supplier uses a mix of renewable and fossil fuel. Many thanks! PS the lighting was beautiful.
Hi Christopher, many in the zero waste community have opted for a bidet that is not separate from the toilet nor replaces the toilet, but is an attachment that is installed under the current toilet seat. It's connected to the same water pipe as the toilet, and doesn't require electricity at all. (There are some fancier ones that have heated options, but those aren't necessary and they're harder to install.) I know The Simple Environmentalist and Shelbizleee both have this kind of bidet if you want to see videos about it.
I keep paper towels for cat barf. I think I use a half a roll a year and since I’m frugal and I buy the big pack of rolls I’m set for years. I know people who go through a roll A DAY!!
I am about 80% with the reusable towels instead of paper towels. Reusable for all cleaning, general hand wiping, etc. But I do use disposable for certain things while cooking. But I buy them so much less these days!
I love this kind of content! My brain seems to do well with the list format of these kinds of videos. A series would be very appreciated by this girl! 😁
I've heard that *led lights* are more toxic for the environment - from the utilization point of view. And also - that the 'normal' lights emits infrared light, which - surprisingly - is very healthy for us. Besides that - I agree with everything. Love the channel :)
i would like to elaborate on COmposting... leachate! important toxic run of from the water part of food scraps mixes with toxic chemicals etc in the tip/land fill... and being liquid - escape! more easily!! I think this is THE most important reason to compost... and a reason that might encourage less eco-inclined people to step up.... I understand there is two types of tips/land fill... an old school one; big hole in the ground, and one more like a tomb- totally encapsulated that doesn't allow liquids to leak (they must capture the (toxic liquid???) . . i wonder if that could be a topic of a future episode (if its not been already??) Tips/land fills across the world and how they work ( or don't work) exactly/engineeringly .. ( I would love to a in-depth tour of such a facility myself! behind the scenes and all that - the one (tomb style one I know about - does not allow public access - or even have a front door!!)
also speaking of energy suppliers and solar panels, at least in the US, some companies are actually paying to provide you with panels. You have to just go online and fill out their little questionnaire and if your house meets the requirements then you can get them set up. Something to look into if you own a house.
The two things that I have the most control over are lights and heating/cooling of my house. I restrict use of lights the majority of the day and then any lights I do use are connected to power strips to make it easier to control the few lights that do get used. Then with heating and cooling of my house (I do have dysautonomia and have poor temperature regulation of my own body so it makes things difficult.....) I have made it a habit of having my a/c setpoint at 76°f and the heat setpoint at 68°f. If I feel warmer or cooler then I use the theory of layers to fine tune my comfort through use of the following- yes or no sweatshirt/hoodie/light jacket, pants (leggings rather) are a must because of other issues from tactile issues and the use of leg braces, and then a variety of blankets, sheets and large body towels to cover my body parts as needed in random combinations.
In the US if you own a house see if your state has any government support for installing solar/alternative energy sources in your home. My state has been pushing a program for this for the last couple of years, and sadly I'm a renter, but there are definitely support programs in the US for owners.
Also if you live anywhere in the US, there is a significant federal tax credit for solar (and some other less common alternative energy sources). Our solar system cost like $30k, but we got like $10k of tax federal income tax credit to offset that. And because we don’t make enough money to even owe that much tax in a year, it basically ended up wiping out all of our tax for nearly 2 years, so that whole time I didn’t have to have any federal income tax withholding from my paycheck. (Still had to pay Social Security, Medicare, and state income tax, but federal income tax was by far the largest one for me prior).
Try to save energy as much as you can. It’s most effective to reduce heating and/or cooling as much as you can and the energy of big technical devices. That has by far more impact than led lights. A blanket with tea but less heating is more sustainable.
Good to see a video about more composting I would like to get into composting I live in an area where there's no a local compost and I would have to create my own in the backyard but I want to make sure I am doing it properly
Where I live we have a. company that does "power Purchase agreements" That allow larger consumers to kind of buy into green energy projects that are coming online into the grid so that more get built. Seems to work like shares and you are buying in to secure your power at a reduced cost.
I love the portable bidet I've been using for years now, called Happy Po (Po is German for butt), it's a German invention actually. I don't have toilet paper at home at all, friends are used to bringing a roll with them 😂 I don't even like using to anymore when I'm somewhere else. Speaking of kitchen towel, I only use that for my cat (and cat people will know what I mean) 🤣
this video came right on time for me. moving away from home and this video made so exited to make my own new home the best as it can get! thanx a lot for a great video and the amazing work you do and your energy goes through the screen. hope u have a nice day!
I second continuing this series! Thanks again for all your advice. Do you have tips on the types of cleaning cloths you use and how you wash them? Do you use different ones for the toilet? And do you really need to wash them at 60 degrees or is colder also okay, hygiene-wise?
I’m glad you include the paper towels. I know many places assume they’re common knowledge but I live in Canada and no doubt, North America has not gotten this memo. Paper towels and paper napkins are definitely used more I think. My friends thought I was the weird one when I stopped buying it years ago.
Oh yes! I haven't been able to break my husband of the paper towel habit, but I'm working on it. At my suggestion, he has swapped out plastic sponges for cloths in the kitchen. One step at a time!
Jeg elsker de her videoer du laver med (små og lette) ting der kan skiftes ud eller gøres anderledes som gør en forskel! det gør det mega nemt og overskueligt at starte et sted. Keep 'em comin' 💚
Jeg vil lige anbefale Shelbizlee's kanal. Ikke for at tage noget fra GitteMary, hun har bare virkelig mange af den slags videoer. Nogen af dem er mest minded på USA, men rigtig meget er universelt eller kan nemt omsættes til danske forhold :)
why on earth would collecting rain water be illegal? why would someone think they have the right to control a FREE item that is literally falling to the ground going to waste? that's just ridiculous
I've been looking into installing a bidet, but where I live (the Netherlands) many houses have the water tank and pipes of the toilet built into the wall, so in order to install a bidet you'd actually have to break down the wall and possibly install a new toilet... so not something you can do by yourself or in a rental. If I'm able to buy a house someday it's definitely something I want to do! But for now the best thing I can do is buy recycled toilet paper.
I find it astonishing how much plastic I have to buy when shopping in the big grocery stores. I physically can't get many stuff in non-plastic (even just dry lentils). 😒
Why is collecting rainwater illegal somewhere? I get if it was like not recommend as a drinking water or sth since it can have pollution from air in it, but illegal?
I'm not gonna go vegan anytime soon (because my diet is a bit tastless already). I've actually started to wonder that, I would be at least a bit better to try and get meat as close as possible. And overall try to get more and more local thingies. I do still wanna add veggies into my life, but my closest shop tends to sell everything in plastic and from far away, so trying to get the best items takes too much energy from me :P
A bidet would be fantastic, however, not everyone is on mains water. We live on a property and only have tank water, so water is very precious and we use it as sparingly as possible. Another UA-camr, also said nobody should air conditioning. We also live in the tropics, and need air conditioning in our bedrooms so we can sleep at the hotter times of the year. I love your channel, however, I would like to hear caveats to what you are talking about. Including the climate you live in, financial ability, the fact that not everywhere has recycling, and so on. Everyone’s situation is different, like we have a septic system, and must be careful what is going down the drains, so I use paper towels to wipe oil when needed, I would like to not need paper towels, but sometimes I do. Anyway, I would like to see caveats included in your videos, as you have fantastic information, just there will be valid exceptions which could make people feel guilty when they (the exceptions) are not included. Other than that, fantastic channel and information. 💜
I think this would make a great series! ❤ I would love to know your thoughts on “eco-bricks”? I might be super late to the party, but I just came across this concept and have been looking into what it’s all about and if it’s a good idea or not (in terms of personal circumstances- i.e. geographical location, public resources/initiatives, etc.) because plastic film recycling is non-existent (I live in midwestern US). I have been wanting to invest in a recycling service from Terra Cycle for years (like their zero waste box)- they are of course quite expensive, but it would be the route I’d inevitably take if this eco-brick thing isn’t a good idea.
Hi! I live in Spain and some years ago I heard about Terra Cycle and I loved BUT..... sadly I was a documentary called "El mito del reciclaje" that you can watched here on youtube. The thing is TerraCycle is fake.The documentary demonstrates how what the company does is take the products to be recycled to countries like Turkey where jurisdiction over recycling does not exist and they burn them there.😱You can see the frustrated face of an English lady collecting bags of crips and see her packet ready to fire. And another from USA, etc. At the end of the documentary they try to talk to Tom Szaky, the director of the company, and he just doesn't talk to them. He is obviously a swindler!! He deals with companies like pPantene, etc so that they gain brand image by saying "hey, I'm ecofriendy", they pay to terracycle and then terracycle simply transports the garbage to countries where there is no legislation on recycling and they are burned there. So, so, so, so sad.
My husband and I have been reducing our meat consumption for sustainability. We'll never be 100% vegetarian (I'm the cook of the house and it's my comfort zone) but I'm finding a lot of meatless recipes end up using a lot of dairy. Is that still more sustainable? Or does that end up balancing things out as if we're eating meat?
In general dairy, is more environmentally friendly than beef for example. You can google the different carbon dioxide emissions for certain food products, but the thumb rule is that producing beef produces more carbon dioxide than pork, chicken and fish. Still eating those is not ethically substainable. And what it comes to dairy, cheese takes a lot of milk and thats worse for environment than milk for example
you need a soft box light, with grids preferably. you can also just hang a white sheet over your window or light source. a thin white sheet can work better
As an Italian, I second the idea of everyone using a bidet. It's so much more hygienic and a blessing when you are on your period
Same here but we don't use the bidet instead of the toilet paper, we use it besides the toilet paper 🤭
@@lauracanna2201 concordo assolutamente!
Absolutely agree 🎉
@@lauracanna2201 ya! i am very confused about the eco-ness of a bidet... the wetness! i assume you'd have to use paper to dry off! and since I really don't like being wet, I feel like I would use MORE paper not less! ... if at home you could have a towel to dry off when clean??
yes as soon as i move into my own place i’m installing one, i hate how in england they aren’t common practice
I like the idea of shorter lists (10 swaps, etc.) where you can explain a bit more in details why it's sustainable, where to get that product or how to make it (for example, homemade cleaning agent recipe), how to start, other pros (and cons if any), price range, etc. so that we don't (or barely) need to do more research to get started. I think it would give a little extra help/boost to everyone who wishes to make the swaps. (You already do it for some things but I'd like to see it more often) :)
If you can’t collect rainwater, you can save your waste water instead! Personally I keep a small bucket by my kitchen sink that I pour waste water into, when it’s full I just pour it into my watering can or a bottle for storage. I have saved some plastic soda bottles that I store any extra water in, I do have quite a few plants so I need several litres of water per week.
- If you have a pet, when you change their water you can save the dirty water and the water from rinsing the bowl/bottle for your plants. I have cats, a dog and a guinea pig so most of my waste water comes from rinsing their water bowls and bottles twice a day.
- Unsalted pasta water can also be used for plants (once it’s cooled down ofc 😅). The starch from the pasta water is actually good for your plants!
- The water from washing your rice can be easily saved with a bowl or pot under the strainer and given to your plants.
- I haven’t looked into it, but I’m sure the water from soaking things like beans or lentils could also be used for your plants.
All of these things and several more could also be used for watering your compost; if you have a biodegradable dish soap for example you can pour your dirty dish water straight into the compost.
I have aquariums and use the waste water from water changes for all my plants. It's amazing as it has nitrates in it from the nitrogen cycle of the fish and my plants love it!
And to flush your toilet with!
Okay I was low key thinking the same thing 😂🤫
Great tips! 🌿✨
You can also collect rain water and use it as an emergency water storage system just in case if you lose both power and water. Just treat it before using it for drinking, there are videos on UA-cam on how to do this.
10 swaps to make your office more sustainable, please!
I’m from the Uk and I think the go to is kitchen roll which is then just thrown away. I randomly ended up in possession of a hospital blanket which I was never going to use outside of hospital (they are not the best!) so I cut it into squares, hemmed them and now have a container on my table with them rolled up in cute little rolls, really easy to grab and use as a napkin and because NHS blankets are always mint green they look so much better on my table than a big roll of paper!
I'm a cat parent, so there's only one real reason to use kitchen towel 😂 cat people will relate
@@AnnikaWithAk yes, and dog parents.. Also, one of my sons has a motorbike & gardening tools which need greasing & cleaning... I use washable cloths for cleaning & cotton napkins, but we're always have paper towels in the house.
For those living in the US - I highly recommend the bidet!! It is not common here, so my husband was skeptical at first, but now he loves it even more than I do and even installed one for his parents too because he recommended it so highly to them. Now I feel unclean if I have to use the toilet somewhere that doesn’t have a bidet. 😅
One of my favorite swaps is reusable napkins (just cloth napkins)! We've converted so many friends to using them. Paper napkins don't make much since to me, but they're really popular in the US.
I convinced my family to switch to cloth napkins about four years ago and I can't imagine how many packets of paper napkins we've saved in that time!
For sure! I live in the US also and I’ve always mostly used cloth towels for wiping hands, cleaning up stuff, etc. We do technically still have a roll of paper towels (from Who Gives a Crap!), but we go through it super slowly because we pretty much only use for really messy stuff like cleaning up cat hack or wiping up grease - basically stuff that would ruin a reusable towel very quickly/ significantly shorten its life. We probably use like 2-5 rolls of paper towel for a whole year. Also, whenever we are given paper napkins at a restaurant or something, we keep those too and use them in the same way.
@@coralovesnature We do the same thing with paper towels and napkins for the same reasons!
A video on making vacations more sustainable would be awesome!
If your shower doesn't have a door so you use a shower curtain, look into using a cloth shower curtain liner when it comes time to replace your old nasty plastic one. I stumbled onto this recently and though it's a very small swap I feel very good about it
Oh yeah ! Quick wash and you're good to go
I was vegetarian before coming to uni, but since coming to uni, I have been trying to eat fewer animal products, specifically dairy. i have tried different plant milks (I think I like soya milk) and the violife vegan feta, which is really good. I am not 100% vegan but I am definitely trying to reduce my dairy intake a bit, as I can't control energy supplier as I am in uni halls.
Concerning LED lights: YES! 😍But don't fall into the trap of a rebound effect. Because it is so cheap and energy efficient, people often use way more light than before. That is not only a huge problem concerning resource consumption but also light pollution. And light pollution is one of the biggest issues of our time, even though most people don't even know about it 😳😳 It significantly affects our entire ecosystem and is even linked to these extreme cancer and obesity rates nowadays! (I can recommend the book "The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light" by Paul Bogard if you're interested in this topic. That book got me hooked on this whole topic) :)
Thank you for the book recommendation. I have a bee in my bonnet about light pollution and am very wary of LEDs.
Please make it a series! I just started slowly changing my lifestyle to be more sustainable. I won't be 100% sustainable, but I'm planning to make certain changes and do more research. I just started a compost tumbler and have swapped out paper towels for cloth towels and getting a bidet. I would love to learn more and start making more changes.
I like how you are so to the point, clear and concise. Nice job on your vids! Thanks!
Please make more videos like these! I find the simple changes like this to be so helpful, as they are all I’m really able to implement at one time. Your videos got me using safety razors and composting ages back, and now they are staples in my life! Currently looking up rainwater collection systems for my California garden 💪🏼
🙌🙌bidet toilets!!
Have some thyme tea for your throat ! It is great for washing off stuff stuck in your throat when you have a cold. If you don't like the taste you can mix it with some camomile or lime blossom
Right now, in two adult household, we haven't bought paper towels in all the time we've lived together, but we're more than happy to get some if we find out we need them when we get kids or pets.
Of course even then trying to go without and if we do find out we need them, using as little as possible.
In Norway the foodwaste goes into a separate container, and it produces biogas, compost or fertilizer for the farms. I did recently reduce the use of papertowels due to the increasing cost of the products. Most of the kitchen rolls went to drying our hands, easiest swap in the world to hang up a normal towel. 😊 About renewable energy resources.. Here in Norway, all energy is green, mainly from hydro energy, and some wind, but it has been a big debate here. The green energy scam. The energy companies charge extra to sell you this product. But, you get the same energy as before, they cant put greener energy into your house. What you pay for is a guarantee of origin, equivalent of your consumption, and you give through this sceme money to the Rainforest Foundation (Norway). Totally with you on recycling. And I might add, buy less, especially clothes, so it doesnt end up in mountains of clothing in Ghana or other places.
Lovely to discover your channel today all the way from Papua New Guinea ( above Australia ).
Please make an in-depth video about bidets addressing all the concerns people have. Like do you use your hands?, if you're not using soap, does it still clean it down there? Do you wash your hands afterwards? What about stuff getting under findernails? Has anyone ever gotten sick from using this? Etc etc. You get the drift. I'm sure there are more questions. You could do a poll and ask people. You seem like the perfect person to create a vid like this. Thank you!
I wash my hand yes after I have been to the loo 😎👌 and I don’t know how stuff would get under your fingernails in the first place, you’re touching a button on the side of the toilet that turns on the water, so your fingers are no where near any stuff ✨
Hi Gittemary,
Can I ask that you look into the sustainability of a Japanese bidet-toilet (the ones that are powered by electric and have the bidet incorporated into the toilet)?
In the UK, bathrooms or separate WCs are often not large enough to accommodate both a toilet and a separate bidet - we're keen (when we can afford it) to replace our toilet with one of these Japanese style ones... But I'm curious if it's "better" for the environment, on the proviso that our electricity supplier uses a mix of renewable and fossil fuel.
Many thanks!
PS the lighting was beautiful.
Hi Christopher, many in the zero waste community have opted for a bidet that is not separate from the toilet nor replaces the toilet, but is an attachment that is installed under the current toilet seat. It's connected to the same water pipe as the toilet, and doesn't require electricity at all. (There are some fancier ones that have heated options, but those aren't necessary and they're harder to install.) I know The Simple Environmentalist and Shelbizleee both have this kind of bidet if you want to see videos about it.
@@TravelSoMuch awesome, thanks for the recommendation.
This is already a series, I mean this with love but you have made a million of these videos
I keep paper towels for cat barf. I think I use a half a roll a year and since I’m frugal and I buy the big pack of rolls I’m set for years. I know people who go through a roll A DAY!!
I am about 80% with the reusable towels instead of paper towels. Reusable for all cleaning, general hand wiping, etc. But I do use disposable for certain things while cooking. But I buy them so much less these days!
Same here! I’m pretty consistently using rags unless it’s a bug or something “dirty”- still working on it! Progress, not perfection
Yes to the sustainable vacation!!
I love this kind of content! My brain seems to do well with the list format of these kinds of videos. A series would be very appreciated by this girl! 😁
I've heard that *led lights* are more toxic for the environment - from the utilization point of view. And also - that the 'normal' lights emits infrared light, which - surprisingly - is very healthy for us. Besides that - I agree with everything.
Love the channel :)
Thanks for the helpful info loved them all an do most,thanks 🌏🌏🌏🌏🌏🌏🌏🌐🌐🙂❤❤❤❤❤
A series sounds great !
Yes for a series 🎉🎉🎉
I'd like if it was a serie! BTW I really like when you draw those tiny dots under your eyes
i would like to elaborate on COmposting... leachate! important toxic run of from the water part of food scraps mixes with toxic chemicals etc in the tip/land fill... and being liquid - escape! more easily!! I think this is THE most important reason to compost... and a reason that might encourage less eco-inclined people to step up.... I understand there is two types of tips/land fill... an old school one; big hole in the ground, and one more like a tomb- totally encapsulated that doesn't allow liquids to leak (they must capture the (toxic liquid???) . . i wonder if that could be a topic of a future episode (if its not been already??) Tips/land fills across the world and how they work ( or don't work) exactly/engineeringly .. ( I would love to a in-depth tour of such a facility myself! behind the scenes and all that - the one (tomb style one I know about - does not allow public access - or even have a front door!!)
also speaking of energy suppliers and solar panels, at least in the US, some companies are actually paying to provide you with panels. You have to just go online and fill out their little questionnaire and if your house meets the requirements then you can get them set up. Something to look into if you own a house.
Your idea about sustainable vacations is awesome!!! I'd love to a video (or a series) about it!!!
yes, yes, yes, more content like this! 💚🌿. btw, the soft yellowish/brownish light look very natural 😉
Sustainable vacations yay!
Coming up! 😎
The two things that I have the most control over are lights and heating/cooling of my house.
I restrict use of lights the majority of the day and then any lights I do use are connected to power strips to make it easier to control the few lights that do get used.
Then with heating and cooling of my house (I do have dysautonomia and have poor temperature regulation of my own body so it makes things difficult.....) I have made it a habit of having my a/c setpoint at 76°f and the heat setpoint at 68°f. If I feel warmer or cooler then I use the theory of layers to fine tune my comfort through use of the following- yes or no sweatshirt/hoodie/light jacket, pants (leggings rather) are a must because of other issues from tactile issues and the use of leg braces, and then a variety of blankets, sheets and large body towels to cover my body parts as needed in random combinations.
I recently got a bidet for one of our bathrooms. It’s still a learning curve however it does allow us to use less toilet paper.
Yes yes and another yes, more please!
I am going to buy a portable bidet, thank you 🥰
More, yes
yes please I love these videos.hope you feel better.
Slippery elm tea is great for sore throats 🌱
In the US if you own a house see if your state has any government support for installing solar/alternative energy sources in your home. My state has been pushing a program for this for the last couple of years, and sadly I'm a renter, but there are definitely support programs in the US for owners.
Also if you live anywhere in the US, there is a significant federal tax credit for solar (and some other less common alternative energy sources). Our solar system cost like $30k, but we got like $10k of tax federal income tax credit to offset that. And because we don’t make enough money to even owe that much tax in a year, it basically ended up wiping out all of our tax for nearly 2 years, so that whole time I didn’t have to have any federal income tax withholding from my paycheck. (Still had to pay Social Security, Medicare, and state income tax, but federal income tax was by far the largest one for me prior).
Will you be making a video of your new apt soon? When will you be moving? Did you sell your house?
Try to save energy as much as you can. It’s most effective to reduce heating and/or cooling as much as you can and the energy of big technical devices. That has by far more impact than led lights. A blanket with tea but less heating is more sustainable.
I switched to a bidet last year and when people come over it always becomes a talking point. A few of my friends have even switched to using them. ❤
A series!!! Pleaseee
Yes, love this theme. Keep ‘em coming 🤗
Recently figured out how to switch to green energy (community solar) and it should save me money! So relieved to find this.
I think this series would be great. One idea is for cities use methane for energy needs. We do this in Montreal (La Tohu).
Good to see a video about more composting I would like to get into composting I live in an area where there's no a local compost and I would have to create my own in the backyard but I want to make sure I am doing it properly
Where I live we have a. company that does "power Purchase agreements" That allow larger consumers to kind of buy into green energy projects that are coming online into the grid so that more get built. Seems to work like shares and you are buying in to secure your power at a reduced cost.
I love the portable bidet I've been using for years now, called Happy Po (Po is German for butt), it's a German invention actually. I don't have toilet paper at home at all, friends are used to bringing a roll with them 😂 I don't even like using to anymore when I'm somewhere else. Speaking of kitchen towel, I only use that for my cat (and cat people will know what I mean) 🤣
We need the series 🤩
this video came right on time for me. moving away from home and this video made so exited to make my own new home the best as it can get! thanx a lot for a great video and the amazing work you do and your energy goes through the screen. hope u have a nice day!
I second continuing this series! Thanks again for all your advice. Do you have tips on the types of cleaning cloths you use and how you wash them? Do you use different ones for the toilet? And do you really need to wash them at 60 degrees or is colder also okay, hygiene-wise?
I would love for you to do swaps for specific parts of your home and life!!!
I’m glad you include the paper towels. I know many places assume they’re common knowledge but I live in Canada and no doubt, North America has not gotten this memo. Paper towels and paper napkins are definitely used more I think. My friends thought I was the weird one when I stopped buying it years ago.
Oh yes! I haven't been able to break my husband of the paper towel habit, but I'm working on it. At my suggestion, he has swapped out plastic sponges for cloths in the kitchen. One step at a time!
@@sustainfemhave to start somewhere so that’s great!
Jeg elsker de her videoer du laver med (små og lette) ting der kan skiftes ud eller gøres anderledes som gør en forskel! det gør det mega nemt og overskueligt at starte et sted. Keep 'em comin' 💚
Enig, det er mega rart at få noget konkret og overskueligt at gå efter
Jeg vil lige anbefale Shelbizlee's kanal.
Ikke for at tage noget fra GitteMary, hun har bare virkelig mange af den slags videoer. Nogen af dem er mest minded på USA, men rigtig meget er universelt eller kan nemt omsættes til danske forhold :)
"everyone in denmark uses reusable ones instead of paper towels" tell that to my danish bf 😂 but i think i finally converted him haha
Oh no, a traitor 🥲
Off topic. I hope you are taking cre of yourself and not just throwing yourself at UA-cam after your break up. Coming from a caring place 💛
Would love to see more videos like this one!
Definitely yes to the series, and get well soon!
in Australia most states will give you LED lights for free , as part of an energy saving program
An awesome video of 10 sustainable swaps for the home 🏠 and love 😍 that the first one is compost. Love 🥰 this video and love 💞 Gittemary.
they're called hardware stores in the usamerican midwest
Oh…. That’s right 😂
I use my sons diaper sprayer as a bidet and his old reusable wipes instead of toilet paper (toilet paper is so expensive too!)
I would love an updated series!!
Series for this sounds great! ✨
love you! get well soon!
More of this thank you ❤
why on earth would collecting rain water be illegal? why would someone think they have the right to control a FREE item that is literally falling to the ground going to waste? that's just ridiculous
Personally I enjoy these types of videos and would like a series
Endelig lav en masse lignende video :)
I've been looking into installing a bidet, but where I live (the Netherlands) many houses have the water tank and pipes of the toilet built into the wall, so in order to install a bidet you'd actually have to break down the wall and possibly install a new toilet... so not something you can do by yourself or in a rental. If I'm able to buy a house someday it's definitely something I want to do! But for now the best thing I can do is buy recycled toilet paper.
I love videos like these
I find it astonishing how much plastic I have to buy when shopping in the big grocery stores. I physically can't get many stuff in non-plastic (even just dry lentils). 😒
Why is collecting rainwater illegal somewhere?
I get if it was like not recommend as a drinking water or sth since it can have pollution from air in it, but illegal?
Would make a great series
Always want more home swap series! :D
Also - does anyone have good water tab brands?
I use Get Aquare ✨
I'm not gonna go vegan anytime soon (because my diet is a bit tastless already). I've actually started to wonder that, I would be at least a bit better to try and get meat as close as possible. And overall try to get more and more local thingies. I do still wanna add veggies into my life, but my closest shop tends to sell everything in plastic and from far away, so trying to get the best items takes too much energy from me :P
how can you avoid rats with a compost, have a cat and worry about them getting hurt as heard stories before
A bidet would be fantastic, however, not everyone is on mains water. We live on a property and only have tank water, so water is very precious and we use it as sparingly as possible.
Another UA-camr, also said nobody should air conditioning. We also live in the tropics, and need air conditioning in our bedrooms so we can sleep at the hotter times of the year.
I love your channel, however, I would like to hear caveats to what you are talking about. Including the climate you live in, financial ability, the fact that not everywhere has recycling, and so on. Everyone’s situation is different, like we have a septic system, and must be careful what is going down the drains, so I use paper towels to wipe oil when needed, I would like to not need paper towels, but sometimes I do.
Anyway, I would like to see caveats included in your videos, as you have fantastic information, just there will be valid exceptions which could make people feel guilty when they (the exceptions) are not included.
Other than that, fantastic channel and information. 💜
Get Aquare doesnt exist anymore. Do you know another brand that does the same thing?
I think this would make a great series! ❤ I would love to know your thoughts on “eco-bricks”? I might be super late to the party, but I just came across this concept and have been looking into what it’s all about and if it’s a good idea or not (in terms of personal circumstances- i.e. geographical location, public resources/initiatives, etc.) because plastic film recycling is non-existent (I live in midwestern US). I have been wanting to invest in a recycling service from Terra Cycle for years (like their zero waste box)- they are of course quite expensive, but it would be the route I’d inevitably take if this eco-brick thing isn’t a good idea.
Hi! I live in Spain and some years ago I heard about Terra Cycle and I loved BUT..... sadly I was a documentary called "El mito del reciclaje" that you can watched here on youtube. The thing is TerraCycle is fake.The documentary demonstrates how what the company does is take the products to be recycled to countries like Turkey where jurisdiction over recycling does not exist and they burn them there.😱You can see the frustrated face of an English lady collecting bags of crips and see her packet ready to fire. And another from USA, etc. At the end of the documentary they try to talk to Tom Szaky, the director of the company, and he just doesn't talk to them. He is obviously a swindler!!
He deals with companies like pPantene, etc so that they gain brand image by saying "hey, I'm ecofriendy", they pay to terracycle and then terracycle simply transports the garbage to countries where there is no legislation on recycling and they are burned there. So, so, so, so sad.
My husband and I have been reducing our meat consumption for sustainability. We'll never be 100% vegetarian (I'm the cook of the house and it's my comfort zone) but I'm finding a lot of meatless recipes end up using a lot of dairy. Is that still more sustainable? Or does that end up balancing things out as if we're eating meat?
In general dairy, is more environmentally friendly than beef for example. You can google the different carbon dioxide emissions for certain food products, but the thumb rule is that producing beef produces more carbon dioxide than pork, chicken and fish. Still eating those is not ethically substainable. And what it comes to dairy, cheese takes a lot of milk and thats worse for environment than milk for example
In south africa we have one energy supplier and they can't even keep the power on🤦🏻♀️
i cannot balance on a bike never have
you need a soft box light, with grids preferably. you can also just hang a white sheet over your window or light source. a thin white sheet can work better
Yea, it's easy to change our energy supplier to green energy... but even regular is expensive af right now 🥲
Would love to see more of this!!