Reduce peronal waste. Ch.3

In the first post of chapter 3 I tackled the issue of garbage I have in my hand for short periods of time. Today’s post is planned to show you how I am making lifestyle changes in production of long term personal waste. An example of this is going on large shopping sprees. Around twice a year I go on a larger shopping spree, once before fall and winter and once before spring and summer. These shopping sprees seem fun at the time, but soon enough you’ll find me cleaning out my closet to make room for more. Its not only the issue of buying more but it’s the problem of constantly buying new.

Every garmet bought used is one less fabricated, transported and then thrown away. Have you ever heard the saying “one mans trash is another mans treasure”? The production of clothing specifically synthetic fibers such as polyester requires a lot of energy and crude oil as well as it produecs byproducts such as toxic gases and toxic chemicals. Even cotton and linen plants are sprayed with pesticieds and still impact the environment greatly. Production of clothing is also a huge water consumer. It takes 5,300 gallons of water to grow one kilogram of cotton.

I decided when I created my 21 day challenge outline earlier this spring that instead of going shopping at the mall for my new spring and summer clothes that I would thrift them. I was surprised by the amount of items I found and was quite proud to have completed the entire shopping trip within one thrift store.

Benefits of thrifting:

Environmentally healthier

Unique finds

Cheaper