6 Habits to recycle

Environmental conservation has taken on great importance in today’s society, which is why we present some habits to recycle starting at home or in your office. On May 17, World Recycling Day is celebrated with the objective of making society aware of the growing impact of environmental pollution.

Each year the environmental impact has increased considerably generating health problems, quality of life for humans and living beings and the increase of residual waste which generates an affectation for seas, ecosystems, animals and plants. The increase in world population has also impacted this chain of problems, the construction of new cities, medical innovations, among other things.

For this reason, we bring you 6 important habits to recycle the waste we produce at home, to begin with it is important to define what is recycling? Recycling is the reuse or proper separation of the waste we generate.

1 Waste separation for recycling

Now, how do I do all this? It is important to say that there are many companies or organization that oversee waste collection, the most popular are:

1. Plastic bottles
2. Glass
3. Metals (cans, some household appliances)

It is important for these companies or even programs that make the reception of these materials for recycling to have some rules.

1. Wash or rinse bottles, cans, or waste.
2. Crush plastic bottles and cans to take up less space.
3. Separate into bags according to the material.

2  Reduce the amount of plastics when shopping

There are already many options for storage containers such as toppers, plastic bottles, and plastic straws. Only 50% of the plastics we buy at the supermarket are discarded, change your plastic bottle for a reusable thermos, this will reduce the impact of plastics that we discard.

Another way in which we can reduce the amount of plastics, are all these companies that are responsible for selling products in bulk, you take your jars or bags and they sell you from consumer products such as condiments, cereals, vegetables or hygiene products such as detergents, hand soap, antibacterial gel, fabric softener, we can even find many companies that are trying to change the use of commercial cosmetic products for organic handmade products, which work the same or better in many cases than commercial products, here are some examples:

1. Shampoo and conditioner sticks
2. Solid toothpaste
3. Cosmetics
4. Facial creams and masks 

3  Change in consumption

It is not easy to stop consuming some products, but for coffee lovers and the new trends for coffee makers have increased, some of them now work with capsules with a great variety of flavors, brands and others, but have you ever wondered what happens to all the capsules you use? all are discarded and a huge amount of waste is generated, but there is a product that can be washed and recycled that fits perfectly in this type of coffee makers, they are silicone or plastic capsules that you can reuse as many times as you want, fill them with your favorite coffee and ready, it is important for all coffee lovers that does not change the flavor or structure, discover hacks to press your coffee well in the capsule.

4  Closet cleaning

There are always clothes in your closet that you haven’t worn in more than a year, take out all your clothes and separate them into 4 categories:

What you want to keep

The ones you are going to donate

The one that already has defects, and you are going to throw away

The ones you are going to renew

Join the trend of renewing clothes, cut them or tear them, another trend is to paint t-shirts or hoodies in a single color or tie dye are things you can do from home. 

5  Reuse materials

Make crafts at a low cost, we always have a jar of some cream or hair treatment, paint it and decorate with it, another good option is to recycle candle containers and turn them into beautiful flowerpots.

6 Appropriate ways to dispose of some materials

Products such as batteries should be stored in a bottle and go to a collection center that accepts batteries and does not pollute the environment. Another product that has a great environmental impact is one of daily consumption, cooking oil, store it in a container with a lid.

Did you know that only 1 liter of oil can contaminate up to 1,000 liters of water?

These 6 habits to recycle can generate a great positive impact on your home or office, starting this May 17 World Recycling Day with this basic guide to good recycling practices.