12 ecological habits that you should adopt today

Are you aware of the environmental situation of our planet?

12 ecological habits that you should adopt today

Are you aware of the environmental situation of our planet?

Leading an environmentally friendly life is easier than you imagine.

To act in favor of the environment, we need to know exactly what kind of outlook we are facing, that’s why we collected hard data on pollution along with some ideas to fight and / or prevent their effects.

Some of these actions might seem very simple, however the impact they would have if we all started practicing these little ecological habits would be extraordinary.

So don’t wait any longer! Click each switch so that it turns from red to green and you know how to transform negative effect in a positive one.

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More than 2 million people live in severe water shortage, yet a leaking tap ends up wasting 30 liters a day.
Close the tap correctly. In case of a leak, place a container to collect the water during the day and put it to good use. un recipiente para recopilar el agua durante el día y dale un buen uso.
It takes one year for half a hectare of trees to absorb the CO2 emitted by a car, however, in Mexico, approximately 200 thousand hectares of forests and jungles are lost per year.
Make the commitment to plant at least two trees a year, you can join different reforestation volunteers near your community.
7 thousand liters of water are needed to make a pair of jeans, this is the equivalent of the water a person drinks in ten years.
Be a conscious consumer and do not throw away the clothes that you no longer use, instead take them to recycling centers or give it to someone in need.
The livestock industry is responsible for the emission of 14.5% of greenhouse gases.
Reduce your meat consumption as much as possible. A plant-based diet reduces your carbon footprint by 50%.
About 10 billion cigarettes are discarded every day and a single cigarette can contaminate up to 50 liters of drinking water.
Reduce your consumption! Cigarette buds contain toxic waste such as nicotine and tar, so recycling is a difficult task (yet not impossible).
A person washes more than 200 kg of clothes a year and each load of clothes consumes between 42 and 62 liters of water.
Try to use cold water and forget about prewash. A normal wash is more than enough and reduces your energy consumption up to 80%.
240 million computers are sold annually, inside they have an amount of copper equivalent to the total production of a mine for a whole year.
Separate and recycle electronic waste to rescue valuable materials, such as copper and plastic, that can be reused.
About one million plastic bags are used every minute in the world and less than 5% are recycled.
Take cloth bags to the supermarket to store your purchases and avoid plastic bags when offered to you at convenience stores.
8 million tonnes of plastic reach the sea every year, this amount is equivalent to 800 times the weight of the Eiffel Tower.
Use a flask that can be refilled and take it with you wherever you go.
The production of a tonne of paper requires cutting at least 17 large trees.
Paper can be recycled up to 11 times! Do not hesitate to separate and recycle this precious material.
Every year 1.3 billion tonnes of food are wasted worldwide, equivalent to almost a third of the food produced. In Mexico, the number is close to 20 million tonnes per year.
As a responsible consumer, buy only what you need and reuse your food leftovers. In case there are losses, separate the organic products and make your own compost.
CO2 is the biggest contributor to climate change and, in 2018, its emissions reached 37.1 gigatonnes, a record in the history of mankind.
Reduce the use of your car and try to carpool whenever possible. In a perfect scenario, we would all be using hybrid or 100% electric cars.

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