How I start loving the earth and myself..

Recently most of us became earth conscious..!

I wanted to reduce my plastic usage / paper usage / water usage for a decade. But I felt hard to follow it.. I think of two main reasons:

1. I, Me and Myself

2. Things around me

Most of us say you are the reason.. nothing else.. But I want to add a 2nd reason here..

When I say "things around me", I really mean bad things which are easily available everywhere around me and people around me are already using it.. so when I volunteer myself 

for a change I pushed back by someone / something saying "come on.. we are all doing the same.. why are you worried?".. directly or indirectly..

We need a environment where if the 1st reason fails we should get a good slap by someone / something saying "come on.. it is written everywhere in the shop that you need to bring your own bag" and "the government is making all the efforts to reduce the plastic bags usage".. That's it.. This is what all I mean..

I got an opportunity to participate in a short film competition hosted by Singapore Environment Council. My movie is not bad to me.. :) Here is the link..

What I wonder is others have done a great art. Most of the participated videos says "how we are treating our earth!" and "what we can do to stop doing that".. After this event I have became bit serious on earth conscious..

Cloth bags for shopping

I used to go for shopping without much plan. Just note down the things in my smartphone or remember everything in mind. That's it. But how I am going to bring back the purchased items home? No plans. Collect the items in a basket, go to counter and they will have plastic bags to cover for you.

Here we both failed: 

1. I failed to bring my own bag

2. Shop owners are ready to provide plastic bags with extra price.. the extra price for plastic bags is so cheap so I never worried..

I cannot think of much on the 2nd point.. it is up to the shop and government regulations to reduce the plastic usage.. So I started concentrating on 1st point.. bought a shopping cloth bag..

Compostable trash bags

Even after buying cloth bags I sometimes think super market plastic bags are required to put my every day trash.. so I never worried for forgetting my cloth bag for shopping..

Later I come across this compostable trash bags..

Unfortunately good things never advertized..

Stainless steel water bottles

Plastic bottles are reaching the ocean.. we know this.. but we don't know exactly what happens next.. see the video link below..

After watching this video I searched for plastic alternatives so that I feel I am contributing something to save the earth.. found glass, silicone and stainless steel .. I need something good for my health too..

While browsing I read this catchy word "food grade stainless steel".. then found klean kanteen is available in Singapore..

I kept all my plastic bottles in a bag and gave it for recycling.. that's the best I can do now.. and bought stainless steel bottles.. Here are some pics..

Hand kerchief instead of toilet tissue papers

I do this at my home / my office / shopping malls / public toilets. Tearing the toilet tissue papers. Fast.. really fast.. OMG! I don't believe.. I kill a tree per year..

I started using my hand kerchief instead of toilet tissue papers..

Reduced washing machine usage

I clean my cloths thrice a week or twice a week. Smells good!

But the chemical water reaches the earth's bed.. I am doing it.. intentionally or unintentionally..

When I realized this I started using washing machine weekly once..

Unfortunately detergent companies never mention this..

Reduced Shower Time

I clean my body twice a day. Hygienic.. but the soap water reaches the earth's bed! Any ways I have to do this to feel myself good..

What can be done is lesser shower time.. I am trying..