Start your year with a pledge to avoid all single use plastics, the majority of which can be replaced with reusable alternatives. If you have the space you can also invest in a greenhouse for all your growing needs. Plant fleeces, bell cloches, and hoop tunnels can provide the protection needed to survive through winter. One thing to keep in mind when growing plants in winter is that some plants do need more care and maintenance to protect them from the adverse weather. We’ve already posted our guide to growing winter vegetables, so if you missed that, you can check it out here. There’s nothing more sustainable than growing your own food, even in winter there are so many fruits and vegetables that can be grown successfully. Research shows that we could feed an additional 4 billion humans if we grew our crops directly for human consumption, rather than feeding the crops to farm animals, and then consuming them.
In a study of 89,000 people, those eating meat-free diets appeared to cut their risk of high blood pressure by 55 per cent but those eating a vegan diet had a whopping 75 per cent lower risk. Switching to a plant-based diet can cut emissions massively.Ī plant-based diet may have the ability to lower your blood pressure. This is roughly the same amount as all transport (car, ship, plane) emissions across the planet. The UN states that meat and dairy livestock accounts for 14.5% of all manmade greenhouse gas emissions.
You can also compost your tree at home, provided you can break it down small enough, a woodchipper is ideal but if you want to put in the effort you can also break it down with a saw. Many local councils have a tree disposal system, where they will collect and compost your tree for free. Many real trees unfortunately end up in landfill, where they release methane, a substance that is worse for the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. Of course, this only works for real trees, artificial trees are generally made of PVC which isn’t recyclable. Start your new year with the right foot forward, by disposing of your Christmas tree in a sustainable way. Help to make a positive impact on the environment, as well as in your own life, read along to find out how! You have the power to make changes in your life for the better, and what better way to start than by making a sustainable new year’s resolution. The new year has always been a time of renewal and rebirth, a time for new beginnings, that’s why new year’s resolutions have been so popular.