365 Sustainable Decisions Challenge

I wish you a Merry Christmas, a wonderful holiday and a Happy New Year! After 2,5 years sharing daily posts I've decided to take a break too to recharge my batteries. I'll be back on January 10th. Love you all and I look forward to seeing you again next year! ❤️

Imagine a beautiful day and a comfortable chair to sit in. Next to it a little book shelf with books for you to read and take home. That's made possible in this public garden. I like the opportunity to enjoy nature, and reuse books.

This is a great idea by Tony Hussein, who uses and old pen holder to put his toiletries in. It saves him from buying a new holder and trowing away the unused pen holder. Great!

This drone reminds me of a robot lawn mower! It's a hardworking and loyal worker. Good job! And your daily advent surprise: https://healthyyouhealthyplanet.earth/advent-calendar #sustainableLiving #pollutionfree #cleanup Loading... Twitter Embed Code Retweet text: This drone eats trash to clean up our oceans. #plasticfree #saveourocean #beachcleanup #savetheoceans #eco #ecofriendly #saveourseas #zerowaste #cleanenergy #ecofriendlyproducts #sustainability #sustainabilitymatters #gogreen

I have heard others talking about leaving the tap on whilst brushing their teeth. I can’t remember ever having done so, but I do remember brushing my teeth under the shower, which is similar. So I now consciously don’t do that anymore to save water.

These goats have a great life! Look at their view, but even more interesting: they were not living in an enclosure. They were free to go wherever they want and chose to stay.

Now this is great! They made this statue from bananas, which were all eaten afterwards, so that no food was wasted! Wonderful and clever! Your daily advent surprise: https://healthyyouhealthyplanet.earth/advent-calendar #zerowaste #stopfoodwaste #sustainableLiving #SDG2 Loading... Twitter Embed Code Retweet text: Creativity at its best 👌 #EcoFriendly Lord Ganesha built from 1 million Banana on #GaneshChaturthi All Bananas got distributed among the devotees and poor after they dismantled it. So there was Zero wastage of food

To prevent my bike chain for wearing off unnecessarily, I make sure I oil it every now and then. This way, there is less friction so that the chain lasts longer. 

Do you notice anything special in this picture? When I saw the picture, I didn't so I forgot why I took it! But suddenly I remembered that the roof is covered with solar panels. So neatly, that they are hardly distinguishable. Very clever and environmentally friendly.

Sometimes I can hardly believe this is real. So beautiful! Can you imagine doing something that would put this beauty in danger? I can't, that's why I share easy ways to live more #environmentallyFriendly. And your daily advent surprise: https://healthyyouhealthyplanet.earth/advent-calendar #naturelovers Loading... Twitter Embed Code Retweet text: It's amazing 😍😍😍 #birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturelovers #nature #NaturePhotography #blackbird #underwaterphotography #birding #birdwatching

One of my friends has exchanged her contact lenses for glasses (#150).  As she does not need the bag for the contact lenses anymore, we decided to bring it back to the shop. They can give it to the next customer and save waste.

How can we ensure that we buy high quality ingredients or food? Catherine Polet answers this question in this video. And she explains how you can recognize from a bought egg whether the chickens had a good life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRMuhF-5HH4

During my workshop about sustainability at the workplace, I noticed that I didn't close one of the markers properly. To make sure it doesn't dry out and they have to buy a new one sooner, I corrected this by pressing the cover tight.

What a nice piece of clothing! Of course it’s not meant for wearing. Instead, it is designed by Asja Radakovic to make the gap between fashion and nature smaller. It is her way to stress the importance of clean and ethical slow fashion.

In this video you can see you some clever #recycling: the result looks very strong. And what I love is that it doesn't take long, they need little equipment and no electricity. Way to go! And your daily advent calendar surprise: https://healthyyouhealthyplanet.earth/advent-calendar #sustainableLiving Loading... Twitter Embed Code Retweet text: 1 मिनट के अंदर, पुरानी साड़ी को रस्सी में #Recycle कर दिया सिर्फ 50रु में. Recyling, Rural Entrepreneurship & Innovation की अनोखी मिसाल..

The washable toilet paper I create (#197) works perfectly well too for blowing my nose.

Do you know what urban mining is? It is extracting materials from old buildings and use them for new ones. This makes it possible to save a lot of resources including materials, production time, and energy. It's way more environmentally friendly than starting from scratch!

This is an old tweet, but contains a rather accurate prediction! These hydrogen powered trains are already used in one area of Germany and 41 further trains will be available in 2022 to replace less #environmentallyFriendly petrol trains. #sustainableLiving #renewableenergy Loading... Twitter Embed Code Retweet text: Germany 🇩🇪 is launching the most environmentally friendly trains in the world. They are powered by hydrogen and oxygen. The only waste they produce is water. #Innovation #ecofriendly #Germany #Railways #tech #renewables #sustainability

During my workshop about sustainability at the work place, I did not only teach how to do things more environmentally friendly: I also put it into practice during the workshop. For example: I used the flipchart paper on both sides, so that I only needed one sheet.

When thinking about sustainable living or diets, it is common to think that this means restricting yourself. In this video, you will learn why is more effective to stop restricting yourself   and focus on what you do want.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXlwJyMuKIM