Environmental Pledges ✍

 I realised I haven't actually done a tip in a while, because the past few blogs have been facts and information about different things. So, today I thought I'd do something a little different.

The definition of a pledge is, as a verb: to solemnly promise to do or give something. You've probably heard of it and may have already made a few yourself, so I say we should make some about the environment and making it better. 

Here are a few that I have made (some aren't official, like I haven't written them down, but I have still done them). You can use them too or create some of your own!

• To stop buying single use plastic - whether that be plastic bags, straws or bottles, I've stopped buying them for over two years now. This is probably a very popular one, since it's the problem most people know about, and so it's likely you know how this can help. But ways it can help anyway is reducing water pollution and helping animals that are dying and becoming endangered by the plastic they are consuming or becoming caught in. 
• Instead of using these, you can use paper/bamboo/metal straws, metal water bottles, tote bags or those bags you can see in the supermarkets that hold loads of heavy things. 
• To stop buying disposable coffee cups - I did actually only make this pledge not so long ago, because whenever we get takeaway hot drinks from a café, I always feel so guilty holding my cup. It may be made of sustainable materials, even made from a recycled material, but I still know it's something I'll only use once and then I'll throw away; so I decided to stop buying them. 
• Some alternatives are having something like a KeepCup or something like it. I wrote a blog about it (and many of the things I'm talking about in this post) here. However, currently you may not be able to use those, so you could go like me and just not buy anything. You may not want to do that though, so instead you could make some crafts with them, and you can find some funny ones here!
• To write my blog every week! I have been doing this since November 2019 so it's going well, and the reason I do it is so people can learn about some recent environmental problems in our world and know how to help in an easy way. You could easily do one too!
• To buy less things in general. This is just so I can reduce the amount of plastic packaging I buy and the amount of product miles I contribute to. 
• To help, you can buy things that have already been used, like going to a swap-shop or charity shop, and give some of your stuff away for other people to use so they can help as well. I find buying books that have already been read (or going to the library) just as satisfying as buying new books.

These are only a few, and there are obviously many more you could do - for example using beeswax wraps or getting food that is locally sourced - along with finding out how you are helping the environment. 

Thanks for reading this blog and I hope you find a pledge you can commit to!

Violet

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