Climate change is a fact and it poses every day more and more challenges in all aspects of our lives. This is why leading an environmentally friendly lifestyle is important. It’s not only about merely following the trend.
It’s more about respecting the planet’s resources and contributing to a better future for the next generations. So, why don’t you make the difference this year? Why not include in your New Year’s resolutions some sustainable goals, ecologically wise?
This article has some ideas to give you. You can start from your house. No, you don’t have to rebuild it with eco-friendly materials! But you can start using some eco-friendly home essentials.
Let’s explore them one by one.
Here is the outline of the article:
New Year’s Resolutions: Setting Goals Kind To The Planet
1. Recycle, Recycle
If you don’t recycle already, now it’s the ideal time to start. Begin the year by setting goals around reusing and recycling either your waste or other things. This will set the sustainable tone for the whole year.
Start from your garbage. Pick out the glassy stuff, the plastic stuff and the metallic (aluminium) stuff. Gather them in distinct bins - or even better use reusable bags - to transfer them more easily to the appropriate recycling bin.
If you can opt for composting, go ahead too. Use either your composter or your neighbour's. Compost makes for a great natural fertilizer for your garden.
2. Reuse and Refill
In addition, include in your goals setting, reusing and reutilizing things. Don’t throw them away. They can still have a practical aspect even if their primary function is over.
Think of glass jars for instance. You can reuse them as food containers, or turn them into - let’s say - candle holders. Be creative and let your imagination flow freely.
Buy products with a package that you can refill when its content is finished. This way you minimize the package waste while saving money for your budget.
3. Replace Disposable Napkins with Eco-Friendly Ones
Want another New Year’s resolution? Then switch your paper napkins with sustainable ones.
Instead of buying new packs of disposable napkins - that place a toll on your finances and increase your garbage’ volume - opt for eco-friendly pieces.
We have plenty of fancy dinner and cocktail napkins made of sustainable materials that are absorbent and easy to clean. A quick sneak peek at our collection will persuade you to say bye-bye to your paper napkins and switch to fabric ones.
Our designs are stylish, come in sets, and can be matched with other kitchen essentials to create a cohesive and eco-friendly look at the same time. Whether you go for the Lemmon Blossom dinner napkin pattern or the Icelandic Poppies cocktail napkin design , one thing is sure. You will adore them, and so will your guests.
4. Swap Foil and Plastic Wrap With Dish Covers
Likewise, there’s no need to impose extra waste of foil and plastic on the planet when you can use dish covers. Is it?
Dish covers come in various sizes to fit in all your plates and containers and keep your food fresh and secured from scents, dust and unwanted insects! They are also fun - at least rockflowerpaper’s are - Adding a playful vibe to your kitchen and fridge.
Our Coastal Blue Dish Cover Set
They come in matching sets of three to meet your storage needs and help you combine them with other tableware.
5. Use Eco-Friendly Kitchen Essentials
In the same context, setting goals for this year can look like opting for sustainable kitchen essentials. Meaning that they are made of recycled materials, are absorbent and practical, and have a significant lifespan which makes them worthy of investment.
These can be:
Dish Clothes: Choose dish clothes made of recycled materials - our pieces are made of three single-use plastic bottles. They are super absorbent, practical and easy to clean.
Blueberry Medley Set of 3 Dish Clothes
Tea Towels : Opt for sustainable and reusable tea towels. They come in fancy designs and can elevate your tea parties. Our tea towels recycle not one or two but five single-use water bottles. Which means that they don’t end up in the ocean. Not to mention they are double-sided too.
Crossandra Blu Kitchen Tea Towel
Sponge Clothes: Why use paper towels and harm more trees around the world when you can select sponge clothes? Pick pieces from our collection of sustainable sponge clothes and have your kitchen utensils dry and clean in an eco-friendly way.
Herbs Green Blu 2-piece Set of Sponge Clothes
Setting sustainable goals is an act that aligns with your eco-conscious outlook towards life. Adhering to these goals is what makes you a truly environmentally friendly creature that can make an impact on this world.
FAQ'S
1. How to Make My Goals Setting Successful This Year?
First, visualize how your next year will ideally be. Think of every aspect of your life. Then compare your current situation - personal, professional, social, fitness etc - with your ideal situation and try to meet the gap by setting (realistic) goals.
Then break them down into smaller goals and milestones, so you can monitor your progress better. And finally, take action! If you don’t, no matter how much you visualize, manifestation won’t just knock on your door.
2, How Can I Be More Sustainable This Year?
Start by following habits like recycling and composting. Reuse old things and revive them using your creativity.
Choose eco-friendly accessories for your house - ideally from our collection and opt for buying products from brands that adopt environmentally friendly methods.
Small consistent actions have a compound effect. Don’t ever forget that.
3. Do I Need a Vision Board for Setting Goals?
It can help you, yes. Humans are visual creatures and when you have an image of your end goal stuck on a board - that you can look at every day - you’ll probably be more committed to achieving it.
Go through magazines and cut the photos that resemble your objectives. Likewise, surf the web and print the images you like. Glue them on a board and start thinking about the way to reach them.
Goals Setting Completed - Time For Some Sustainable Action!
New Year’s resolutions can ignite that little spark inside you and motivate you toward making your dreams come true. But, since you don’t live alone on this planet, when setting goals you can include some objectives with a higher purpose, like being kinder to Earth.
Opting for eco-friendly habits like recycling or choosing sustainable kitchenware makes you a responsible resident of this planet while keeping your finances in check.
Our explicit collection of sustainable table clothing and other kitchen essentials can help you achieve your eco-friendly goals without compromising either style or functionality.
So, what’s your sustainable New Year resolution?
