Sustainable Living
Sustainable living seems to have moved higher up on the news agendas in 2018.
This year there won’t have been many of us who haven’t seen an image of a beach, home or away, littered with plastic, or a beloved marine creature wrapped up in plastic, inside and out. This raises the all-important question: what can we do about it?
Being ‘green’ and caring for the environment isn’t easy – if it were, we wouldn’t be in this situation. The plastic that pollutes our seas exists because it has made our lives easier in some way. For some of us, changing our habits to move to an alterative may seem more inconvenient or expensive after years of taking the ‘easy option’ which has been given to us. But there are things we can do in our daily lives which take little or no effort and could actually save you money in the process.
1. Reduce single-use plastic: Say no to drinking straws, say no to single use plastic bags and say no to plastic bottles. Did you know some of these items can hang around for over 500 years before they start to break down? Buy a reusable water bottle, go without the straw or buy a material shopping bag you can use time and time again.
4. Replace your coffee cup: Not all takeaway coffee cups are recyclable, so why don’t you help cut down on the waste and get your own reusable coffee cup? Some cafes will give you a discount for doing so – in DWT’s Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre and Lorton Meadows Conservation Centre, receive a 10% discount on your coffee or tea!
5. Buy and support local: 100% of the profi t from DWT’s online shop and visitor centre shops goes straight back into
looking after wildlife in Dorset. Where possible we focus on locally sourced and made products that have acceptable environmental and sustainable credentials.
Sally Welbourn
DWT Communications Offi cer
www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk
DORSET WILDLIFE TRUST
2. Composting: Not only is composting your food scraps great for reducing waste, but it’s also benefi cial for your garden and its wildlife. Many councils offer a food waste collection bin – if you have one, make sure you use it!
3. Seafood sourcing: Do you know where your seafood is coming from? 90% of global fi sh stocks are either fully or over-exploited. Use the Good Fish Guide to fi nd out which fi sh are the most and least sustainable before you make your purchase:
www.mcsuk.org/goodfi shguide/search
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