bonjour
I've been raised up in my family (élevé) with a rule : preserve the environment. I've never thrown any papers on the ground otherwise I was punished, for example !! .My Mum has always taught me what could be the consequences of our behaviour. For example , if you throw your gum on the ground , it'll take 5 years to disappear !!!
So we always turn off the lights when living a room, the TV never stays on "pause" because, even though it doesn't use much electricity, it still does..
I never let the water runs while I wash my teeth and we take showers instead of baths most of the time.
She is saving money to buy an electric car . Right now we're living in town, so we cycle a lot or we use public transports.
A few years ago, we were living in the country side, so she was composting most of the rubbishes.
We always use recycle dustbins (glasses, plastic, papers..) and she tries to buy in grocery store where you can bring your own boxes, containers, bottles and take the right amount of what you need to avoid wasting food .This avoids as well to buy foodstuffs, cleaning products with non-recyclable packages. I never accept plastic bags in stores, I always have my own shopping bag (not a plastic one, of course ). It has became a way of life quite natural for me because it has always been so. But when some friends come home , it's not so easy for them !!
These are examples of what can be done, but I'm sure there are much more.
bonne soirée :)
