SECOND WEEK REDUCING CARBON FOOTPRINT

Hello nature lovers,

We have started a new week and I will continue to give information about how we can reduce the carbon footprint that I mentioned in my last blog post. First of all, I’ve got a lot of attention this week. Our students and many people prefer to buy water from plastic bottles and drink them. However, it should be noted that the release of plastic bottles to the environment is one of the factors that increase the carbon footprint the most. Moreover, the production of plastic raw materials, water storage, transportation, transport of bottles for recycling, storage factors that increase carbon emissions.

The use of water treatment systems in homes, and the transport of water flasks in bicycles and backpacks are effective measures to reduce the carbon footprint. Also, I started to carry flasks in my bag, and that’s how I satisfy my need for drinking water, so I’m trying to reduce my carbon footprint.

As I mentioned in my article last week, I tried to eat as much organic food as I could this week. I tried to get as far away from packaged and processed food as possible. Especially open-air market should be preferred instead of supermarket to buy fruits and vegetables. So I went to the open-air market with my father this week and bought some organic fruit and vegetables. Supporting local producers, farmers, but not on the other side of the world, will reduce resource and exhaust gas spent for transport.