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The Golden Era of Cheap’ is a term For sustainable development to become
used to reflect our mass produced and a reality we need to consider the
disposable modern society, where it is environment as a part of our everyday
cheaper to buy new than repair, and style lives. If you log onto www.mpsonline.
is more important as function. However, org.uk you can register your name and
this conflicts with the ‘green’ culture that address to stop unwanted junk mail
many people are now subscribing to. Like being sent to your house. The Mail
it or not, environmental issues look set to Preference Service is a free, non profit
dominate the political and social agenda organisation which enables households
for some time to come. Listen to the to stop receiving unwanted junk mail.
news on any day of the week and we hear
stories about global warming, hurricanes, It’s a well marketed myth that bottled
floods, fuel price increases and the credit water is better or cleaner than tap water.
crunch. All of these issues are related, Taking your own bottle of good old tap
in one way or another, to environmental water is better both environmentally and
problems. And sooner or later this will economically.
have a financial impact on all of us. If
we stop to think about it, we owe it to With shops starting to charge us for
ourselves and others to take some action carrier bags, taking our own re-usable
and make changes to our lifestyle. This bag is a better, greener alternative. Shops
doesn’t mean that you have to become and designers are now selling different
a Greenpeace activist, grow a beard and and trendy styles of re-usable carriers,
chain yourself to a tree. You can make so it doesn’t have to be an M&S ‘bag for
everyday changes in your life that are life’ you’re seen with.
good for our environment and keep you
living a full and fashionable lifestyle.
_By Callum V
Cut Our
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Overusing
Lifestyles_
The modern convenience-led lifestyle and Moving your bank statements on-line
mass consumerist society dates back to is another small yet effective way of
the 1950’s. Before then our grandparents being that little bit more environmentally
were part of the ‘make do and mend’ friendly. It’s the same case with paying
generation, when there weren’t such bills by direct debit, which also cuts
luxuries as new clothes and even food was down on unnecessary paper being used
rationed. Most people who lived through and posted. Many companies offer
that era still live by that motto, and reuse financial incentives to customers who
and recycle wherever possible. My Gran pay by direct debit, for example, BT take
even uses her old underwear to dust! £18 a year off the bill for their customers
Thankfully, we don’t live in those rationed who do so.
times. We all like getting something new,
whether it be the latest phone, new pair of There is a whole market of ‘greener’
jeans or another handbag. products arising that offer more
However, as a society we have to become environmentally efficient alternatives, one
more conscious about preventing or of which is clothing. Recycled clothing
recycling the waste we produce. I would companies are on the increase in the UK,
strongly argue that it is the responsibility they are easy to find on-line, and can also
of businesses and manufactures to be found in certain shops. Many of these
cut down the amount to waste that is independent companies design stylish
produced in the first place, rather than fashion aimed for young adults, so it’s not
the individual, nonetheless, we can all all tweed jackets and heavy gauge cord.
still do our bit for our environment and Some recycled clothing companies worth
save ourselves money too. looking at are; Goodone, who create one-
off items of clothing from old clothes.
5 Quick Tips
Some others offering wide ranges are;
Terra Plana, Patagonia and Worn Again.
Between these UK based companies
1. Stop unwanted junk mail (mail you can find all types of clothing, from
preference service) original dresses to trainers, made from
99% recycled materials.
2. Bottle up on tap water
There are lots of other options out there
3. Carry your own carrier bag depending on how committed you are to
the environmental cause. Even if it isn’t
4. Move your bank statements on- top of your agenda there are still small,
line/ direct debits easy changes you can make, which may
save you money, and have less impact
5. Try recycled clothing companies on the environment.
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