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Effective Investments for Becoming More Sustainable at Home
August 6, 2021

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Sustainability continues to be an important topic today. Climate change and its effects seem to be popping up worldwide, making it imperative that households do something to help. The following are some effective investments to ensure sustainability at home.

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Upgrade to Solar Power

People use a lot of electricity, and it leads to some high bills. On top of that, the energy a household consumes contributes to climate change. It may seem like people have no option because people depend on electricity, but you can do something about this. If you want to be sustainable, then you can get solar panels. This is a significant investment, so a little bit of planning will be helpful for this step. Still, at the end of it, you’ll be eliminating or reducing your electric charges as well as reducing your carbon footprint.

Drink Tap Water

Most of the plastic we use ends up in a landfill somewhere where it remains for a long time. Or worse, it makes its way into our rivers and oceans. One way to combat the plastic plague is to reduce plastic usage, starting with drinking tap water in reusable containers. If your tap water tastes terrible, consider purification and softening measures. A reverse osmosis system makes tap water taste better, which helps eliminate the need to buy water bottles. Better tap water also means water-based appliances last longer, and clothing gets less damaged in the wash cycle, which further enhances the sustainability of your home.

Updating the Insulation

One thing homeowners often overlook is insulation. The insulating material needs to be updated every so often. Since it’s not something a homeowner sees every day, it’s often overlooked. If the insulation hasn’t been updated in a while, then it’s essential to make sure it’s at least inspected to ensure it’s still doing its job. Good insulation helps keep a home cool or warm. This reduces the need to waste so much energy cooling and warming up the house. In addition to that, you’ll end up saving money that can go towards other things. If it’s time for an update, it’s important to stick to natural insulating materials, such as cotton, recycled wood, or newspaper, just to name a few options.

Switch to Energy Efficient Appliances

Homeowners don’t usually think about their appliances. Most of the time, the only thing homeowners consider are the features their appliances come with or how great they look in their homes. Well, keep in mind that all of your devices may be sucking up more energy than necessary. There are many energy-efficient home appliances out there for you. Some of these appliances can be as small as a coffee maker or as big as the AC system or water heater. Extensive updates should be adequately planned since they represent a significant investment, but the smaller purchases can be made right away. Homeowners who don’t mind doing a little extra work could invest in a manual meat grinder and manual blender. You may have to go to a specialty store to find those.

Localizing Landscaping

For a long time, homeowners had many choices regarding their landscaping. It was more than okay to install plants that weren’t native to the region, and while some of these plants do look spectacular, they also don’t belong there. This sometimes means that the homeowner has to work harder to maintain those plants, maybe even use more water, which is not sustainable. This is the reason some homeowners are investing in localizing their backyards or lawns. Homeowners can create a landscaping plan that’ll use native plants that can survive without much effort. Local plant life can also help the ecosystem as a whole, so that’s a plus.

Sustainability is attainable though it may require money at times. These changes are worth the hassle because that’s what the planet needs right now.

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John Tarantino
My name is John Tarantino … and no, I am not related to Quinton Tarantino the movie director. I love writing about the environment, traveling, and capturing the world with my Lens as an amateur photographer.

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