PD&C

In order to save time, energy, water etc. I sort out laundry based on how the washing/drying cycle should be and wash the loads only when full to avoid wastage. I have an XL machine. I don't go with white, blacks and colors and this has worked for me very well in terms of achieving the cleanliness I need by keeping the durability and appearance.

We use energy efficient appliances throughout our home and run them on eco mode to reduce energy use or wastage.

We try to make coffee/tea and store them in a thermos flask so that we need not reheat them every time especially during the winter months.

Its birthday month in the family, we reuse the gift bags given to us and buy reusable cloth bags as goodie bags. It does take some effort and closet space, but it's worth it.

The amount of paper that a household with young kids uses is crazy and unavoidable most of the times. We use one sided print outs for kids' artwork. We make the effort to convince kids to reduce paper use and hopefully will make them responsible, sustainable citizens in the future.

I have been making donating lightly used clothes in good shape to goodwill or known people and recycling the others at H&M. H &M make cloth bags out of recycled clothing. You get a 15% off coupon if you recycle your clothing at H&M as added bonus. Make impacts to the society one step at a time or one thing a day.

We have been using the 3R's (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) for the past 10-15 years as a basic principle for sustainable well-being.

As a family, we have been storing boiled water in flasks for the past 10-15 years to avoid reheating water every time we need.

Reusing grocery store bag for garbage, compost, trash and recycle helps in reducing bag use.

We soak rice and lentils in water before cooking and use the soaked water to water plants or soak cooked pots and pans to save water.