In this day and age, there are only a handful of things that last. Even the most expensive gadgets reach their limits within 2 to five years – which goes to show that the cost of a thing doesn’t guarantee its longevity and durability. However, there are some things that are worth the investments. Now that sustainability is king, it has become a common trend today in many industries to innovate greener ways of production.
Here are green investments you can make today without having the need to buy a Tesla:
- Invest in energy saving appliances and lights at home. All things start at home –by reducing your household’s energy consumption, you help in lowering carbon emissions in which homes are the major root causes.
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- Swapping out plastic bottles with glass or other sustainable ones – forever. Plastics are the major polluters in the world. In fact, billions of pounds of it can be found floating in our oceans. By purchasing products that can be reused, you don’t add your plastic waste to the billions already polluting our oceans.
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- Solar energy is not the cheapest of investments but it can go a long way away. For a country like the Philippines where it’s almost always sunny, putting up solar panels at home can significantly lower your energy consumption.
- Eco-friendly paving blocks. Grass pavers not only enhance the lush looks of your garden, but it is also one of the cheapest green investments you can make. It provides a bigger space for the grass to grow as most of them were designed with diamond-shaped holes at its center. These spaces also mean that the earth inside it is more compact and thus, holds the earth more tightly. This effectively helps prevent soil erosion, especially when the grass pavers are installed in a slope or as riffraff.
Ecomax Eco-grass pavers in SM City Iloilo Parking Lot
While everyone is urged to do their own contributions in the preservation of the environment, the sustainability of certain undertakings must always be considered. It will be useless if the eco-friendly activities that consume our time and resources will only benefit us and the environment for such a short span of time. We must invest and think long-term.