There are several good opportunities to make changes in your life during the year. These include the beginning of a new year or a birthday, a symbolic moment to improve something in our lives. Most often, we promise ourselves something related to a healthier lifestyle, saving money, learning new skills, changing jobs... As GLOV, a company that particularly cares about the good of the natural environment, we would like to encourage you to make your New Year's resolutions in the spirit of #lesswaste. We will show you how to produce less waste and what to do with the waste we already have. Let 2021 be the year of #lesswaste with GLOV
Waste reduction is key!
When creating our reusable gloves and makeup pads , we thought not only about price and travel convenience, but also about reducing the waste we produce every day. When using traditional cotton pads, especially during evening care, we use up to several of them. For eye makeup removal, for facial makeup removal, for removing a mask... In addition, there is a makeup remover or milk, and as a result - more plastic packaging. Meanwhile, one reusable GLOV pad , when used daily, can be used for up to 3 months. The same goes for a makeup remover glove or for removing cosmetic masks . And they can only be used with the addition of water or a little bit of your favorite cosmetic. During this time, you would use between 300 and 500 traditional cotton pads and at least a few bottles of toners and micellar fluids. You save money, and there is less waste on the earth. Being #lesswaste with GLOV is simple and fun!
Reusable packaging and straws…
Another problem, especially now, when most of us work from home and restaurants operate in takeaway mode - there are plastic packaging, as well as straws. Although many companies have changed the old plastic straws to paper ones, it is still unnecessary generation of waste and cutting down trees. It is much better to use
GLOV LessWaste reusable straws - after use, just rinse them, possibly using a practical cleaner, fold them and put them in a bag for next time. Do you already have one? Bravo - you have just managed to save a tree from the rainforest. Spring will certainly encourage us to visit the office and go for walks more often, and in passing - as always - we will grab a coffee to go. Of course in disposable cups with plastic lids. Don't take them! Ask for the coffee to be poured into our
ecological GLOV LessWaste thermal bottle ! Does it seem like not much? Just count the number of cups you will not throw away. In a month 10-20. In a year… 150-250. This number is impressive, and you can definitely convince your office colleagues to do the same!
Waste segregation - a small, big change
Waste is a huge problem. We've already shown you how to produce less waste, now we have some tips on how to use the waste that can't be avoided.
First of all - put medicines in containers in pharmacies, batteries in supermarkets. There are also always people willing to donate plastic bottle caps, because the money from their sale goes to charity collections, for example. Ask on a local forum, maybe someone is organizing a scrap collection for an orphanage - everyone will benefit.
Paper - of course it goes in the waste paper container. To reduce the amount thrown away, do not print more than you need. Change all invoices to electronic ones, do not print cinema or theatre tickets - the ones on your phone are just as important. You can give mistakenly made printouts, as long as they do not contain sensitive data, to children. It will be great for drawing, making paper marche or torn-out paper - children have great fun at a low cost, and you have less rubbish to take out. Also, do not throw away old clothes, if you cannot sell them, check the PCK containers nearby. On the Internet you will also find companies that collect clothes in good condition, and the profit from their sale is allocated to a cause of your choice. Do not throw away used GLOV gloves either. Return them to our office or to one of the cubes located in Sephora. Together with VIVE Innovation, we will transform them into a composite from which ecological benches will be created. Soon you will be able to vote to choose the best location for yourself.
If you thought that living in the spirit of #lesswaste is difficult, then - you are right - it seemed so to you. Such small steps, repeated every day, by dozens and thousands of people, will bring concrete results. All you have to do is start! Change your daily habits today, be #lesswaste with GLOV!
