What do you waste every day?

When you think about waste, what do you think in your mind?

Nowadays there are kinds of waste like food consumption, water and electricity. Food consumption: I believe that every waste is related to consumption. But, why? Because you are always buying food to eat.

Regularly, Brazilian people buy more food than they need.  When we go to the restaurant, choose a huge plate of food and eat only part; the waste will go to the trash. Another example is when you cook at your home. We make more food than we eat and throw one part away in the trash.

However, have we just stopped to think about this? Nowadays there are more than seven million people in the world. And this number grows every year.  There are many people who wish to eat our hot plate of food.

Another point to think is the waste of water. A lot of people take a shower around thirty minutes or more. People spend more time than they need in the bathroom. Most of us leave the tap running while we brush our teeth.

Did you know that residential waste is the champion? In Brazil, the waste of water is around 70%. For example, in São Paulo, 36% of the quantity supplied of water is lost in leaks in the distribution network. 

In my point of view, with the population increasing every day, in ten years time water will be so expensive that we will buy less food to buy a liter of water to drink.

How often do you connect with all the lights in your house? Keep rooms off that no one needs any light on.  Another practice that helps a lot: control the consumption of the refrigerator, you do not need to open it all the time, takes everything you need. Shower and television are responsible for around 85% of the electric bill. Have you considered to pay cheaper electric bills?

To conclude, we have to think about waste and then learn and study ways to prevent wasting systems and habits in order to give a better future for our planet.