1000 Flowers for the Planet - #176 Use a Broom
Here’s another good way to benefit both
the environment and your health at
the same time. When you pick up the hose to clean the patio tiles, the deck or
the driveway, you use an extremely valuable resource – water. It certainly
makes the job quicker and less strain on the muscles, but the alternative has
so many more benefits than that. By
using a broom to sweep away leaves and tidy outdoor entertaining areas you give
yourself a good physical workout, which improves your fitness and benefits your
health. You will save money when you look after your health and even more money
on the water you haven’t wasted.
Turning our attention to the inside of
the house, using a broom on wet floor areas, rather than the vacuum cleaner
saves electricity use, and therefore non-renewable resources such as fossil
fuels and oil. Brooms last a long time, do not take any time to set up before
use and require a very small amount of maintenance. If you’ve purchased one
made of wood and bamboo fibres, you’re looking after the planet even more. Well
done.
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