This blog challenge came already in February. I'm so terribly sorry Ansku that the actual getting to it has taken illegally long. But as I promised I would do it and the topic is very interesting. So, I got the challenge from Ansku who writes Ansku BCN blog. Thanks for including me in it! (The pictures are not about this challenge at all.)
Haaste menee nain:
1. Kerro minkalainen rooli kestavalla ja eettisella toiminalla on sinun elamassasi.
2. Kerro jokin mukava kokemus mika sinulla on ollut kestavasta matkailusta.
3. Haasta mukaan vahintaan kolme muuta blogia.
Kerron jo tassa vaiheessa etta en meinaa enaa ketaan yksittaista haastaa, koska olen niin myohassa taman vastaukseni kanssa. Jos joku haluaa haasteeseen tarttua niin ole hyva vaan. :)
The challenge goes like this:
1. Tell about the role of sustainable and ethical actions in your life.
2. Tell about a positive experience you've had about sustainable traveling.
3. Challenge three blogs to join the challenge.
I'm telling already now that I'm not going to challenge anyone per se as I'm so late with this myself. However, if someone wants to grab the challenge from here, please do so. :)
1. Kerro minkalainen rooli kestavalla ja eettisella toiminnalla on sinun elamassasi.
Myonnan heti alkuun ettei meidan perhe ole mitenkaan puhdas pulmunen tassa asiassa mutta yritamme toki olla jarkevia.
Meilla kierratetaan kaikki mita voidaan. Pihan peralla on komposti, johon kiikutan paivittain keittiosta tulevavt biojatteet. Paperi, pahvi, lasi ja pakkausmuovit kierratetaan kaupungin puolesta.
Amerikassa julkisten kulkuneuvojen kaytto voi olla todellakin haasteellista ja jopa mahdotonta, jos asut vahankin kauempana isosta kaupungista. Meidan kaupungin keskustan lapi kulkee yksi ainoa bussilinja ja vain ja ainoastaan yhteen kohteeseen. Ilman autoa ei ison kaupungin ulkopuolella asuva ei vain parjaa. Meilla on kaksi autoa. Yhdella autolla selviaminen olisi myos hankalaa koska mies on toissa ja muut kuskaamiset ja kaupassakaynnit jaa minulle.
Kauppaan kun menen minulla on omat kassit mukana. Ei tule muovipussijatetta. Ja jos omat kassit unohtuu pyydan paperikassit (jotka on tehty kierratetysta paperista) jotka voi sitten kierrattaa eteenpain.
Koska pidan kasitoista tykkaan tehda tytoille ja itselleni vaatteita. Kankaat, joista vaatteet teen on yleensa orgaanisista materiaaleista (tai ainakin mahdollisimman paljon). Maksan laadusta enemman mutta saanpahan kestavaa. Vaatteet kiertaa meilla myos. Isommalta neidilta pienemmalle ja kun pienempi kasvaa niista niin hyvkuntoiset vaatteet menee eteenpain joko ystavien lapsille tai hyvantekevaisyyteen. Aikuistenvaatteissa sama juttu: niita annetaan eteenpain joko ystaville tai hyvantekevaisyyteen riippuen vaatteista. Tavara kiertaa myos eteenpain jos se ei ole rikki tai muuten kayttokelvoton.
Hyvantekevaisyyteen antaminen taalla USAssa tuntuu olevan aika iso juttu. Jarjestoja on jos jonkinmoisia. Osa myy tavarat ja kayttaa niista saadut rahat sitten auttamiseen. Osa jakaa tavarat suoraan niita tarvitseville. Olen yrittanyt opettaa lapsille myos sita ettei hanstraaminen ole hyvaksi ja antamisesta tulee hyva mieli. Jouluisin kumpikin tytoista valitsee yhden tai kaksi lelua, jotka viedaan sitten vahavaraisten lasten lelukeraykseen niin etta joku lapsi saa lelun jouluksi.
Shoppailu on kivaa....... mutta yritan olla ostamatta tarpeetonta. Minakin mielummin kaytan enemman rahaa maksaakseni laadusta (en niinkaan merkista) kun etta ostan jotain, jonka saa parin kayttokerran jalkeen heittaa menemaan.
Eli teemme parhaamme. Parannettavaa olisi vaikka kuinka mutta juuri tassa elamantilanteessa tama tuntuu olevan se mihin kyetaan juuri nyt.
1. Tell about the role of sustainable and ethical actions in your life.
I'm going to confess right now that our family is not perfect in any means in these areas of life. We do try to be sensible though.
We recycle everything we can. We have a compost heap at the back of the garden where I take daily all our biodegradable kitchen waste. Paper, cardboard, glass, metal and packing plastic is recycled through the town every week.
Here in the US using public transportation can be challenging and even impossible if you live even slightly outside of a big city or town. We have one bus line going through our town and that goes only to one destination if your intended place is not on the route you'll need a car. We have two cars. managing with one would be also a challenge as my husband need a car to get to work and I need a car to do all the other things (carpooling, groceries, errands).
When I go to the store I have my own bags with me. No plastic bag waste. And if I had happened to forget my bags I ask for paper bags (which have been made of recycled paper) that I can recycle again.
As I like needle crafts I like to make clothing for myself and the girls. The fabric that I make the clothes from are almost always made of organic materials or as much organic as possible. I pay for the quality more but I do get clothes that will last longer. We also recycle our clothes. From Big Miss to Little Miss and then after her to someone we know or we donate. Same with the adults' clothes: we give them forward or donate them depending on the clothes. The other stuff as well will go forward if it's not broken or unusable.
Donating your things here in USA seems to be a big thing. There are lots of organisations who ask for donations. Some sell the things and use the money to help. Some deliver the items directly to those in need.
I've tried to teach my children that hoarding is not good and giving makes you feel good. So we practise: at Christmas time both girls pick a toy or two to give to children who don't have toys and this way making sure that at least some children will have a Christmas present.
Shopping is nice...... but I try not to buy things that I don't need. So I don't go shopping very often. I too like to spend a bit more money on quality (not so much on the brand) rather than buying something that I have to throw away after two times of using as it's falling apart.
So, we do our best and yes, there's so much more we could do but right now, right in this point of life this seems to be enough.
2. Kerro jokin mukava kokemus mika sinulla on ollut kestavasta matkailusta.
Taytyy myontaa etta olen ollut erittain iloisesti yllattynyt siita kuinka kierratysta harjoitetaan Disney Worldissa ja kuinka siihen kehoitetaan. Paivat ovat kuumia. Vetta kuluu ja ihmiset tuovat repuissaan puistoalueille hirmuiset maarat kaupasta ostettuja vesipulloja. Olen huomannut viimeisen kahden kayntikerran aikana sen etta pullojen kierratykseen kannustetaan. Yha enemman ja enemman nakyy pullojen kierratykseen tarkoitettuja roskiksia. Ja todellakin naiden roskisten maara on lisaantynyt koko ajan. Varmasti pulloja menee viela vaikka kuinka ja paljon ihan tavalliseenkin roskikseen mutta ilokseni huomasin sen kuinka ihmiset todella kayttivat naita pulloroskiksia. Hienoa!
2. Tell about a positive experience you've had about sustainable traveling.
I have to admit that I've been extremely positively surprised how recycling is practiced in Disney World and how people are encouraged to do it. Days are hot. People drink a lot of water and they carry huge amounts of store bought water bottles with them to the parks. I have noticed during the last two visits that DW encourages people to recycle the bottles. More and more you can see and find bottle recycling rubbish bins. And really the amount of these particular rubbish bins has increased. I'm sure there are still numerous bottles that are put in the normal rubbish but to my joy I've noticed how people really use these bottle bins. Wonderful!
Kuten ylla jo mainitsinkin niin enpa haasta ketaan yksittain vaan jos haaste kiinnostaa, ota koppi.
Like I already mentioned above I'm not challenging anyone per se. If this interests you: catch!
Kiitos Anskulle viela haasteesta! Tama oli mielestani hyva haaste. Tarkea asia mietittavaksi ihan kaikille vaikkei haastetta olisi saanutkaan. Tulevaisuuteen pitaa panostaa ja jokaisen kannettava kortensa kekoon etta lapsillamme olisi terveempi maapallo asua.
Thanks Ansku once again for the challenge. This was a really good one. It's an important topic to think about even if you didn't get the challenge. We have to make our input for the future and we all have to make sure that our children have healthier Earth to live in.
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