1. Use leftover vegetable scraps to grow plants in your balcony. Gulf News reader Rema Manohar did this at a personal level and managed to grow tomatoes, spinach and chillies.
2. Save the water used to wash vegetables and reuse it for gardening. Gulf News reader Aliah Fatima does this. Even when boiling potatoes, she saves the water that is left behind and uses it to water the plants.
3. In the winters, the water is too cold to bathe or shower with. This is when the electric water heaters are switched on. But, when you turn on the tap, the first few seconds of water supply are still too cold. Use a bucket to save this water. This can be reused for many purposes.
4. Reuse leftover food. On a daily basis, a lot of food may be leftover in your household. If the correct measures are followed, the food can be packed and reused instead of being thrown into the trash.
5. Go vegan for a day. Avoiding excessive meat consumption, especially beef, is good for the environment. Studies show that red meat has a larger environmental impact, using 28 times more land and 11 times more water than chicken. Visit our website, www.gulfnews.com to view vegan recipes provided by food blogger Rana Yassine Burton that will help you get through the day.
