Buy Nothing Day

Nov. 26, 2022

The Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change marks Buy Nothing Day, a date first organised in Canada in 1992, intending to encourage the population not to shop for 24 hours to combat consumerism.

Climate change, loss of biodiversity, extreme phenomena, and pollution, among others, are reflections of the production and consumption model in which we live, and it will not be possible to reduce them without a profound change in the way the economy and society look at natural resources.

We leave you with some tips that can help you overcome this problem:

- Take advantage of used article exchanges. There are many second-hand items that are in excellent condition and can be reused.

- Give new uses to leftover food by transforming it into new meals.

- Repair your electrical and electronic equipment and try to use them for longer.

For more tips on how to adopt other sustainable habits, consult the waste's portal http://www.azores.gov.pt/GRA/srrn-residuos.