If you buy as little packaging as possible, then less packaging ends up in the trash. Of course, less waste ends up in our oceans and in our nature. In addition, a lot of energy and CO2 is saved in the production and disposal of this packaging. Welcome to the Reusable Challenge!
Wir sind naiv und wissen, dass abfallfrei zu werden ein Prozess ist, der langsam in Deinem Kopf und bei Deinen Gewohnheiten beginnt und Einzug in uns alle als Gesellschaft finden muss. Wenn wir uns daran gewöhnen verpackungsfrei einzukaufen, dann „gewöhnt“ sich die Wirtschaft an verpackungsfreie Produkte, da es sie ansonsten Geld kostet.
Alte Gewohnheiten müssen durchbrochen werden, neue Gewohnheiten müssen gebildet werden, der Verstand muss neu eingestellt werden, und es gibt viel zu lernen. Das gilt natürlich auch bei dem verpackungsfreien Einkauf. In der Natur ist das Thema „Müll“ übrigens gar keins. Wir Menschen sind die einzige Spezies die Müll produziert. Naja, zumindest Müll der nicht wieder in den natürlichen Kreislauf wandert, weil er nicht abbaubar ist.
Es ist definitiv eine Herausforderung und Du musst Dich Deinem Ziel langsam nähern. Aber genau hier soll Dir diese Challenge helfen! Du musst nicht nur den Müll seltener wegbringen, sondern bekommst (wenn Du diese Challenge konsequent annimmst) auch wertvolle Life-Score Punkte im Bereich „Umwelt“ (blaue Murmel).
I believe that every person can change the world with their actions! Make your life through meaningful actions (challenges) to something special and lasting! Make yourself immortal!
We want to plant one million trees worldwide without begging for donations!Uwe Kauntz
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How does the Reusable Challenge work?
For 30 days, you take the time to discard old shopping habits and develop new ones and slowly learn how you can live more waste-free. It's not about going without packaging right away, but about buying less and less packaging and becoming aware of where you can save waste. The goal after these 30 days is that you feel safe and are able to reduce waste and live your life without (or with significantly less) waste.
And it is not about being perfect but about doing the best you can under the circumstances. It's not about punishments for failures! We are here to celebrate the successes, even with life score points! You can do it!
And we give you a few suggestions that you can implement directly in your everyday life. Even if you can't/won't implement all of them, you'll still make progress and save waste.
ou have to be honest with yourself, because only YOU decide whether you have improved in your consumption behavior. If you are of the opinion that you have, then you have also Life-Score Points .
Life Score points for the Reusable Challenge
For every month you get better and better at saving packaging you get 20 Life-Score Punkte! But this also applies to the time after that, if you continue to maintain your habits and still make sure to save waste.
Murmel für die Reusable Challenge
For the Reusable Challenge you can get the beautiful marble(s) in blue. These have the following size:
- 50 Life Score Points - One blue marble with a diameter of 20mm
Füll bitte das unten stehende Formular aus und schreib den Betrag für die Murmeln(n) in das Freitext-Feld „Wie viel war Dir die Challenge wert?“.
How can you participate?
- Melde Dich bei der Timeless Challenge an!
- Registriere Dich (falls noch nicht geschehen) bei dieser Seite (klick auf diesen Satz)
- Die Regel ist sehr einfach! Ändere Dein Einkaufsverhalten für mindestens 30 Tage.
- Wenn Du die Challenge erfüllt hast, dann füll bitte das untere Formular (nur sichtbar wenn Du registriert und angemeldet bist) aus. Wir schicken Dir die Murmel zu. Die Life Score Points werden Dir automatisch gutgeschrieben und im Life Museum ergänzt. Bitte schreibe Deine Lieferadresse in die „Notes“ im Formular.
How can you save waste?
We have created here a small suggestion how you can start saving waste. They are only suggestions, but their implementation will make a difference!
No disposable plastic bags, water bottles or coffee cups
Take reusable bags with you when you go shopping this week and the weeks after. Consistently ban disposable shopping bags from your life. Have you forgotten them anyway? Just carry your groceries in your arms if the amount is small enough.
Take reusable bags with you when you go shopping this week and the weeks after. Consistently ban disposable shopping bags from your life. Have you forgotten them anyway? Just carry your groceries in your arms if the amount is small enough.
This is the easiest step to waste reduction, a no-brainer that you may already have mastered.
Take a reusable water bottle and coffee mug with you every day so you can stay hydrated and caffeinated on the go without relying on disposable cups.
No more water from disposable plastic bottles and no more coffee from disposable coffee cups!
No disposable straws
From now on there are no more disposable straws!
This is sometimes harder than it sounds. It's actually hard to break the habit, especially because waiters automatically stick a straw in your drink and you quickly sip it for a second before you realize it.
You have to get into the habit of telling the service staff (especially in fast food chains) from the start that you don't want a straw, otherwise you'll get one. Fortunately, the main fast food chains are changing anyway and you don't automatically get a straw with your meal.
Plastic-free grocery shopping
It's time to stop buying (or buy much less) plastic-wrapped food and fill your kitchen cabinets and fridge with food that is as plastic-free as possible. Ok that sounds hard, it is! But again, it's the process that counts. For example, you start to consciously buy only vegetables that are not packaged in plastic, then fruit, then meat and so it goes on and on.
When shopping, avoid anything packaged in plastic as much as possible and buy food in your own containers as often as possible.
Make a habit of buying products in glass rather than plastic packaging (we also always choose products in large glass containers as these can be reused for bulk purchases and storing food or cleaning products such as washing powder), and find out where you can buy in bulk and waste-free in your area.
Go to markets, small delis and bakeries, local wholesalers or co-ops rather than large supermarkets because it's much easier to get package-free food there, and you're much more likely to be able to bring your own containers.
It will take time, but you will find out what you can afford and where to get the unpackaged products.
Compost!
Did we scare you now? You have no garden and only a balcony? Are you supposed to put a compost there now? No, of course not!
This is actually about waste separation. Food waste can now be disposed of almost everywhere in Germany either in a bio garbage can or at special sites. There they are then composted.
However, this is not just about food waste but about separating paper, plastic, food waste and other recyclables. The point is that certain materials can be reused.
A takeaway meal without waste
Take-out food, no matter where you buy it, usually creates a lot of waste. That's why it's generally better to cook at home or eat at a restaurant to avoid the mountain of disposables that come with ordering takeout. But, of course, this is a matter of money (especially when eating out).
But sometimes you need or want to take your food with you, and that's when it's good to know how to cut down on waste.
Delivery is not an option; you must pick up the food yourself, as this is the only way to bring your own container.
To be successful, make sure your container is the right size and fits the food. Call ahead and ask if it is okay to bring your own container.
Bathroom changes
Now it's the bathroom's turn! Here, too, you can save packaging and waste, even if it takes a little more research and effort.
If you run out of a cosmetic product and a replacement would come in plastic packaging, replace it with an eco-friendly alternative. For example, there is reusable or compostable packaging. As I said, certainly not for every product, but the greater the demand becomes, the more likely there will be an appropriate supply in the future.
Deodorants in a spray can can be replaced by a deodorant paste, toothbrushes can also be made of wood, plastic razors can be replaced by steel razor blades, etc.
This decluttering of the bathroom can take some time, but it's worth it.
Clean in a natural way
As with your cosmetics, you should look for more sustainable, packaging-free alternatives for your cleaning routine once you run out of the products you've been using.
Again, avoid buying products in plastic packaging first and foremost, and buy in your own containers (whenever possible), such as laundry powder in a glass jar or the box your previous laundry powder came in, and multi-purpose cleaning products in a reusable spray bottle.
Enjoy a waste free weekend
A waste-free life requires more effort when you're on the road! When traveling, you're far away from the big-box stores and friendly local merchants you've come to know and love over the past few weeks.
Plus, when you're on vacation, you're much more relaxed, and it's much easier to let all the good routines you've built up fall by the wayside.
But you don't have to do anything differently, you just have to implement everything you've learned and accomplished in every challenge so far.
Of course, it's not easy, especially abroad, but just do your best and do it consciously. A lot has already been gained.
How can you participate in the Reusable Challenge?
Read our tips and start implementing them. After each month that you have made progress, write to us and tell us about it. We will send you the Life Score pouches.
The Reusable Challenge in Social Media
Ok here's where it really pays off to share on social media. You learn new ideas and inspire more people to join in. That's how this challenge works best.
Die Reusable Challenge in Facebook
Wir laden Dich herzlich zum zwanglosen Austausch über diese Challenge in unsere Gruppe „Our Planet“ in Facebook ein.
#timelesschallenge (show that you like the idea)
#tcreusablechallenge
Rückmeldung unserer Teilnehmer – Vielen Dank!
Zu Beginn habe ich darauf geachtet, keine Tüten mehr zu kaufen. Hatte ich keine dabei, musste ich balancieren. Eine Ausnahme gab es nicht. Dies hat sich erweitert. Kein Duschgel mehr mit Mikroplastik und nur in recycelten Verpackungen. Seife wieder als Stücke, anstatt als Flüssigseife in Plastik. Zahnbürsten aus Bambus. So entwickelt es sich immer weiter und ich achte mit meinem Partner darauf, auch immer neu darüber nachzudenken. Aber nicht immer lohnt sich alles. Bsp. lohnt sich der Aufwand, 15 km weiter zu fahren, um Reis im unverpackt Laden zu kaufen? Hier versuchen wir das gesunde Mittel zu finden, so dass wir mit gutem Gewissen in den Spiegel schauen können. Jörg, Februar 2025
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