[DoctorEldritch]

Hello Legion Gamers!

Our Month of the Environment has started, and here is the first topic on the subject: How can we reduce waste?

Waste is currently one of the greatest problems we are facing as a society - just imagine, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch alone is around 100.000 tonnes of plastic.



And that's just one example and mostly plastic, without venturing into e-waste, manure waste or space debris or other more "exotic" types of waste.

So what can be done? Let's try to share some suggestions on how to reduce waste - do you have any ideas? 🧐

[karolin92]

I usually swing by the second-hand shops so that I get both cheaper utensils and clothes as it's better for the environment so that they don't go to waste or that new clothes are made when there already is enough in circuit

[Dru]

I guess its already being used and its an obvious one but opting for more digital downloads of games instead of purchasing physical copies, this would reduces the production and disposal of packaging materials associated with physical discs that are usually plastics. playing on what @karolin92 has said before with purchasing pre-owned games and gaming equipment whenever possible. Buying secondhand would reduce the demand for new products and helps extend the lifespan of existing resources, but then again you wont escape those longing for newer and better computer parts xd

[vintedanddusted]

If you mean in general then I'd say more garbage bins at beaches since thats where people unfortunately dump their debris mostly, if you mean more for gamers and gaming than i'd say maybe for societies to organize electronics recycling events or make eco-friendly gaming challenges locally with the environment in mind.

[fastingelectron]

by getting creative and tuurning old jars into storage containers, or use old clothes for cleaning rags we could reduce waste by basically recyling and purchasing less!

[mithril]

don't toss old games, sell them online or swap with friends. extends game life, saves money and reduces waste :-)

[DoctorEldritch]

@mithril My old games that are on CD are like that, but games nowadays more often come purely digital, on Steam or EGS and the like. What about those?

[DoctorEldritch]

@karolin92 I used to do that when I was a student. But nowadays I can't find my size easily when it comes to clothing. But we buy second-hand toys now quite a lot because I have a baby niece, and kids at that age outgrow toys pretty quickly.

[DoctorEldritch]

Originally Posted by Dru

I guess its already being used and its an obvious one but opting for more digital downloads of games instead of purchasing physical copies, this would reduces the production and disposal of packaging materials associated with physical discs that are usually plastics.

That is true, but it could be that storing a digital copy of a game in a cloud somewhere also has some carbon footprint, though I am not sure how much it could be exactly. But moving away from physical copies is definitely a step in the right direction.

[DoctorEldritch]

Originally Posted by fastingelectron

use old clothes for cleaning rags

I find it a little funny thinking about it. My parents have the same approach and they taught me not to throw away clothes but to reuse them for cleaning. But then I grew up and now I rarely buy clothes because I am waiting for my current ones to be suitable for rags, but it happens slowly, so I do not change my wardrobe almost at all. Which is good for the environment, I suppose, but my parents are unhappy because I always wear the same clothes now 😅