Preface
In most people's understanding, eco-friendly living may simply be about saving unnecessary items in daily life. However, there is one girl who has taken eco-friendly living to the extreme like never before. She claims that she has not used sanitary napkins in five years and that she does not buy toilet paper in her life.
This Shandong girl's name is Su Yige, and in an almost unbelievable way, she has replaced many environmentally polluting consumables in her life through alternative items and home-raised earthworms, and in order to eliminate waste, she even raises hundreds of earthworms at home.
This way of life does sound incredible, but Su Yige puts it into practice in real life. She says that this eco-friendly lifestyle has been going on for a long time and makes her feel very happy and happy. So, how exactly does this environmental expert do it?
Today, we're going to delve into Su Yige's life and explore how she does it all in her daily life.
The concept of environmental protection is planted and the family atmosphere affects the girl
In 1992, a girl named Su Yige was born in an ordinary family in Shandong. Her parents were working-class and had decent living conditions, but they lived an extremely frugal life.
Many things in the house have been used for ten or twenty years, and they are never discarded and replaced at will. Su Mu often divides the ingredients into several parts, only takes out one part to eat, and continues to put the rest back in the refrigerator for preservation. "Waste is the greatest luxury", this is what Su's father often said.
In such a thrifty and environmentally friendly family atmosphere, Xiao Su Yige has subtly developed a good Xi of thrift and thrift. She often checks that the faucets are closed tightly and that the lights are all turned off. She is also not picky eaters and does not have leftovers, and insists on disc action.
This kind of tutoring planted the seeds of environmental protection in her heart. When he was in high school, Su Yige saw the destruction of the earth in a documentary on environmental pollution screened at school, and his heart was full of sadness. She secretly made up her mind to become a practitioner of environmental protection and do something for this blue planet.
Transfer abroad to get in touch with new environmental concepts
After graduating from high school, Su's parents sent her to study abroad. Living in a foreign country shattered her previous perceptions, and she began to be exposed to more advanced environmental concepts.
Su Yige found that many supermarkets abroad supply organic food, and shopping bags need to be brought by themselves, not plastic bags. She also bought a small raccoon cloth bag to use as a shopping bag for permanent use.
"Everyone here is going green in their own way. Su Yige thought to himself. She also met a foreign boyfriend who was very concerned about environmental protection, and the two fell in love at first sight and soon came together.
At first, her boyfriend also respected her environmental philosophy. But gradually, the proportion of environmental protection in Su Yige's life is increasing, and her boyfriend begins to feel uncomfortable: "You are like a waste picker, always so frugal." This sentence stung Su Yige, and the relationship between the two broke down.
Su Yige fell into painful self-doubt, and she didn't want to become an "obsessive-compulsive" environmental maniac. As a result, she began to adjust her lifestyle to meet her environmental needs as well as her health and emotional needs. This became a turning point in her life.
Return to China to settle down and practice minimalist "traceless life"
After the expiration of his study abroad, Su Yige returned to his hometown of China. She rented a small 50-square-meter house in Shanghai and began a simple and environmentally friendly life alone.
In this small house, only a few greenery and the most basic daily necessities are placed. But every detail is living without a trace – without any waste, without burdening the environment.
She makes her own toothpaste and toothbrushes, using biodegradable materials. There is no laundry detergent at home, so she makes orange white vinegar detergent to wash clothes. One of her eyebrow pencils has been used for 4 years, and when the lipstick breaks, it sticks back and continues to use it. There are no disposables, everything is recyclable.
What's even more surprising is that this beautiful little girl has not used any sanitary napkins for 5 years! In addition, she has not used any toilet paper since she was 18 years old.
"You can do it with a towel, so why waste paper?" Su Yige often said this. Her simple and natural smile makes people feel the slightest inconvenience at all.
Solve the leftover problem 300 earthworms come in handy
For the common problem of leftovers, Su Yige also found her own solution - she raised more than 300 earthworms at home!
After eating, Su Yige would pour the leftovers into a large wooden box, and then put in hundreds of hungry earthworms. After a while, they will digest all the vegetables and rice.
Every morning, when Su Yige smells the smell of dampness wafting from the wooden box, her heart will spring with a sense of stability and joy - it is the breath of nature, reminding herself that she is walking on the road of environmental protection.
She then takes out the leftover earthworm scraps and pours them into the flower pots at home to use as a natural and high-quality fertilizer. In this way, there is no food waste and no money on fertiliser.
Struggling to find the hardships on the road to environmental protection
Despite the simplicity of life, Su Yige's road to environmental protection has not been smooth. She tries to get the people around her to follow this path, but she is often puzzled and ridiculed.
Some friends joked that she had taken the wrong name "Yige" and should have been called "Sue OCD". Others bluntly said that she was putting on a show. These reproaches frustrated her.
When she gets along with her friends, she also has a Xi habit of watching their every move to see if it is environmentally friendly. She would even stare at the trash can for a long time, which made some of her friends uncomfortable.
"Am I becoming an annoying 'environmental maniac'?" Su Yige doubted himself. She understands that overemphasizing can backfire and that she needs to find a balance.
Therefore, she began to record her "traceless life" on the Internet, and gradually promoted the concept of environmental protection through sharing. Her vlogs are growing in popularity, and many people are impressed by her eco-friendly lifestyle.
Growing fame Established an environmental organization
As her online fame grew, so did her confidence. So she founded an environmental non-profit organization "Green Voice" to call on more people to practice environmental protection.
"Green Voice" regularly holds online environmental protection seminars, and also organizes offline environmental protection activities such as tree planting and garbage sorting, which is very popular with young people who love environmental protection. They took Su Yige as a spiritual leader and followed in her footsteps.
Today, Su Yige has become one of China's most famous post-90s environmental pioneers. She wore a straw hat on her head, carried a small cloth bag in her hand, and had a quiet smile on her face. This is already an iconic image of her personal label.
A girl who doesn't use sanitary napkins, she uses practical actions to interpret what is real environmental protection. There may be people who can't fully understand her, but no one can deny her unwavering will to protect the environment. This is Su Yige in front of us.