ᐅ How to live an environmentally friendly life?

chand1986 schrieb:

Otherwise, I interpret your comment "meta" as a suggestion to be more aware of the audience by considering unintended but detectable meta-levels in my communication and adjusting my texts accordingly.

Is that correct?

No, actually not. I’m familiar with the concept you described, and I agree that sensitivity can be left where it arises. I just found the reference to scientific work in this context a bit unusual. Maybe that’s a personal blind spot of mine. All good.

nordanney schrieb:

Crazy. You’re the first person I know who does it that way.

With kids, I’d need a full load of the small towels every day – sometimes 30 to 40 pieces a day. Insane.

We don’t have kids and are often at the office for long hours. I’ve never actually counted them, maybe 30 to 35 pieces per week.
We borrowed the idea from hotels and restaurants. We find it stylish and practical.

You’re a banker, right? If you wear a blazer for 8 to 10 hours (not just hanging in the closet) and sit on office chairs, my blazer looks wrinkled and worn by the evening. It shows, too. Same with suit pants. I definitely wouldn’t wear them again.

schubert79 schrieb:

You are a banker, right? If you wear a blazer for 8-10 hours

Yep. But blazers are now out of fashion among bankers. Suits too. More like chinos with a shirt and sweater. Blazers only in exceptional cases depending on the client.

schubert79 schrieb:

and sit on office chairs,

No one wears a blazer there. Thinking about it.

schubert79 schrieb:

I definitely won’t wear that again.

You’re welcome to, but you’ll be more the exception.

schubert79 schrieb:

we find it stylish and practical.

And unnecessary or even pollution, if you constantly wash clean clothes.

Good wool suits either don’t crease at all or smooth out again after hanging on a hanger for a few days. Or go straight for linen if you want the wrinkles – they are intentional there.
What was the topic again?

nordanney schrieb:

And it’s unnecessary and pollutes the environment if you keep washing clean clothes.

That’s the difference between perceived and rational situations. Rationally, you’re right. Emotionally, there is a reason that overrides logic: people feel uncomfortable acting otherwise.
I sense this is more of a feeling-based issue here:

schubert79 schrieb:

then in the evening my jacket is wrinkled and worn. You can see that too.

The jacket is already wrinkled after the first hour of sitting. The remaining 8 hours of the day hardly differ from the following day.
Also, ironing is enough against wrinkles, so it seems there is something else going on here.

schubert79 schrieb:

We adopted this principle from hotels and restaurants… we find it stylish and practical.

Stylish? Yes, okay.
Practical? Practical is a fairly objective term. I don’t see that washing more often is more practical than washing less.
Again, the feeling seems to dominate here. Which is fine.

Funny digression! I do think it really depends on the type of clothing you’re dealing with.

Underwear and socks always go straight into the laundry after one day. I usually don’t want to subject others to my T-shirts a second day in a row either.
Jeans, sweatshirts, and similar items can be worn longer. Jeans sometimes last an entire workweek. Wearing them for four weeks sounds strange to me.
Fleece-type clothing often needs washing after just one day as well.
And yes, showering or washing daily is a given.

Since we’re talking about this: everywhere I read that nowadays you can generally wash clothes at 30°C (86°F) to save energy, I gave it a try. Not such a great idea... T-shirts fresh from the closet needed washing again after just 30 minutes of wearing. Gross. I switched back to 40°C (104°F). Since then, everything’s fine.
Now my washing machine has broken down. With the new one, I’m using the eco program, which works very well too. It just takes longer.

Clothes from Shein or Temu are a no-go for me.
I’d rather shop from Momox…