How to be eco-responsible on a daily basis with a student budget?

Very often at the front on ecological questions, young people increasingly intend to defend their future and therefore that of the planet.

However, they are not the most important from an economic point of view.

Some might even think that they cannot afford their ambitions.

It would be wrong.

Indeed, using tote bags to do your shopping, sort your waste or not throw it anywhere are already so many eco-responsible actions that cost nothing.

To go further with a small budget, it is then enough to find the good plans.

Eat better for less

Reducing your ecological footprint with a flick of a fork without breaking the bank is the subject of an

, developed in 2018 by the student association Green Wave Sorbonne.

This booklet, available on the Greenwavesorbonne.wordpress.com site, gives advice on eating in season, favoring short circuits and avoiding processed products, by listing the shops and brands in France that allow these precepts to be applied.

Some campuses also offer solidarity grocery stores and stores selling organic and local products at affordable prices especially for students.

In Lyon, the Vrac Universités association, for example, has set up purchasing groups allowing the most precarious young people to benefit from monthly distributions.

More broadly, mobile apps like Too Good To Go and Phenix can make the difference at the end of the month.

These apps allow you to buy unsold baskets from food stores, greengrocers and restaurants at low prices.

Second-hand supplies

After already a long schooling behind you, you need in principle little material to follow your courses and organize your revisions.

The first ecological and economic reflex to have is therefore to make a periodic inventory of the remaining binders, pens and blocks of sheets for priority use.

Also think about some good deals like subscription packages for your ink cartridges, which limit the cost of printing your documents and use recycled cartridges.

Any young self-respecting “consumer actor” also uses second-hand solutions to supplement his supplies but also his computer equipment, and why not his dressing room.

A new outfit on Vinted.fr, a refurbished computer and smartphone on Blackmarket.fr or an old office in good condition on Leboncoin.fr and you are equipped at a lower cost, while having given a second life to these objects.

In the same vein, it is possible to furnish your first studio at low cost in Emmaüs boutiques, to dress inexpensively in thrift stores, to find a little of everything in resource stores and even to repair your computer equipment in workshops. repairs organized by associations in many cities.

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Engaged students

Since 2007, the French Student Network for Sustainable Development (Refedd) has been helping student associations across France to organize projects of ecological and social significance.

In addition to concrete actions on campuses, the Refedd offers several good practice sheets that can be consulted free of charge on its site and actively participates in raising awareness among young people, notably through annual national meetings (Renedd).

Find its publications and actions on Refedd.org.

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