From the Go Green Challenge to too good to go: 7 apps that help to live more sustainably

Each of us has countlessOn the cell phone, many of them for entertainment, organization or fitness tracking. But why not pull a few sensible apps on the smartphone thatand serve sustainability? Even. We would have a few suggestions forMobile phone applications that serve to protect the climate.

Unfortunately, the topic of climate protection in politics is much less present than it would actually be necessary to somehow counteract some. Therefore, each one of us has to do more - because we all have that in hand.

One topic that has long been a big one in our western world (although it is often swept under the carpet) is: waste. This often also refers to food, from which eleven million tons are thrown away every year. To minimize this huge number, the makers of the app areToo Good To GoStarted, because they try to save as many foods as possible from the garbage can. To do this, you only have to enter your own location in the app and then get restaurants, cafes, bakeries and the like that offers the remaining food at discounted conditions-a win-win situation for everyone! You can then pay the selected food directly in the app and pick it up in the shop. We love!

The sensible app toxfox comes from the Bund Naturschutz (BN). It is nothing about eating, but about. As we all know, hormonal pollutants or harmful chemicals such as plasticizers or parabens are often contained in cosmetic products. With the appToxFoxYou can simply scan the barcode when shopping and then contain the information from over 80,000 products whether there are pollutants - and if so, which. Really recommended - for yourself, but also with regard to more sustainability.

When purchasing products, it always makes sense to pay attention to whether seals that stand for environmental friendliness, animal welfare and or sustainability can be seen on the packaging. Only: In the meantime there are so many different seals in which as a consumer you no longer know what they stand for and whether it may even only be operated. TheSiegel-Check-Appof the nature conservation association Germany (NABU) helps to put a little light into the dark. To do this, you only have to photograph the seal in the application, you get information about the product with an assessment of environmental compatibility. Very helpful and a good tool to be able to live more sustainability.

There are people who need the competition to motivate themselves to do things - and exactly such people speak the makers of the appGo Green Challengeto. Because it provides its users new tasks every week that need to be fulfilled: cooking regionally, avoiding plastic bags and garbage, no eating away, recycling- there are countless things that can be done for environmental and climate protection. In this playful way, users should be gradually caused to live more sustainably. A good idea, right?

The approach of the app/websiteNebenan.deIt's as simple as it is awesome: to connect neighboring, from a wide variety of occasions: to exchange each other to sell baby tie, sell or give away things, in short: to help each other. So it's about more together, and that's really something that we need so urgently at the moment. And if things go really well, you not only get help on Nextan.de, but even find new friends nearby. It could hardly be better and more sustainable.

It is part of sustainability that it is always better to buy seasonal and regional products than those that have to be carted up to you, because of course this always means that more emissions are emitted. And when finding seasonal and regional products, it helpsRegioApp, which was designed by the Federal Association of the Regional Movement EV. There you can search for regional food using the area search, which are listed in gastronomies, weekly markets and village shops after removal - and you are even navigated there. There are also explanations for the respective company with opening times, product range and much more. If a food has not been produced on site, the supply chain is explained and traced - more transparency is really hardly possible. It is understandable that such a sensible app was also promoted by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture.

It is best for the climate, everyone knows how to do without any consumption of fish and meat. But if you can't leave it and don't want to do without the food, then at least you should make sure that fish you eat. The large international nature and environmental protection organization WWF has the app for thisWWF-Fischratgeberdeveloped. A very easy -to -understand traffic light system shows users in which fish should definitely be avoided. For this purpose, criteria such as the condition of the fish stocks, environmental impacts, the management of fishing and aquacultures are taken into account and explains why you should (let) and eat certain fish for the benefit of the general public.