Sustainable lifestyle has always been a sweetheart of app developers. During the pandemic I decided to install some apps to see if I can better my sustainable living, I wasn’t disappointed. It is unfortunate that some of these apps are mainly for the US and Canada markets but still relevant to us, nonetheless. Let’s look at some of them.

RecycleNation: It is an app that will find the closest recycling center near you and help you recycle products that might be hazardous otherwise such as batteries. I was sad to see that they had no Bangladeshi companies in their database hope they do in the future. You just need to put in the product name and your Zip code to learn about the processing companies near you.

Click here to lean more.

Click to download the app: iOS | Android

Vegetarian/Vegan Recipes: One of the best things you can do for the environment is give up meat and dairy products. In case you didn’t know, the ratio of water input to milt output is 1000 to 1 on average in the US for cattle. There are several apps that help your transition to veganism. I have suggested two each for iOS and Android. Green Kitchen and I’m hungry are recipe apps suited for veganism. Food Monster and HappyCow are restaurant finders for vegan lifestyle.

Click to download the apps: Green Kitchen iOS | Food Monster iOS || I’m Hungry |Happy Cow

Virtual Water: Water usage behind a product can tell us about the sustainable practices behind a product which would enable us to make better choices among products. Virtual water is a project to calculate how much water is used to produce non-food consumer goods, including energy.

Click here to learn more. The project is now used by HKU-TELI and J Bova with their water footprint calculator

Click to download the apps: iOS | Android

Good on You: Sustainable fashion is currently the most important movement that needs to take place. Micro plastics from artificial fibers are ruining our food chain as well as the food chain of fishes. Good on you is a sustainable fashion app that helps you figure out the environmental cost of fashion as well as finds if there is a sweatshop associated with the product.

Click to download the apps: iOS | Android

Carbon Footprint Calculator: You can use these calculators to find out your carbon footprint and where they are coming from, then you will be able to change your behaviors according to your score.

BONUS:

Ecosia.org: This is a search engine that plants trees with its profits. Give it a shot!

Seafood Watch: This helps you figure out which seafood you should shop for.

Added picture is from Pikist, with creative commons license.