In the Beavan family's New York apartment, there isn't a TV. a washing machine, a dishwasher or a fridge and they're only using one electric light bulb. In the bathroom, there aren't any shampoo bottles, rolls of toilet paper or tubes of toothpaste. 1__ They make them or use alternatives. Some people think that they're crazy, but Colin Beavan explain that it's just an experiment. ? __ The Beavans are living like this for a year because they want to reduce their impact on the environment. At the end of the year they'll decide what they really need and what they can live without. They're trying to create less rubbish and use less electricity and fuel. That's the reason why they never travel by car. They buy second-hand things for the apartment and they buy food at a market where they can avoid plastic bags, packets and boxes. They carry the food home in a basket, not a plastic shopping bag. They don't buy any food which comes from more than 400 kilometres away аударып беріндерш