To figure out your footprint, take this quiz.
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The world is spinning out of our control faster than we think !
Make a change in the world !
1) The best thing you can do is get involved politically. If you don’t have time to join an organization that does political advocacy for environmental issues, make sure you call your representatives, sign petitions, and vote! Here is a link with step-by-step guides on how to become more politically involved with environmental advocacy: https://www.salsalabs.com/blog/advocacy-campaign-planning
2) Help the Earth while also helping the people in your community! One of the best ways to help is getting involved with local initiatives to make your community cleaner and greener. This could mean installing solar panels, helping curb food waste and tackle issues of food security, or planting green spaces.
3) Try to get institutions you are a part of, like schools or companies, to take steps to operate sustainably on a mass scale. The more and more large institutions step up, the better things will be for all of us.
Changes you can make in your lifestyle :
1) Reusable produce bags
2) Bring your own grocery bags
3) Buy towels instead of paper towels
4) Be aware of the amount of water you are using !
https://www.watercalculator.org take this quiz to figure out how much water you use daily.
Turn off the tap while brushing and/or applying soap
An average human uses around 80 - 100 gallons
4) This takes a little more time and slightly more money and effort : at home garden. Even just producing a little would help a lot !
5) Recycle ! - I’m sure you’ve heard that lots of sealife is dying due to plastic. Ever wondered why don’t these animals just learn through experience that they shouldn’t eat them. I mean shouldn’t that be obvious ?!?! Actually, no. Plastics have a substance that give off the scent of being a sea life creature. Curious to learn more check out this article.
Put used paper, plastic, and trash into separate recycle bins and dispose of appropriately.
What if my area doesn’t have one ?
Drive down to a local library or a school or a college and put the recycled materials in their recycle bins.
7) Turn off your lights when your not in the room !
8) Stop using plastic water bottles! Invest in a reusable water bottle !
9) Start composting !
10) Look into signing up for something like Green Mountain Energy, which is an easy process that makes sure your electric and gas provider uses 100% renewable energy suppliers to power your home!
11) Reduce meat and animal product consumption !
Curious how check this article out.
12 ) Reduce use of cars !
Resources
Looking into more 100% recycling goods ?
Check this website out - This website has a list of companies that sell 100% pure recycling goods.
Curious about products that are made with recycling goods ?
Check this website out - This website has a list of 13 unbelievable products made out of recycled materials.
More blogs are soon to come ! Stay in touch !