A sustainable community is not just the whole community having solar panels and rainwater tanks; It is a community that works together to help contribute to make the world a better place. A sustainable community involves everyone in that community contributing to a cause. For example, maybe the cause the community is focusing on recycling; then everyone in the community would volunteer to have/use a compost bin. The compost would eventually go back onto the ground instead of a land fill reducing wastage.

A sustainable community should also have public facilities such as swimming pools to reduce water wastage and a community garden to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. A sustainable community should also have public transportation to reduce the need for cars.