Everything you need to know about sustainable living.

The time is now to embark on your sustainability journey. Simplify the process with a centralized location full of deeply researched tips, resources, and the inspiration you need to decrease your carbon footprint.

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Sustainability is much more than simply recycling.

Sustainable living starts well before the end-of-life stage; it’s rooted in the conscious choices we make every day.

Refuse

Cut down on waste by rejecting single-use items and unnecessary freebies like plastic bags, water bottles, samples, and swag bags. Resist the allure of ‘free’ and choose only what you truly need or value. Ask yourself whether these free items really enhance your life.

Reduce

In our culture of over-consumption, it’s crucial to pause and reflect: Is this purchase necessary? What’s the origin, material, and end life? Opt for eco-friendly, ethically-made, and reusable products. Ready for some mindful shopping? I’ve got plenty of recommendations.

Before discarding an item, ask yourself if there is another alternative.

Reuse

Extend the life of items by repairing broken or worn things when possible, repurposing them, or giving them to someone else. Like the saying goes, “One person’s trash is another person’s treasure.”

Recycle

Although important, recycling should be our last resort, as many items are not recyclable. And recycling is complicated and not without its own environmental impacts. We cannot recycle our way out of the waste crisis our planet is facing.

Rot

You might immediately think composting is not for you, but there are more options than you may think. Emissions from food waste are a significant problem and we need to do what we can to keep food out of the landfills.

Top 3 items found in landfills

Woman's hands sliding red pepper scraps from cutting board into a paper sack.

Food Waste

Food waste is the largest category of disposed materials, comprising 24% of landfill material. It’s hardly a surprise considering approximately 30-40% of the food supply ends up as trash, an thus is a lead generator of a landfill’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Reduce Your Food Waste

Plastic

At least 91% of plastics are not recycled, and the plastic problem is expected to worsen as the rate of production continues to grow—it is projected to triple by 2050. Microplastics are already in every place on earth, including our bodies.

Reduce Your Plastic Waste

Paper

Paper constitutes 12% of landfill waste, despite being the most recycled material in the country. Americans comprise only 4% of the world’s population but consume 20% of the world’s paper products, and its production is wreaking havoc on ecosystems.

Reduce Your Paper Waste

It takes all of us.

If you know of resources that were missed, places that accept items for donation or recycling, people that collect certain items, or any other ideas that you think would benefit others in their sustainable living journey, please share!

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