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Sustainable Living: Small Changes, Big Impact
Simple Steps for a Greener, Mindful Life
Sustainable living is now a basic of living in a world that conscious of environmental challenges. The good news? It doesn’t require you to complete a life overhaul to be sustainable. Such small intentional changes can make huge environmental and personal impacts.
Practical ways to make sustainable living real and powerful:
1. Reduce Waste: Rethink, Reuse, Recycle
A mindset shift is to reduce waste. Focus not on things as disposable, but on their whole life journey. First avoid single use plastics. Replace the plastic straws, bags, and bottles with reusable bags. For example, a stainless steel water bottle replaces hundreds of plastic ones each year.
Another easy way to avoid food waste is to compost. Home decomposed organic waste can give soil nutrients and reduce methane emissions from landfills (EPA, 2021). Composting is not just good for the environment, it’s good for the way we think too, helping us to practice mindfulness.
2. Choose Eco-Friendly Products
It’s never been easier to choose products with minimal impact on the environment. Buy items that are…
