Simple Ways to Be More Environmentally Friendly

With the new year starting, there has never been a better time to look for new ways to practice sustainable acts and reduce your carbon footprint.

Each year, we get more and more information about new ways we can be more eco-friendly and give off a smaller carbon footprint in our day-to-day lives. In this article, we’re going to be going over some tips and tricks to be more sustainable.

Attend Events

If you’re really keen on learning more about what it means to live eco-friendly and carbon neutral or even carbon negative, then you should consider attending in-person or virtual events that are based around living sustainably.

Takethis event, for example. The speakers talked about their own experiences in being carbon neutral and eco-friendly. By attending these events and listening to people with a lot of experience in living sustainably, you can see what aspects of their lives you may want to try incorporating into your own.

Garden

Surprisingly, many people don’t consider that growing your own food can reduce your carbon footprint. By growing your own produce, you’ll help cut down on plastic waste, along with all the emissions used to transport fruits or vegetables.

In addition to your home garden, you’ll want to start a compost bin to nourish those fruits and vegetables you will be growing. You can put just about anything organic into compost, such as: potato skins, fruit peels, newspapers, and other organic items.

Water Usage

This is a big one. Your water usage can be a big contributor to how large your carbon footprint is, for several different reasons. For starters, you should keep in mind when you use hot water, and if it’s actually necessary. We’re not saying you need to take freezing cold showers, but maybe consider washing your clothes using a cold water setting instead of warm water.

You should also be aware of how much water you’re using. Try to cut back whenever it is possible. Some good ways of doing this are to take slightly shorter showers, or run your dishwasher less often.

One way many Americans are cutting their water usage is by ripping out their natural lawns and installing an artificial lawn. I

Don’t Drive Combustion Engine Cars

Driving alone everywhere you go is an extremely wasteful and inefficient way of transportation. Most cars today have an internal combustion engine, which relies on burning gasoline in order to keep the car going. This process releases harmful gases into the atmosphere.

Some cars, such as Tesla, have electric engines that can run on completely renewable energy, allowing people to drive without worrying about the impact they are having on the planet.

However, not everyone has access to a Tesla. So the next time you are about to drive somewhere that is a short distance, consider walking or biking. Additionally, using public transportation mitigates the amount of vehicles on the road.

If you live in the city, you may be able to get away with using buses or other forms of public transportation to get from one place to another without driving around a car.

Key Takeaways

We hope you found our article on practicing sustainability helpful, and that you can incorporate a few of these tips into your own life. Remember that it isn’t critical to live as sustainably as humanly possible. Even doing just one thing that you don’t do now is an improvement and will have a positive impact.