How You Can Help Our Planet

We are going to give you a few but very simple things you can do at home and incorporate in your lifestyle that can help to reduce your footprint on this planet:

• • Be educated (know what’s going on with our planet)
  • Use your voice (share your knowledge with people around you and demand change in your government)
  • Volunteer
  • Reduce your meat consumption, eat a more plant-based diet
  • Have your own vegetable or herb garden (if you have the space and love for it)
  • Eat more locally (it will help your local economy and reduce the emissions released into the atmosphere)
  • Compost your waste
  • Reduce single use plastic
  • Take your reusable bags to the supermarket
  • Use cloth napkins, instead of using paper napkins
  • Use a reusable water bottle
  • Use a reusable coffee/tea mug
  • Walk more, ride a bike more – less car
  • Take public transportation (if possible), or carpool with friends or colleagues
  • Use clean products with less chemicals in it
  • When shaving, use a safety razor instead of using those single use plastic razors
  • Use a menstrual cup, instead of tampons
  • Switch the lights when leaving a room
  • Use a clothesline, ditch the dryer
  • Turn the tap off when brushing your teeth
  • Buy second-hand
  • Choose reusable energy
  • Use LED lighting or CFL bulbs instead of incandescent lighting
  • Pay attention to labels (Choose Fair Trade certified goods when possible to support companies dedicated to sustainable production and paying laborers a fair wage)
  • Buy organic food whenever possible
  • Take the stairs over the elevator, it saves energy and it’s a great workout  
  • Invest in better quality items that last longer
  • Support brands that are ethical and environmentally conscious