Learning about the effects of the meat industry and becoming aware of your personal habits is the first step. I’m very proud of you for coming to this page. The next step is to create small changes in your everyday life, until you are able to take full effect! Imagine if everyone took a little time out of their day to make a change, we’ve already seen the impacts a single person can make.
To be environmentally friendly, consider some of these suggestions of small ways to change your everyday habits that go beyond your diet.
- Sign petitions! This is an easy step that can make a big impact
- Vote for environmental candidates in government to make lasting changes
- Use a reusable water-bottle
- Bring your own reusable shopping bags
- Cut down on paper junk mail, there are a lot of websites and services that help you get off mailing lists
- Replace plastic lighters with matches
- Replace plastic straws with metal or glass that you can bring to restaurants
- Buy clothing from second hand stores to reduce shipping and packaging waste
- Consume less meat and dairy
- Buy local produce, this reduces pollution that is associated in transportation
- Take showers instead of baths to avoid using too much water, this will also save your water bill
- Use cold water for laundry
- Go to car washes, this is more water and environmentally efficient that washing by hand
- Opt for electronic bank statements and online bills
- Turn off your computer overnight
Try out the footprint calculator:
https://www.footprintcalculator.org
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