-by Texas Homesteader ~
Here are the 16 Easiest Ways To Be More Sustainable. Everything from simple ways you can be more sustainable, to reduce food waste, and easy homemade health & beauty or cleaning. All simple ways you can be more sustainable in your everyday life and easy enough to start today! By following these tips, you can learn how to be more sustainable and contribute positively to the environment.
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Why You’ll Love Being More Sustainable
Choosing to be more sustainable allows you to be part of the solution for future generations.
Let’s continue to seek out ways to be more sustainable in every aspect of our lives.
As you learn to be more sustainable, remember that it’s a journey—each step counts towards a healthier planet.
Learning how to be more sustainable can open doors to community engagement and awareness.
Simple acts, like choosing to be more sustainable, can lead to widespread change with enough collective effort.
Being more sustainable is not just a trend; it’s a lifestyle choice that can have lasting positive effects on our planet. Let’s explore how to be more sustainable and incorporate it into our daily routines.
Every effort to be more sustainable counts and contributes to a larger movement for change.
Mindful Living – Being kind of Mother Earth just feels right.
Easy To Do – It’s not hard or complicated. Anyone can do it!
Save Money – #UseWhatchaGot
To truly be more sustainable, it’s essential to evaluate our habits and make conscious choices that align with this goal.
Adopting ways to be more sustainable is easy and can start with small changes that accumulate significantly over time.
Here are some easy ways to be more sustainable. I’ve included links to more detail for each category. So go ahead, choose one or choose them all – they’re EASY!
Ultimately, striving to be more sustainable enriches your life and strengthens community bonds.
When you make the effort to be more sustainable, you can make a significant impact on your local community.
1. Easy Ways To Reduce Food Waste
It’s easy to Reduce Your Food Waste with these simple steps:
The first step in learning how to be more sustainable is to educate yourself about eco-friendly practices.
Understand Dates on Food Packaging, where the dates come from and what they mean – that food is probably still perfectly good!
Zero-Waste Cooking: Employ tools such as Cook-Once, Eat-Twice method or even Planned Leftovers.
Repurposed Glass Jars in Refrigerator – help eliminate forgotten food.
Using Less Than Perfect Food in Different Ways – Stale bread into Homemade Breadcrumbs or French Toast, or bones into Homemade Broth.
2. Low-Waste Mealtimes
Use real plates & flatware and cloth napkins. If you have a dishwasher cleanup can be as easy as: Scrape/Load/Push a Button.
As you continue to find ways to be more sustainable, you’ll inspire others to do the same.
3. Buy Food With Less Packaging
To be more sustainable, consider your daily habits and how they contribute to waste.
Know which stores sell unpackaged broccoli or squash for a reasonable price. Or do what I did and ask if you can pick from the fresh produce in the back that they haven’t yet packaged.
Making choices to be more sustainable can sometimes be challenging, but the rewards are worth the effort.
Being more sustainable not only benefits the environment but can also improve your quality of life.
4. Lower Food Miles
Lower food miles means healthier food for you & your family.
Grow a Garden – plant what your family loves and harvest at the peak of freshness!
Easy Compost – make your own healthy garden amendment while reducing trash.
Growing A Sustainable Garden – employ these easy eco-friendly gardening tips.
5. Eliminate Single-Use Plastic
I try to eliminate single-use plastic as much as possible. I can save some money here too!
Trash Bags – I haven’t bought actual trash bags in over a decade. Instead I repurpose Bags That Already Come Into Our House such as family size toilet paper wrapping, feed sacks, etc.
Plastic Shopping Bags – I use my *Market Basket to hold my purchases and always get compliments from cashiers. No plastic shopping bags for me!
6. How To Reduce Energy Usage
Passive Solar – Surprising ways to use the power of the sun with no equipment to buy!
Energy Efficient Lighting – Be sure you’re using only the electricity you need.
Using Window Coverings for light or heat seasonal changes – either block heat or to bring heat inside.
Whole House Fan for energy efficient home cooling in minutes.
7. Easy Homemade Cleaning Products
Every action taken to be more sustainable creates a ripple effect that can inspire others to follow suit.
Glass Cleaner – vinegar/water, then glass polished streak-free using wadded newspaper.
Becoming more sustainable is a commitment to a healthier, happier planet.
Dish Soap/Water in repurposed spray bottle for many uses.
Baking Soda for extra non-toxic scrubbing power.
Luffa Scrub Sponge – easy to grow yourself!
We can all find ways to be more sustainable, no matter how small the actions may seem.
8. Buy Products Used: Cheaper & Eco Friendly Too
Buying Used usually means items have no packaging and often better quality for less money.
Shop at thrift stores, yard sales, etc.
Don’t forget to donate your used items to a thrift store too!
9. Eco-Friendly Laundry
Wash your clothing only when actually dirty and not simply after one wearing.
When you decide to be more sustainable, you also inspire those around you to consider their practices and make changes for a greener future.
Make your own Homemade Laundry Powder easily & in minutes.
Homemade Laundry-Scent Booster uses only 2 ingredients.
Line Dry clean laundry or use *Folding Laundry Racks inside.
10. Repair Instead Of Replace
This tip is tremendously eco friendly and saves us so much money too. Repair Items instead of replacing them.
Repairing a Solar Light – Don’t throw it away, it’s probably an easy fix.
RancherMan’s repaired so many things such as our toaster oven, microwave, refrigerator and even our laptop. The internet is your friend for researching easy repairs.
11. Low Waste Health & Beauty
It’s so easy to make homemade health & beauty items for nearly nothing.
By embracing the philosophy to be more sustainable, you will discover new ways to appreciate your surroundings.
Dry Shampoo – just 3 ingredients.
Beeswax Lip Balm – Easy, natural and soothing.
My Easy Deodorant – Only 1 ingredient you probably have in your cabinet.
Light & Sheer Face Powder – No complicated or specialty ingredients. Just enough coverage to mask minor skin color imperfections.
Using A Safety Razor – They’re easy to use – eliminates many disposable plastic razors.
When we collectively decide to be more sustainable, we can achieve great things for our planet.
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Install A Simple Bidet – There are lots of upgrade options including heated water, heated seats, lighting, automatic toilet seat raising/lowering and more.
12. Eco Friendly Homemade Gifts
Incorporating practices to be more sustainable into your life not only helps the environment but can also be a fulfilling experience.
Experience Gifts – Give the gift of time & wonderful memories!
Homemade Gifts – True gifts from your heart.
Zero-Waste Gift Ideas – Ideas for your minimalist friends & family
13. Cook From Scratch With Easy Meals
Keep it simple with the easiest recipes.
Easy One-Pot Meals such as Instant Pot Spaghetti, Kid-favorite Goulash, Dutch oven Taco Spaghetti, etc.
Cook-Once Eat-Twice – Cook more than you can eat in one sitting & enjoy another meal later.
Planned Leftovers – Cook lots of a main ingredient & use in different dishes for supper FAST.
14. Go Paperless!
Utilize Paperless Billing. (often saves money too if fees are removed for paperless billing!)
Opt Out of Advertising Junk mail.
15. Low Waste Dining Out
I love my *Stainless Steel Bento Box for bringing home restaurant leftovers without the dreaded Styrofoam monster!
Denim Dish Carrier for carrying restaurant leftovers – Easy enough for even me, a novice sewer, to make.
No Straw With Your Drink. (you need to request no straw when ordering, as servers often put the straw IN your glass when delivering)
Bring Your Own Water Tumbler – I always drink water when dining out anyway and more & more often that includes a plastic bottle of water. So I bring my own tumbler filled with filtered water instead. No plastic or straw needed!
Remember, when you choose to be more sustainable, you are crafting a better world for everyone.
Each simple decision to be more sustainable adds up and can lead to significant positive changes.
16. More Efficient Errands
Combine Errands – Save fuel, time and wear & tear on your car by making sure you combine errands into one trip.
Cell Phone Reminders – Your smart phone’s Virtual assistant can remind you of shopping needs when you get close to a store. Try saying “Hey Siri (or Google), Remind me when I get to Home Depot to get more 2″ screws”. No more getting back home frustrated you forgot to buy something needed while you were out.
Let’s challenge ourselves to find innovative ways to be more sustainable in our daily practices.
Hopefully that gets the creative juices flowing for you. If you need more inspiration, there’s a longer list below. Dive in!
~TxH~
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