Reusable cups, natural cleaning products, reusable bags, and other eco-friendly products seem to be doing well in sales these days. Both consumers and businesses are jumping on the zero waste movement and sustainable living momentum. About half of digital consumers say environmental concerns affect their buying decisions.
Today, people around the world are growing more eco-conscious and concerned about the next generation’s future. Don’t be surprised if you find the key phrase “guide to eco-friendly shopping” in a friend or family member’s recent searches.
Understanding Sustainable Living
In its purest form, sustainable living is a lifestyle choice that aims to minimize one’s environmental impact through smart, ethical, and mindful living.
Switching to this lifestyle means adopting green living practices that are both sustainable for them and the environment, such as ditching single-use plastics, conserving water and energy, and practicing the three Rs: reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Sustainable living requires a lot of discipline, responsibility, and determination to stick to the basic principles and practices. It’s more of a big-picture, lifelong commitment that not only benefits the environment but also protects yourself and others from health issues magnified by unhealthy climate conditions.
That said, it’s a significant change, and you don’t have to turn your habits (and home) around in one night. You can make your home eco-friendly one step at a time.
Ready to Save the Planet?
Are you looking for ideas on how you can transform your living space into an eco-friendly home?
From reducing waste, reusing and repurposing to composting, gardening and collecting rainwater, to saving energy and using renewable energy, there are so many simple ways to transition to a more eco-friendly and sustainable lifestyle day by day.
Take a look at our helpful infographic below for a rundown of life-changing sustainable living ideas. Go forth and save the planet!
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About the Author
Oscar Florea is a content contributor for Avida’s lifestyle blog Pursuit of Passion. He is an engineer by profession but a multi-potentialite by destiny. Just like a normal dude in a basketball-crazy country, one of his passions is shooting hoops.
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Your post seems to be an inspiration to practice sustainable living. As the first step towards eco-friendly living, we have stopped the use of plastics in our home. My niece, who works for a famous shipping container manufacturing company, discussed with me about the sustainable practices followed at his workplace.