As far as animals go, we humans are pretty wasteful. And we tend to rely on the "out of sight, out of mind" model for most of our collective problems despite the fact that there’s a fair amount of evidence that this does not work.
For instance, even though we all know that pollution is an issue (and one that we will continue to face with mounting urgency in the future), few of us have changed a lot of our simple habits to be more environmentally friendly.
While three quarters of Americans are concerned about the environment, fewer say they make an effort to live out that concern all the time. So while 75 people out of 100 are actively concerned about the environment in their daily lives, only 1 out of 5 makes a conscious effort all the time.
This likely comes from a mix of things, like wanting to avoid added costs and inconvenience, as well as a desire to help but a lack of information on how to do so in easily attainable ways.
Reducing your own waste doesn’t mean that you have to rid yourself of the conveniences of the 21st century or subsist off of whatever cherry tomatoes finally grow in your backyard garden. There are a lot of everyday habits that contribute to much of our collective waste — habits that would require little to no inconvenience on our part. If it’s as simple as swapping out one thing for its equally good alternative, more than a few of us would be happy to make the switch.
Quite a few of the solutions even save you money.
If you want to make a difference but don’t want to commit to anything truly life-changing just yet, here are 13 ways to lessen waste without added inconvenience:
For instance, even though we all know that pollution is an issue (and one that we will continue to face with mounting urgency in the future), few of us have changed a lot of our simple habits to be more environmentally friendly.
While three quarters of Americans are concerned about the environment, fewer say they make an effort to live out that concern all the time. So while 75 people out of 100 are actively concerned about the environment in their daily lives, only 1 out of 5 makes a conscious effort all the time.
This likely comes from a mix of things, like wanting to avoid added costs and inconvenience, as well as a desire to help but a lack of information on how to do so in easily attainable ways.
Reducing your own waste doesn’t mean that you have to rid yourself of the conveniences of the 21st century or subsist off of whatever cherry tomatoes finally grow in your backyard garden. There are a lot of everyday habits that contribute to much of our collective waste — habits that would require little to no inconvenience on our part. If it’s as simple as swapping out one thing for its equally good alternative, more than a few of us would be happy to make the switch.
Quite a few of the solutions even save you money.
If you want to make a difference but don’t want to commit to anything truly life-changing just yet, here are 13 ways to lessen waste without added inconvenience: