Number one on my list is to: use less. It's the first of the 3 Rs. If in doubt, just don't but it. If I do buy something, I usually buy it used–other than food, that is. lol Although many people who try to be environmentally friendly speak openly about buying organic foods, I care more about sourcing my food locally whenever possible. I do try to use products that use fewer chemicals and with less packaging, but buying locally reduces the environmental footprint of shipping. Logistics is a "hidden" environmental cost, mostly because there is so much shipping that the added cost for any single product is very small. You're more likely to find cheaper products of any sort in supermarkets that are shipped long distances than local products. But that is an absurdity created by economies of scale and basically shipping everything via centralized logistics centers.
Number one on my list is to: use less. It's the first of the 3 Rs. If in doubt, just don't but it. If I do buy something, I usually buy it used–other than food, that is. lol Although many people who try to be environmentally friendly speak openly about buying organic foods, I care more about sourcing my food locally whenever possible. I do try to use products that use fewer chemicals and with less packaging, but buying locally reduces the environmental footprint of shipping. Logistics is a "hidden" environmental cost, mostly because there is so much shipping that the added cost for any single product is very small. You're more likely to find cheaper products of any sort in supermarkets that are shipped long distances than local products. But that is an absurdity created by economies of scale and basically shipping everything via centralized logistics centers.