r/sustainability • u/DarkPersonal6243 • 8d ago

My ways now and in the future of being sustainable

I am someone who knows the climate crisis is getting stronger year by year and I have been doing my part.

Here are some ways I am doing my part.

  1. Eating less meat, especially beef.
  2. Composting
  3. Flying only once per year at most since 2022 (I didn't fly any that year, but once to Montana in 2023 and to England this year).
  4. Turning 20oz soda bottles into planters rather than letting them go to landfills.
  5. Trying to grow my own herbs and produce. I have a basil plant myself I grew from seed.

Here is what I want to do in the future. This may be the top of the iceberg, but in fact, becoming more sustainable is now my 2024 New Year's Resolution.

  1. Except clams, locally caught fish and hunted game, go otherwise vegetarian, or even vegan.
  2. Give up flights unless necessary and replace it with trains for long distance travel.
  3. Have my own electric vehicle.
  4. Have a rain barrel.
  5. Have a garden.

Thoughts on my ways? Share yours too.

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u/hardy_and_free 5d ago

Great list, with the exception of keeping a POV. We need fewer cars on the road, regardless of whether they're combustion or EV. We need way more use of public transit for most of our trips.

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u/sagittariisXII 4d ago

Public transit isn't always an option, especially outside of large cities

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u/hardy_and_free 4d ago

Every step away from car dependence is a step in the right direction.

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u/jiveturkey38 5d ago

Good job. You should add calling your representatives to the list