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“Live with more Intention
Less buying, more doing
Less wanting, more enjoying“
Jen Chillingsworth, Live Green
2023 is finally here, and I always enjoy the new year! The months and years are going by quicker and quicker these days. I love switching my mindset to something new every year, focusing on bettering myself and my life. This year I am excited to focus on creating a more sustainable and eco-friendlier lifestyle.
It can seem a bit overwhelming to try and completely change your lifestyle. When I first thought of how to change my lifestyle to be eco-friendlier and more sustainable, I was definitely overwhelmed! There are so many products, ideas, and things to do differently.
What I found to be the easiest was to pick one thing to focus on and start working towards making that a habit. You don’t have to change your entire lifestyle overnight! Just choose one thing to change and work towards it. Before you know it, you will be doing it without thinking. Then, you can choose something else to work towards. Each small step is one big step towards changing your lifestyle.
Below, I have made a list of ideas for living a more sustainable and eco-friendlier lifestyle. Pick a few of these ideas to work on for the year 2023. Work on forming habits and changing your mindset to be more sustainable and eco-friendly!
- Use fewer plastic bags
- Use reusable bags when buying groceries
- Drink more tap water (or filtered)
- Avoid using single use plastic bottles
- Always bring a reusable cup or mug when leaving the house
- Choose conscious consumption of animal based products
- Eat at home to create less food waste
- Sign up for paperless billing to create less paper waste
- Cancel magazines or see if they have an online version
- Use the calendar and notes section on your phone to avoid using paper calendars and notepads
- Use a reusable straw (There are a lot of options- silicone, stainless steel, glass, paper, bamboo)
- If you don’t have a reusable straw, drink straight from the glass
- Think twice before shopping- buy less to create less waste
- Make your own beauty products (hand cream, face cream, etc.)
- Use reusable make-up remover pads instead of cotton pads
- Shop at consignment shops for new to you clothes
- Instead of throwing away old clothes, find ways to upcycle or re-purpose them
- Learn to sew so that you can fix clothing items
- Use cloth diapers
- Use reusable nursing pads
- Buy secondhand toys or wooden toys
- Donate clothes to a local homeless shelter or thrift store
- Make your own cleaning products to avoid harsh toxins
- Use a shampoo and conditioner bar to cut down on plastic
- Use a shave bar in place of shaving cream
- Use plastic free loofahs and wash cloths
- Try gifting experiences, repurposed items, or something handmade or homemade
- Start an herb garden
- Start a vegetable garden
- Cook at home more to create less food waste
- Start composting
- Use compost for your herb and vegetable garden
- Don’t use pesticides and herbicides in your garden
- Learn to can and preserve the food you grow
- Use rechargeable batteries
- Buy energy efficient appliances and technology
- Use reusable produce bags at the supermarket
- Avoid plastic wrapped items at the store
- Stop using single use items
- Get a reusable cutlery set
- Use recyclable wrapping paper or kraft paper for wrapping gifts
- Save gift bags and boxes for future use
- Re-purpose old furniture
- Use old pots, jugs, and mugs for plants or in your garden
- Choose email receipts over printed paper ones
- Buy organic products at the supermarket
- Switch to organic cotton, linen, sisal, or hemp fibers for clothing or bed linens
- Use natural scents for your home (essential oils, soy candles, herbs, simmer pots)
- Plant some trees, flowers, or shrubbery around your home
- Plant a wildflower garden for pollinators
- Plant native species (flowers and trees) around your home instead of invasive non-native plants
- Let your grass grow. Bees love the clover, dandelions, and daisies.
- Recycle cardboard, plastic, and glass.
- Use cotton cloths (or a Swedish dishcloth) over paper towels
I hope all of these sustainalbe and eco-friendly ideas give you some inspiration and motivation for living a more sustainable and eco-friendlier lifestyle in 2023. If you have other ideas, I would love to know about them! If you have questions or need help with any of these ideas, please reach out to me. I would love to help you!
I hope you have a blessed and happy new year.
Until Next Time,
Catherine
Great post! I’m always looking for ways to live more eco-friendly so thank you for sharing
You’re welcome!
I’m always looking for more ecofriendly ways to live. Many of the ideas on your list I’m already doing but there are a few more really great ideas here. Thanks for sharing them 🤗
Yay! I’m so glad that you’re already doing a lot of these. That makes me happy 🙂 I’m glad I could provide you with a few new ideas as well!
I love this!!! I have been trying to implement more planet-friendly things into my daily life as well. Last week my husband and I purchased reusable paper towels. Fingers crossed they work okay. Thanks again for the inspiration!
That’s wonderful! I hope they work well and that you two like them.
Great things to follow for a better and more eco-friendly lifestyle. Will definitely save this list to use them. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for being willing to incorporate some of these ideas into your life!
great blog!
Thank you!
As a sustainable fashion expert, I love these tips!! Will definitely be adding them to my life ❤️
I love that! I’m going to work more on my sustainable fashion this year.
These are wonderful tips for a more eco-friendly lifestyle. I really like the idea of reusable cups. So much better than single servings ones.
They are much better than single serving ones. You can also choose cute ones!
These ideas are great! I’m always looking for eco-friendly inspiration. Thank you!
You’re welcome!
You give so many great tips. We try our best to do most of what you have on the list but there are a few I’m going to add.
That’s wonderful that you already do most of these 🙂
There are so many productive ideas here that I can do. Thanks for the inspiration Catherine.
You’re welcome! I’m glad I could give you some inspiration.
Great post! Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome!
These are great actionable tips! Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome. Thank you for taking the time to read 🙂
I have been trying in little ways to be more conscious about eco friendly lifestyle. And must say all it takes is a single tiny step to begin and others just follow
That is true! It all starts with one step towards being more conscious.
These are some really great tips and actionable steps towards living a more sustainable and eco-friendly lifestyle! This should be on everyone’s must read lists…thank you for sharing!
Thank you for reading! I hope these tips help people get started or continue to work towards their goals for an eco-friendly lifetsyle.
What a great list for eco-friendlier living! I actually do quite a bit of these already. I especially love the reusable bags one because I have cubes I use for grocery shopping and it’s so much easier to carry into the home!
I love reusable bags! I need to check into the cubes. I never bring enough bags with me when I do a big grocery shopping day.
This is amazing work. I’ve been looking at ways to be more eco friendly. Thank you for this.
You’re welcome! I hope it was helpful to get you started 🙂
We all need to make our lifestyles more sustainable and eco-friendly. Great list to get started on the right path.
Thank you! I agree that we all should work towards having a more eco-friendly and sustainable lifestyle.
I love these eco-friendly ideas! Reusing gift bags is one of my favorites because it saves time and money.
Yes! It’s one of my favorites too. My friend actually gave me a BUNCH of bags after Christmas last year because she was just going to throw them away!! Lol
I was happy that I was naturally doing some of these things. I have some room to improve as well.
I’m sure we all have room to improve 🙂 Atleast you are trying!
I agree with picking one thing to focus on and start building a habit. Your list for 365 days to a more sustainable and eco- friendlier lifestyle was very extensive. It provides many great ideas.
Thank you! Focusing on one thing at a time makes it a much easier process. It has helped me, otherwise I would have probably went crazy trying to change everything at once. Lol
Thank you for sharing more ways to have a more sustainable eco-friendlier lifestyle. I’m glad the world is catching up. It seems like I’ve been recycling for decades like separating my rubbish and taking my own bags to the supermarket.
It has taken the world a while to catch up! I love spreading awareness about how important these simple things are. Thanks for doing your part!
What a great list of sustainable and eco-friendly ideas. I try to be as eco-conscious as I can. I’m so happy that my city has a recycling program where we can easily recycle at home. One of the first things I did years ago was implement paperless billing and I don’t miss having all that unwanted paper!
That’s wonderful that your city has a program like that. I also do paperless billing! It’s such a relief to not have so much paperwork to deal with.
This is an epic guide to become more sustainable. Fabulous list of 365 very practical tips for an eco-friendly lifestyle.
Thank you! I hope they are useful tips 🙂
I love this list for more sustainable living! This has been my ongoing mission for about five years. I love too that as I’ve made changes other family members have as well.
That’s wonderful! I’m glad you have been able to influence others in your family.
Great tips. Becoming more sustainable is a goal of ours.
That’s a great goal! It’s been a goal of mine for a while now. I work towards it all the time 🙂
Cheers.