I've been able to make a habit of brining my canvas tote while shopping. It took me a long time, but it got to the point that I started looking at each plastic bag with disgust. It's the little things that start momentum. Now I've got to get myself a coffee mug.
Consuming less meat should also be mentioned. Raising animals for food is a primary cause of deforestation, water shortage, and greenhouse gas emissions. Animal agriculture takes up 70% of all agricultural land, and 30% of the total land. It's not at a steady state either, due to the world's population rising so quickly. Moreover, animal agriculture accounts for 37% of our methane, and 65% of our nitrous oxide, which wield approximately 20 and 300 times the warming power of carbon dioxide, respectively. (it constitutes only 9% of carbon dioxide emissions)
...didn't mean to make this post so academic.
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