Reduce is the first R in the three Rs of living sustainably. To reduce is to use less and minimize waste. It’s the most important of the three Rs because it’s our first line of defense and our first step towards a healthier planet.
“The most effective way to reduce waste is to not create it in the first place.”
We are living in a time where everything is disposable, fads are fleeting, and Coca-Cola produces 200,000 plastic bottles per minute. Social media is constantly showing us the next new thing that we should want and online shopping makes it horrifyingly easy to overindulge. But it’s time for a change.
In 2018 the U.S. produced 292.4 million tons of waste. About 30% was recycled and composted. 146.2 million tons ended up in landfills. They will sit there for possibly hundreds of years, producing methane and carbon. Some will drift into our oceans and waterways where they will endanger wildlife, poison our drinking water, and kill our plants.
The Earth will be just fine without us. But if we humans want to continue to live on it, we’re going to need to start treating it better. The best place to start is by reducing our impact.
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