People are starting to want to live green so they try to recycle, buy organic healthy foods, switch light bulbs, but we have to start thinking about what can come before all that. Instead of just trying to recycle everything, don't use so much stuff in the first place (less is more), use reusable bottles instead of plastic, buy products packaged in the least amount of stuff(glass jars, simple packaging- dont you hate it when one tiny item comes in like a fortress of plastic!?) Now, packaging is mainly up to the manufacturer but people can think of alternatives to buying that product, like make it ourselves, get creative, keep it simple( do we really need it?). And with food, instead of trying to buy organic everything or listening to all these "natural, healthy" advertisements for food, teach people how to turn the package over and look at whats in their food! The least amount of ingredients the better! Grow your own food, start co-ops, shop locally/farmers markets. This is how things were done back in the day so I know we can do it again. And definitely time organization is huge and an energy saver, have one laundry day, one food canning day, one shopping day, etc. I think the only way to teach people these things is: One- to get their attention with negative facts
(researching waste statistics is always alarming for me, I found a great video that talks about how keeping it simple is the key because we all have way too much stuff -here is the link www.storyofstuff.com/ ) Two- show them how easy it is to change and get back to basics/keep it simple & how rewarding it is for your life and the environment!
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