Sustainable Living - Little Changes That Have a Great Impact On Our Environment

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Thinking about protecting the environment, saving money, and sustainable living? Karen Acosta shares ideas to get you, communities, and businesses started:

Time Stamp:

01:08   Meet Our Guest

01:21    The Class Project That Changed Everything

01:48    Sustainability meaning-- in Simple Terms

03:10    What Sustainable Living Looks Like – Easy Way to Start

04:44    Impact on Our Environment

05:52    Shifting the Mindset: Education - Food waste, food storage, home composting or composting sites.

07:44    Simple Changes To Do Now 

10:49    EWG.org – Environmental Working Group – Among other things, it categorizes what type of chemicals are used in products and how harmful they are for us and the environment - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewg_info/

13:18    Community Gardens

15:15    Sustainability: Good for Businesses

16:55    Community Impact: Involve the Younger Generation

18:07    Footprint Calculator: Helps you calculate how much resources you are using, and presents a plan of action

20:28    Simple Changes for Businesses

22:26    Social Media Outreach

23:33    Let’s do it! Future generations depend on it.

EWG.org - Resources:

• Food & Water
• Farming & Agriculture
• Personal Care Products
• Household & Consumer Products
• Energy
• Family Health
• Toxic Chemicals

Karen Acosta, MS Global Sustainability  http://linkedin.com/in/karenacosta

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