Do 1 Thing

Do you want to shift to a life with less plastic and less waste in general? Wondering where to start? Feeling overwhelmed? We’d love to help!  

We’ve learned a lot about how to change our own habits and perspectives over the past three years, and we’d like to offer this bit of advice: Please, don’t try to do everything at once! Choose just one step, the one that seems the easiest or most appealing to you, and give that a try. Adapt our ideas as necessary for your own household and lifestyle and keep at that one first change until it’s second nature, or until you’re excited to add another.

Remember that joy and pride are much better motivating emotions in the long run than guilt and shame. Find one first step solution here that addresses something you’d be happy to change because it’s driving you crazy, or something that you’d be proud to accomplish. Find the joy and humor in taking control of your stuff, and celebrate every little change you make. Over time, these small steps add up and can have a profound positive impact.

Find your own next step – Click through to our lists of solutions and tips.

Pick one thing to do and start with that:  

12 First Steps

12 First Steps

Kitchen Solutions

Kitchen Solutions

Bathroom Solutions

Bathroom Solutions

Bedroom Solutions

Bedroom Solutions

Office Solutions

Office Solutions

Garage Solutions

Garage Solutions

Garden Solutions

Garden Solutions

Grocery Shopping Solutions

Grocery Shopping Solutions

Tips to Reduce Your Grocery Shopping 

Reduce Your Grocery Shopping

School & Work Lunch Solutions

Packed Lunch Solutions

10 Steps to an Easy Classroom Waste Audit Activity

DIY Classroom Waste Audit TIps