There Is No Planet B
You love the earth. You’re also not perfect. No one is. No matter what though, we can all improve and do better. Let’s help the earth for our future generations. Let’s lead by example. It’s our responsibility to show kids how to take care of Earth, too. Let’s help the earth for all of the animals sharing this planet with us. Let’s help the earth for us. Earth is the only place we have to live. Let’s take better care of the planet we call home.
What Can You Do?
Obiously, living vegan helps a ton, but there is also way more you can do.
1.) Reuse anything you can reuse. I always reuse glass jars. Love them! Packaging (boxes, tissue paper, bubble wrap, string, etc.) and more can be reused, also.
2.) Recycle anything you can.
3.) Get together with others, and clean up areas like parks, parking lots, and beaches, or do it solo.
4.) Plant your own garden.
5.) Support companies that make zero waste and sustainable products.
6.) Reduce your plastic use or completely stop using plastic as well as single-use products. There are alternatives (glass straws, reusable bags, reusable cotton pads, reusable containers, reusable paper towels not made from paper, reusable bottles, wooden utensils, clothing made from eco-conscious and sustainable plant materials, etc.).
7.) Shop used, second-hand, and thrift for furniture, clothes, books, decor, etc.
8.) Start composting.
9.) Educate yourself, and watch documentaries about the earth and nature.
10.) Eat more plants.
Bonus: Plant trees yourself and/or buy from companies and donate to organizations that plant trees.
More Eco-Conscious, Zero Waste, and Sustainability Tips
These all share super helpful eco-conscious, zero waste, and sustainability tips. Eco Goddess, Planted in the Woods, Gittemary, Waste Free Planet, Zero Waste Collective, The Tiny Vegan Life, The Girl Gone Green, Carly Bergman, and Mindful Meredyth are all really great, so check them out. Even better: Most of them have websites, too:
Awesome Companies With Amazing Products
All of these companies make products that help the environment. When you buy from these companies and support them, you’re helping the earth.
DrinkingStraws.Glass (accented, etched, and personalized glass straws that are dishwasher-safe and come with a brush to clean them as well as glass straw sleeves and carrying cases to keep your glass straws in)
Simply Straws (colorful glass straws and women-owned)
Strawsome (handmade glass straws)
Oui The People (stainless steel single-blade safety razor for sensitive skin + all other skin types and women-owned)
SHHHOWERCAP (non-plastic, water-resistant, high-style, fresh-staying, top-notch shower cap and women-owned)
Purusha People (activewear made from eucalyptus and women-owned)
Live Vessel (handmade eco-friendly ceramic travel mugs)
Clean Faced Cosmetics (cruelty-free, vegan, and chemical-free zero waste makeup in resuable packaging and women-owned)
Plaine Products (vegan, cruelty-free, and chemical-free haircare and skincare in aluminum bottles that you return to them when you’re ready for refills)
Soapwalla (vegan, cruelty-free, and chemical-free skincare with recyclable and reusable packaging and women-owned)
Tooth Soap (vegan: Spearmint, Cinnamon, Peppermint, Fennel-Mint, Citrus, Ginger, Everything Formula, Cinnamon with Dragon’s Blood, Peppermint with Turmeric, Plain Jane, and Salty-Mint, cruelty-free, and chemical-free oral care products in glass bottles with recyclable and resuable packaging and women-owned)
Dr. Bronner’s (vegan, cruelty-free, and chemical-free pure-castile liquid soap with recyclable packaging)
Dimension Nails (vegan and cruelty-free 10-free nail polish with reusable and recyclable packaging)
Mother Erth (zero waste vegan and cruelty-free bags made with recycled plastic)
Goods Holdings Company (glass jars with metal lids in different sizes used for bulk bin shopping and women-owned)
Fillgood Co (refillable service using glass jars, aluminum bottles, and/or gallon jugs to refill products you love)
Simple Ecology (reusable tote, canvas, and mesh bags made of jute and cotton to shop for food with)
Branch Basics (vegan, cruelty-free, and chemical-free muti-purpose concentrate for cleaning that also provides reusable bottles to fill)
Vermont Soap (vegan, cruelty-free, and chemical-free organic castile soaps and cleaning products in reusable and recyclable bottles)
Molly’s Suds (vegan, cruelty-free, and chemical-free laundry powder and cleaning exras with minimal packaging and women-owned)
Marley’s Monsters (resuable cotton pads, napkins, UNpaper towels, etc. with plastic-free shipping and recyclable and compostable materials)
To-Go Ware (reusable bamboo utensils)
Lifefactory (dishwasher-safe glass water bottles with silicone sleeves and various bottle caps)
Coconut Bowls (bowls made from real coconut shells and utensils made from recycled wood)
Radius (vegan, cruelty-free, and chemical-free organic peppermint, clove cardamom, vanilla mint, and cranberry floss made with nylon, carnauba wax, and essential oils with zero-waste packaging)
S’Well (stainless steel water bottles in a variety of designs and sizes)
GT’s Kombucha (pure kombucha in glass bottles)
Wrappr (zero waste alternative to wrapping paper designed by artists made with organic cotton and shipped with recycled and biodegradable materials)
Jackie Lutze (vegan, cruelty-free, and chemical-free ethically made clothing made from organic cotton, hemp, and linen with plastic-free packaging that is reusable and recyclable and women-owned)
Glasslock (glass dishwasher-safe and oven-safe food storage containers)
Stasher Bags (various sizes of resuable food storage bags made from platimum silicone)
LunchSkins (reusable alternative to plastic zipper bags and pouches in various sizes, can be used for food or anything else, and is dishwasher-safe and washing machine-safe)
pureGlo (handcrafted sandalwood hair brush made with all wood)
Tushy (bidet)
Who Gives a Crap (recycled toilet paper)
Ending Thoughts
Do the best you can, and always improve. Gratitude for the earth is real. Be mindful. Be aware. Show the earth kindness, love, and care. There are many things you can do to help this planet. Treat every day as if it’s Earth Day.
