Individuals are helping the environment through travel, at home, at work, and in their consumer lifestyles. While traveling they can use other means of transportation or carpool, and at home people are turning off electronics when not in use and overall reducing resource consumption. At work, similar to being at home, turn off electronics when not in use, but also make sure your employer and co-workers are informed of ways they can help. Consumables can be harder as they are things that cost money, where everything previously was a cost-free initiative. Individuals can use reusable bags, change to a more eco-friendly diet, and buy consumables that were produced with environmental standards in mind.
Individuals aren’t the only ones contributing to giving back to the environment. Some companies and organizations are continually improving the …show more content…
Known for its health and beauty products, Burt’s Bees is continually finding ways to give back to the environment and community. From their operations, to their packaging and sourcing, they continue to provide sustainable solutions and products to consumers. In their operations, they output zero trash to landfills through the use of recycling, composting, and breaking down other waste into energy. For packaging, they have many products using sustainable materials, such as their bar soap which is wrapped in a paper made entirely from stone. They do this all while providing quality