As the new year approaches, one of the best decisions and new year’s resolutions you could possibly hope to make is the promise to yourself and the members of your family to live a wholly more sustainable and eco-friendly life.

With that in mind, continue reading to discover four ways to do just that and live a more environmentally conscious life that will positively impact the lives of both your family and future generations.

1. Recycle More

Perhaps one of the more obvious ways to start living a considerably more sustainable and environmentally friendly life is to begin to recycle absolutely everything—where feasible—that you consume, purchase, or use.

Whether that be in the form of carrier bags that are used again and again to pack groceries at the store, or investing in a second garbage bin for all your surplus cardboard and paper-based products, recycling is one of the best possible ways in which you can protect the environment around you.

2. Follow A Vegan-Friendly Diet

There is a wide plethora of ways that successfully dedicating yourself to following a wholly vegan-friendly diet will positively affect nature, wildlife, and the environment as a whole.

Such ways include, but are in no way limited to the fact that vegan diets:

• Keep the soil clean and free from chemicals
• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
• Prevent the extinction of individual animal and bird species
• Can even help to combat the world hunger problem
• Reduce air pollution
• Help to stabilize the ocean
• Help to protect the rainforests

If you’re looking for or ideas, inspiration, and delicious recipe and cooking tips associated with vegan living, the food in Hyde Park will provide you with a fabulous and decadent place to start.

3. Use Public Transport

Although owning one’s own car is convenient, it is not only a proverbial money pit but also incredibly damaging to the natural environment.

Alternatively, consider taking public transport options when and where you can or, where feasible, ride your bicycle to work or even take a walk there and back in the summer months.

4. Transform Your Home

Contrary to popular belief, transforming your home and garden to become a wholly more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly place to live is entirely more affordable and less time-consuming than one may first think.

There are a multitude of ways to improve the energy efficiency of your home, which include replacing all your lightbulbs to energy efficient ones, washing your clothes in cold or warm water, replacing and/or cleaning all your air filters, using the microwave instead of the oven, defrosting both your freezer and refrigerator, and air sealing your home.

Other ways to live a more eco-friendly life at home involve using natural or candle light wherever possible, always switching your plug sockets and electronic devices off when they are not in use, never opening the oven whilst cooking, wrapping up in blankets and sweaters rather than switching the heating on, installing a programmable thermostat, and considering replacing your windows if they are not already double-glazed.