Eco-friendly means thinking about the ecology and ensuring the products you consume and the practices you keep have a minimal impact on the earth. <ul><li>Eco-friendly products are non-toxic - made without toxic materials, pesticides, or herbicides.</li><li>Eco-friendly products may be made with recycled materials.</li><li>Eco-friendly products contain ingredients that are sustainably grown or manufactured.</li></ul>

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<ul><li>Take active steps such as not using disposable coffee cups.</li><li>Living sustainably is a lifestyle choice and journey. Start small and work your way up to more challenging ways of sustainable living.</li><li>Reduce light usage. Turn off lights or appliances when you aren't using them.</li><li>Use less water. Try taking shorter showers, and avoid unnecessary baths.</li><li>Drive less. Use other modes of transportation such as walking or biking instead of taking your car.</li><li>Reuse.</li><li>Buy local to reduce shipping fuels.</li></ul>

How to live greener

"Going green" can be used by some companies as a PR campaign to hide other not-so-earth-friendly practices. However, some companies try to make a real change. <ul><li>Conserve the resources you consume.</li><li>Reduce pollution, from soap down the drain to food packaging.</li><li>Conserve energy use.</li><li>Reduce consumption. Think twice before purchasing something. Think if you already have something similar you can use or consider buying used.</li><li>Reduce waste. Use items until you cannot use them anymore. This means fewer items end up in landfills, and there's less need to produce things.</li></ul>

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Sustainability can be defined as, "the quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural resources, and thereby supporting long-term ecological balance.” The earth is made up of finite sources, which means taking steps to ensure the earth will be able to sustain itself in the long term.

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