Do you consider your Eco-impact before buying?

This month, we asked a question about purchases.

Here are the results:

As always, our surveys aren't scientific and, quite frankly, most participants are already "greenies". That said, I believe that it's part of a trend ... people are thinking beyond the immediate and are considering their actions in terms of the bigger picture. Along with packaging, ingredients, and locality, we are adding another criteria to our shopping decisions ... the far reaching impact of a purchase.

I once read that the problem with green living is that people tend to only adopt the lifestyle if there's something in it for them. The article maintained that, until we protect the environment because it's the right thing to do, we'll never be successful.

Perhaps we are moving beyond the "what's in it for me" mentality and living green because we care about the earth and future generations.

Every time that we think before buying, we take one more step towards a healthy earth. It seems like such a small thing ... but it is powerful!

Thanks to everyone who participated.

Join us tomorrow for another interesting Change The World Wednesday challenge!

Do you consider the environment before buying?

Shopping impacts the
environment

There are certain things that I refuse to buy. For example, high fructose corn syrup and hydrogenated oils are banned from my shopping basket because I believe them to be unhealthy.

Other items, like bottled water and commercial cleansers, are off my list because they hurt the environment.

Over time, I have researched products and now go to the market armed with a list of things I consider safe ... for me and the environment.

So when I read a question about actively thinking about the impact of purchases, it "stopped me in my tracks".

Considering our environmental impact is more than just choosing safe products. It includes determining actual need (vs. want), thinking about the company who made the product and their Eco-policies, and considering the distance the product traveled from its manufacturing point to our market shelves. It includes thinking beyond the use of the product ... its life cycle and what happens to it once it is disposed of.

In other words, thinking about our shopping's impact is about the big picture.

That's the focus of this month's survey:

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Join us on May 27th when we'll reveal the results of this survey.


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