| I live in a flat that is suitable for living alone, I don't drive, I cycle everywhere except when I need to go really long distances in which case I use public transport. I buy nearly all my food from the local market most of which comes from farms within a hundred miles, I minimise energy consumption, most of the furniture I buy is good second hand stuff, I rarely buy clothes and everything I do own would fit on a single 3ft rack in a closet (and does). I recycle as much waste as I can, I don't have a garden so that restricts some options in terms of growing food/composting. I take showers not baths. My desktop is 5 years old with upgrades, my laptop is 3 years old, I've no current plans to replace either. I don't do any of this for purely ecological reasons (though that's a nice benefit) but because I have everything I need to live comfortably and I don't put much premium on expensive possessions, I want to own stuff not be owned by stuff. Not really sure how much more I can do given that I rent so major energy upgrades aren't really a possibility. |