The document outlines 5 easy steps to living a more sustainable life including saving energy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ensuring stability for future generations, being cost efficient, recycling to reduce pollution and waste, and composting to extend the life of landfills. Living sustainably provides benefits to both the environment's future and individuals' futures through increased savings, better health, and a stronger connection to their community.

1. Benefits of Living
a Sustainable Life

2. Did you know?
The United States
produces 30% of the
world’s waste

3. With these 5 easy steps you
can learn some of the
benefits of living a more
sustainable life

4. Introduction
In 2017, humans used more natural resources than the Earth
could replenish in one year.
The everyday choices we make, can lessen the threat that we
present to the environment.

5. #1 Save Energy
Reducing our consumption of non-renewable energy is
crucial to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and
stopping climate change.

6. #2 Stability
Living a sustainable life has long term benefits. The planet
will be cleaner and be around longer for future generations
to come. Our actions determine the future for younger
generations.

7. #3 Cost Efficient
By reducing the amount of costly activities in your
life you cause less damage to both the environment
and your wallet.

8. #4 Recycling
This helps reduce the amount of pollution and waste that is
sent to landfills and incinerators.
The process of collecting and processing materials that
would otherwise be thrown away as trash and
eventually turning them into new products.

9. #5 Composting
By composting, landfills will not fill
as quickly. This means that
landfills will last longer, which in
turns means that our wild spaces
will remain untouched.

10. Recap
Living more sustainably
will not only bring benefits
to the environment’s
future but to yours as well
These differences can
include an increase in money,
feeling healthier, or a deeper
connectedness with where
you live