8 Books To Inspire Sustainable Living In 2023
It’s easy to say that you’ll start being more environmentally conscious but figuring out where to begin can be overwhelming.
Books are a great starting point as they’ve already done the hard work of compiling eco-friendly tips into a single place and can serve as tangible reminders for us to make greener choices.
We’ve curated the ultimate guide of eight must-read books that will educate and inspire you to act. These coffee table-worthy reads will empower you to enact and demand change now.
Start your year as you mean to go on with the help of these must-read books for sustainable living in 2023!
After all, knowledge is power.
Living Lightly: The Busy Person’s Guide to Mindful Consumption By Nicola Turner
How do you reduce your impact when you don’t want to give up your way of life?
Living Lightly is for everyday busy people who want to simplify their lives and reduce their impact!
It’s filled with doable ideas and practical hacks. Nicola shares how her family now lives with less stuff, less waste, and less impact, using her unique ability to keep it real. It’s all about making small changes that work for you - and not allowing perfection to get in the way of making good changes!
101 Ways to Go Zero Waste By KathrynKellogg
If you’re interested in reducing your waste or switching to a zero-waste lifestyle, this is a great place to start.
With lots of tips and DIY recipes, Kathryn Kellogg will guide you through reducing your environmental footprint using a friendly blueprint of realistic lifestyle changes.
The most important thing to take away from this book is that, while you may not always make perfect decision regarding sustainability, you can always give yourself a second chance to make things better.
Zero Waste Home by Bea Johnson
Written by Bea Johnson, a well-regarded leader in the Zero waste movement, Zero Waste home is a step-by-step guide for creating a zero waste home of your own.
Featuring recipes, tips and everything you need to know about how to adopt a zero-waste lifestyle, this is a must read for anyone interested in the zero-waste lifestyle!
Plastic Purge By Michael Sanclements
Plastic Purge investigates the effects of everyday plastics on our bodies.
It's scary stuff, but author Michael, anecologist, makes the issues approachable and engaging while also providing practical advice. Not all plastics are created equal; single-use plastics in the medical field can literally save lives, whereas single-use plastics at home can harm our ecosystem and our bodies.
Using tips from Sanclements' book to reduce plastic consumption can help save the environment while also improving our health and allowing us to live a less cluttered life!
365 Days of Sustainability By LisaMessenger
This book focuses on the doable, and the author, Lisa Messenger, understands how easy it is to become overwhelmed on the road to self-improvement.
Where do we even begin?
365 Days of Sustainability is a unique self-improvement guide. Every day, it offers actionable ways to make your life a little bit more sustainable. We can't change the world in a day, but we can switch to a "green" energy supplier in just an hour or two on aSaturday!
Buy Better Consume Less: Create Real Environmental Change by Sian Conway-Wood
Climate change is now a mainstream conversation topic, but our recycling bins are still overflowing every week.
Sian Conway-Wood offers practical advice on how to stop consuming, as well as how-to see-through corporations' greenwashing and hold them accountable.
By doing so, we can create demand for sustainability in supply chains and prioritise the environment over profit.
Turning the Tide on Plastics by Lucy Siegle
Lucy Siegle, a journalist, broadcaster, and eco-lifestyle expert, issues a powerful call to end the plastic pandemic, as well as the tools we need to make significant change.
Lucy sets out to use her extensive experience with plastics to create a manual for others to follow.
She has created THE handbook for helping to turn the tide on the plastic pandemic by combining a breakdown of the main issues with tips and solutions to reduce your own plastic footprint.
Zero Waste: Simple Life Hacks To Drastically Reduce Your Trash by Shia Su
This comprehensive and humorous read makes' zero waste' feel less intimidating. The book is packed with useful tips, recipes, and tricks to help you drastically reduce your plastic waste!
This book is a great place to start if you want to live a zero-waste lifestyle.
Participate in the solution! Implement these small changes at your own pace, and restructure your life to support your community, your health, and the earth that sustains you.
