It’s time to follow through with your New Year’s resolutions! Take advantage of the new calendar year to start thinking about ways to reinvent and improve your life. In this blog post, we will discuss some resolutions that can help you be more sustainable this year.

Donate

Cleaning out items that are unused in the beginning months is a great way to start out this year. At Goodwill Big Bend, there is always room for more donations. Donating items that you do not need is a great way to reduce waste in the community and donating those items to give them a second chance in the community. Decluttering in your home and donating to your local Goodwill are another way to be more sustainable this year.

Spend less money

Spending less money by shopping at Goodwill is a great way to start being more sustainable this year. Thrifting and buying pre-loved items from places like Goodwill are great ways to save money and spend less this year.

Go secondhand and shop locally

There are many greenhouse emissions emitted during transportation of goods and when driving to make purchases. Shopping locally decreases these harmful emissions and helps the planet in the meantime. Also, it benefits the community by creating a community, economy, and environment.

Unplug

An effortless way to be more sustainable this year is to unplug. Some things you can do to keep you unplugged are going outside, reading books, or spending time with your family and friends.

Reuse more

Increasing sustainability can begin just by reusing items more instead of constantly throwing things away. Reusable items that you can find at Goodwill include drinkware, reusable bags or totes, containers, and more! Reusing helps to decrease pollution and save money.

This year is the perfect time to start reinventing your life for the better through resolutions. It can be hard to follow through, but by starting small and creating attainable goals, it can be beneficial to your life. Sustainability is important for the development of society, so it is important that we start thinking of ways to better the environment.