As we reckon with the effects of climate change on our planet, the shift in our consumptive habits has incredible benefits. Refilling a growler or recycling a soda can may seem unimportant in the long run but in the realm of waste prevention, it's precisely those little actions that add up and make a huge difference! 

Our climate is under tremendous pressure because of the waste we generate. Everything we buy involves extraction, manufacturing, and transportation. These three areas contribute nearly 40% of greenhouse gasses globally. Recycling is an important part of the solution, but it is not enough; we must fundamentally change our relationship with waste. We may be a remote community and our actions may seem like a drop in the pond when put in context of the larger world, but whether we are a community of 500 people or 500,000, we really are all in this together and every effort adds up.