Happy Earth Day! Looking for ways to live more sustainably? Great news: using the library is already a great start! Especially if you're able to borrow seldom-used items from our Library of Things rather than purchase new ones. If you're looking for more tips, though, check out some of these books!
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The (almost) zero waste guide : 100+ tips for reducing your waste without changing your life
by Melanie Mannarino A practical guide on how to go "almost zero waste," featuring 100 tips on how to reduce waste in your everyday life, at home, and in your community. |
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At home with nature : a guide to sustainable, natural landscaping
by John Gidding Go from manicured lawn to eco-conscious garden with this step-by-step guide from HGTV star John Gidding. |
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The carbon footprint of everything
by Mike Berners-Lee Discusses the carbon footprint--the carbon emissions used to manufacture and transport--everyday items, including paper bags and imported produce, and provides information to help build carbon considerations into everyday purchases. |
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The climate diet : 50 simple ways to trim your carbon footprint
by Paul Greenberg A celebrated writer on food and sustainability offers fifty straightforward, impactful rules for climate-friendly living. Chock-full of simple yet revelatory guidance, The Climate Diet empowers us to cast aside feelings of helplessness and start making positive changes for the good of our planet. |
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Cool food : erasing your carbon footprint one bite at a time
by Robert Downey What we eat matters-to us, and to the planet. Cool food is a game-changing new food category and way of thinking that can help fix the climate. This engaging and persuasive book will show you how to make simple choices, starting today-in the supermarket, in your kitchen, and in the world-to reduce your environmental impact. Hundreds of cool foods exist, but until now have gone largely uncelebrated for their climate-positive powers. Some of these foods may already be on your shelf, and some are just on the horizon. We have the power with each one of our daily purchases and our individual food habits to encourage a healthier and more sustainable food system for everyone. |
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Go gently : actionable steps to nurture yourself and the planet
by Bonnie Wright The actress, filmmaker, and Greenpeace ambassador best known for playing Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter movies offers simple, tangible steps toward reducing our environmental impact by cutting down on waste and living more sustainably. |
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Living without plastic : more than 100 easy swaps for home, travel, dining, holidays, and beyond
by Brigette Allen An illustrated guide to reducing personal plastic waste counsels readers on how to understand plastic terminology, listing more than 100 alternatives to everyday single-use items, from water bottles and straws to cosmetics and grocery bags. |
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Old-fashioned on purpose : cultivating a slower, more joyful life
by Jill Winger Through engaging personal stories, history and lessons from life on the homestead, this inspiring and practical book shows us how doing things the old-fashioned way can help us find true happiness and meaningful connection—and unlock a powerful new sense of purpose. |
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Sand talk : how indigenous thinking can save the world
by Tyson Yunkaporta An indigenous person offers ideas and inspiration for making sense of the modern world by honoring the traditions of his Aboriginal ancestors who channeled their thoughts through symbols and diagrams written in sand instead of words. |
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Simply sustainable : moving toward plastic-free, low-waste living
by Lily Cameron An expert in low-waste living demonstrates how to gradually transition away from using plastic and make your home more beautiful in the process through easy changes for those just getting started to more advanced, higher-impact tips and techniques. |
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Small-scale homesteading : a sustainable guide to gardening, keeping chickens, maple sugaring, preserving the harvest, and more
by Stephanie Thurow With over thirty-five years of combined experience, homesteaders Stephanie Thurow and Michelle Bruhn have taught thousands of people across the globe how to garden, preserve food, tend backyard chickens, cook from scratch, and care for their families with natural homemade alternatives. Now, their homesteading knowledge and instruction can be found in one place with Small-Scale Homesteading. In this sustainable guide, learn how to grow your own food, tap maple trees to make gallons of homemade syrup, successfully raise a small flock of laying hens, and more. |
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Sustained : creating a sustainable house through small changes, money-saving habits, and natural solutions
by Candice Batista An award-winning environmental journalist introduces us to eco-friendly living, offering never-before-seen, step-by-step ways to turn each room in the home into a hub of sustainability to initiate the shift toward a greener lifestyle with draining your time, energy or budget. |
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Not the end of the world : how we can be the first generation to build a sustainable planet
by Hannah Ritchie In this bold, radically hopeful book, a data scientist, drawing on the latest research, practical guidance and eye-opening graphics, gives us the tools for understanding our current environmental crisis and making lifestyle changes that actually have an impact. |
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Year of no garbage : recycling lies, plastic problems, and one woman's trashy journey to zero waste : a memoir
by Eve O. Schaub In this book Eve O. Schaub, humorist and stunt memoirist extraordinaire, tackles her most difficult challenge to date: garbage. Convincing her husband and two daughters to go along with her, Schaub attempts the seemingly impossible: living in the modern world without creating any trash at all. For an entire year. And- as it turns out- during a pandemic. In the process, Schaub learns some startling things: that modern recycling is broken, and single stream recycling is a lie. That flushable wipes aren't flushable and compostables aren't compostable. That plastic drives climate change, fosters racism, and is poisoning the environment and our bodies at alarming rates, as microplastics are being found everywhere, from the top of Mount Everest to the placenta of unborn babies. If you've ever thought twice about that plastic straw in your drink, you're gonna want to read this book. |
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Waste Not Everyday
by Erin Rhoads Would you like to throw away less? Do something for the planet? But not ready to dive straight into composting or go totally plastic-free yet? Waste Not Everyday is your step-by-step guide with 365 easy changes that will not only influence what you throw out but also have a genuine impact on the future of our planet. |