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We all have our special ways of going trough live and any changes we make in our routine can be hard. I myself am a child of the 80’s and growing up in Iceland at that time, sustainability was almost an unknown term. It wasn’t until I moved to the USA at the age of thirteen when I got to know recycling better and got interested in making a difference.
I still feel sustainability is not taken seriously enough in Iceland and I’ve thought about why that is. Countries in Scandinavia are way ahead of us and sometimes I think we are being too careless since we have all this clean air and water and unspoiled nature. Nonetheless, we need to start preparing for the future and take care of our surroundings, regardless of where we live.
You may ask yourself “where do I begin?” and there are endless books and websites that can tell you how to start. My favorite so far is National Geographic’s The Green Guide where you can find hundreds of answers to questions on everything having to do with green living. Cooking, buying, cleaning, traveling, raising your kids, recycling, gardening, home improvement… this site has it all.
-Ragnheiður
