Updated: March 20, 2026
Written By Florena Davies of Organize By Flo as part of our Organizing Blog Collab.
Thinking environmentally friendly is phenomenally important! We have compiled several ways to upkeep your home in a sustainable and friendly way.
Recycling is the number one and easiest way to stay environmentally friendly. Having a good recycling system in your home is essential to keep up this habit, it doesn’t have to take up a lot of space in your home and you can find trashcan and recycling all in one units that would make life so much easier here. Recycle, reuse and donate anything you can as you go through your decluttering process. You would be surprised at the items I have posted on our local Buy Nothing page that people have picked up to reuse.
When you are in need consider borrowing if it is an item you don’t need often. Often a friend or neighbor will be more then happy to lend you a chain saw or hedge trimmer rather then you buying one that will only clutter up your space and if you only need it once in a while why buy it? Same with if it is something you might need more often again check your local buy nothing, thrift shops as well as marketplace. You never know what you may find at an incredible discount and its best to reuse if at all possible, to reduce waste.
Using Refillable products such as soaps, water bottles, sandwich bags etc. is a very effective way to live environmentally friendly. It is extremely easy to make you own cleaners now, so this is another way to that is another environmentally friendly way and budget friendly way to live. You can find a great all purpose cleaning recipe from Wellness Mama Here, this will enable you to refill your cleaning bottle and use an environmentally friendly cleaner all in one step. You can buy at bulk shops and take your own jars/containers which will save on plastics and don’t forget to take your own reusable bags when you go. It seems these days just about every where charges for bags so not only is it not environmentally friendly, but its becoming harder and harder on the bank account to forget them.
Overall, incorporating a routine that helps you recycle, compost and reduce waste is the best way to sustain an environmentally friendly home and lifestyle.
Sustainable Lifestyle Solutions, founded by Marybeth Welty, helps women entrepreneurs design beautiful, high-performance home offices and build the streamlined business systems they need to grow their income and work from anywhere. Based in Coal Harbour, Vancouver BC, Marybeth works with clients in-person locally and with women entrepreneurs worldwide through the Freedom Business Society — a membership community for women who want time freedom, financial freedom, and location freedom. Ready to transform your space and your business? Book a free discovery call or explore the Freedom Business Society.
Authors:
Florena Davies is a Professional Organizer and Owner of Organize by Flo. She uses her experience as a wife and mother of 2 to create real life organizational systems and changes for work and home that allow our 2 worlds to co-exist and ‘Flo” together. Check out her website at https://www.organizebyflo.com/ and on Instagram @organizebyflo.
Melanie McConnell is a Professional Organizer and the owner of Mello Spaces. She helps busy professionals and parents get the organized home of their dreams. Check out her website www.mellospaces.com and follow her on Instagram: @mellospaces
Marybeth Welty helps women entrepreneurs design high-performance home offices, build streamlined business systems, and create the organized foundation they need to grow their income and work from anywhere in the world. As an interior designer, professional organizer, and business systems strategist with over 15 years of experience, Marybeth combines beautiful space design with practical digital systems to help women achieve time freedom, financial freedom, and location freedom. Connect with her at www.sustainablelifestylesolutions.com and on Instagram at @womenentrepreneurswhotravel.
