#meatintake

Week 10 - 6th May, 2015 

We have successfully decreased our ecological footprint by 1.5 planets!! We’re now down to 2.7. By decreasing our meat by approximately half, we have significantly reduced our global hectare use from 7.6 to 4.9.

Through informed recycling and composting, we have reduced our waste production by over half (as was seen in the eco footprint calculation process). An added aspect of thoughtful, sustainable consumerism is my purchasing of 100% recycled products to support the recycling initiatives. 

There is a long way to go, and energy production is another viable option to reducing our ecological footprint. When we buy property, we will be looking into solar panels to sustain energy needs for our home. 

When it comes to meat consumption, that’s another perspective, although we have reduced our intake considerably, it doesn’t seem to have reduced our footprint enough.  As we do enjoy our animal products, I think the next step would be to source grass fed rather than grain fed produce. As grain fed livestock proves to have more negative impacts on not only the environment, but also human health (Ryan, 2008).