15 Inspiring Quotes About Zero Waste Living

In honor of the end of Plastic-free July, we have put together a list of some of our favorite environmental quotes. We hope you find them as inspiring as we do. We have an obligation to take care of this world we all share and this month just gone has been a great opportunity to celebrate the progress we’ve made.

It’s also a great opportunity to recommit and strive to do a better job. We’re all at a different point on our path toward a more sustainable future!

Let’s draw a little inspiration from these quotes below!

“I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things we could use.”
—Mother Teresa

“The Earth is what we all have in common.”
—Wendell Berry

“Time spent among trees is never time wasted.”
—Anonymous

“One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between man and nature shall not be broken.”
—Leo Tolstoy



“The environment is where we all meet; where we all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share.”
-Lady Bird Johnson

“The Earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.”
—John Paul II

“Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.”
—John Ruskin

“Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.”
—Jimmy Carter



“The ultimate test of man’s conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.”
—Gaylord Nelson

“The Earth is a fine place and worth fighting for.”
—Ernest Hemingway

“We have forgotten how to be good guests, how to walk lightly on the earth as its other creatures do.”
—Barbara Ward





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15 Inspiring Quotes About Zero Waste Living