Home gardens, animals, and compost are 3 effective ways you can cut down on unnecessary waste.
   By creating a home vegetable garden for yourself or your family, you can have a lot of fun, while also crafting your own small ecosystem. This can also cut down on grocery costs, and be very satisfying when you want to make a salad, and all you need to do it walk outside and pick lettuce.
   Having your own animals can help in many ways. One prevalent way animals can help is by providing you food. Having chickens can create both compost, and eggs. Having goats can also create and break down compost, and make your ecosystem more diverse and also provide milk in some cases.
   Although I'm sure you all already know about composting and its benefits, I think going back over them would be helpful. Composting creates a smaller amount of waste being put into the ever-growing landfill we have in the middle of our oceans. Composting also helps soil retain water and nutrients better, which makes growing plants and vegetables much easier.

I agree with your statement. Creating a household that pays attention to their carbon footprint is sustainable. Others ways to be sustainable at home include using less gas for heat and using less water. I did a science project last year about using greywater from houses in gardens and in other ways to save water in California's long drought and to have a smaller carbon footprint.

Very interesting ideas, well written as well! Another thing to add in your backyard is a rainwater catcher so you can cool off on those sweltering summer days, without using electricity for a fan. Rainwater barrels can also be used for drinking water so you can save money on water bills.