Lachlan Bartle

Practicing gratitude keeps one in a positive mindset. Positive mindsets lead to more energy, more positivity, more overall happiness, more motivation. It is said that happiness and positivity is contagious, so being grateful can cause others to do the same. 

Some human activities that impact the health of water include fossil fuel production, farming, mining, sewage, climate change, etc. To improve the health of water systems, one can use more cold water, promoting forest protection, helping restore wetlands, etc.

Using reusable water bottles is such and easy and efficient way to reduce the unnecessary use for plastic water bottles. In situations where one does not have a reusable water bottle on them, grabbing a plastic water bottle may be the only option. In cases like those, the most one can do is recycle the bottle after. Taking a reusable water bottle everywhere one goes or even keeping one in a bag or in a car can help maintain the habit.