I Thought I Was Living Sustainably — Until I Looked at My Water Habit

I used to feel pretty good about my eco footprint. Really good, actually.

I’d swapped to cloth bags years ago, ditched single-use plastics, grew tomatoes on my tiny balcony, and even started composting kitchen scraps in a little worm bin that my kids named “Wormy.” Every time I dropped a glass jar at the recycling center I’d pat myself on the back like I’d just saved a polar bear. My grocery list was full of local, organic, fair-trade everything. On paper — and on Instagram — I was basically the poster child for everyday sustainability.

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