3. Work with your team

When people understand that a discarded bag can travel from a landfill to an ocean current to the stomach of a seabird — or that a cardboard box sent to landfill is a tree's worth of paper needlessly wasted — they sort differently. Make it a conversation, not just a policy. Run a low-stakes quiz. Share a story. The culture you build in your practice is the most powerful waste reduction tool you have.