But climatarians—people who stick to a diet that’s focused on reducing their carbon footprint—shop a bit differently. And as it turns out, transforming your trip to the store into a more productive and eco-friendly activity is much easier than you might think. Here are a few simple ways to ditch wasteful habits and start shopping like a true climatarian. Perhaps the most challenging part of using reusable bags is making sure you don’t forget them at home. To ensure you always have one on hand, keep a few in your trunk at all times, or use a foldable reusable bag that you can easily store in your purse or pocket. RELATED: 9 Eco-Friendly Beauty Products That Make Sustainable Living Easy Take your eco-friendly efforts one step further with services like Loop, which offers waste-free packaging by delivering your favorite essentials (think Häagen-Dazs ice cream and Tropicana orange juice) in professionally cleaned and reused containers. Once you’ve finished your product, simply ship back the empty containers instead of discarding them after one use. RELATED: 9 Refillable Beauty Products You’ll Actually Want to Keep Refilling By supporting local producers or shopping at farmers markets, you can help reduce emissions and contribute to your local economy. Additionally, seasonal items not only taste better and are healthier for you, but they also require fewer resources, like refrigeration over a long period, when compared to out-of-season products. RELATED: How to Fight Climate Change by Wasting Less Food Also, shopping for sustainably sourced seafood helps protect vital ecosystems and populations from endangerment. The Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program can help you identify healthy and sustainable options for the next time you’re craving fish but don’t know what to buy at the supermarket. If you are ready to go one step further and take the leap into a plant-based lifestyle, vegan blogger @plantyou recently shared an easy shopping list to help beginners get started. RELATED: The 5 Best Foods for the Environment—and the 5 Worst