Emily Crowley: Here are the small changes I made to live more sustainably for one month 

Dramatics and sarcasm aside, being more environmentally conscious has only had positive impacts on my lifestyle, with colleagues saying that they were going to get on top of recycling

Emily Crowley set herself the challenge to make little tweaks in her day-to-day life that might make a difference in living sustainably. Picture: Denis Minihane

Two years ago, fizzing with excitement and giddiness, my friends and I hopped into a taxi bound for Cork city centre to join the Jazz Fest shenanigans.

Our driver asked where we were from. I told him I was from Kenmare, my pals were visiting from Dublin.