Replenish: A philosophy of living in harmony with nature

What would a world with no waste look like? Replenish is a measure of how much we give back to nature. Imagine the forest putting all of its waste into a black bag, leaving it on the road for it to be picked up. Nature doesn’t waste. When we don’t waste, we live in sync with nature, the better synced, the higher our replenishment factor. This is a call to action—to recognise the impact of positive contributions to nature. Why is it that we have measures of how much we are taking from nature (CO2 foot-printing), but not of how much we give back? Replenish is the measure of an individual’s ecological service to nature. Research on replenishment will provide a per capita measurement to radically shift evolution of cities. A metric is required to support the development, implementation and ongoing evaluation of sustainable lifestyles.