r/Sustainable
34k members
r/Sustainable is a subreddit with 34k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses sustainability, sustainable, energy, climate, and environment.
Sustainable energy, food, water, air, living. Things/actions that help the planet and us live together without turning it into a perpetual disaster or dead planet. News, research, discussion, photos, diagrams, and questions about sustainability, non-GMO/GMO-free, organic, regenerative agriculture/food/farming, renewable energy, reducing and eliminating fossil fuels, fracking, and mining.
Popular Themes in r/Sustainable
#1
News
: "Smoke trapped in a plastic bag to demonstrate how one fire can generate significant pollution."
22 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Trump's Feds Say Cutting Fuel With Ethanol Will Bring Down Gas Prices. We’re Not Buying It. With gas prices crossing $4 a gallon, Donald's EPA says cheaper, more ethanol-rich fuel will ease the pain. The math doesn't really add up—but the risks sure do."
8 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Innovative company creates next-gen building material from surprising source: 'Lightweight, strong, flexible'"
2 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Less waste. A better planet. A stronger economy. What's stopping the circular economy?"
2 posts
#5
Solution Requests
: "Circular economy could slash up to 231 million tonnes of CO₂ from heavy industry per year"
1 post
#6
Advice Requests
: "Trash These 7 Items First: Yes, you can cook and eat without plastic tools. Here is your official upgrade guide to eliminating microplastics from the kitchen."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Sustainable
#1
Sustainability
: "how do you exist when haunted by Sustainability?"
72 posts
#2
Sustainable
: "Sustainable practices could cut food-related emissions in half"
50 posts
#3
Energy
: "Democrats Just Realized They Have a Winning Climate Message: Energy affordability propelled Mikie Sherrill and several others to victory on Tuesday."
37 posts
#4
Climate
: "Democrats Just Realized They Have a Winning Climate Message: Energy affordability propelled Mikie Sherrill and several others to victory on Tuesday."
32 posts
#5
Environment
: "We are Bombarding America's Forests With Bayer's Monsanto Roundup - Scientists are wary of glyphosate. Even MAHA loathes it. Yearlong investigation shows California is spraying it everywhere."
28 posts
#6
Ai
: "Meat Uses 10x More Soy Than Vegan Foods — So Who’s Really Destroying the RAinforest?"
24 posts
#7
Green
: "In Nanning, China, parking lots are covered with Green roofs."
14 posts
#8
Fashion
: "France Just Banned Forever Chemicals From Cosmetics and Clothes - as of January 1, 2026, it is illegal to manufacture or sell clothing, cosmetics, or wax made with Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)"
13 posts
#9
Recycling
: "'Maddening' Proof Plastics Industry Knew Recycling was False Solution in 1974, New Document Shows: One of the world’s largest plastic producers, DuPont, acknowledged as early as 1974 that Recycling its plastic products was not possible."
13 posts
#10
Esg
13 posts
Member Growth in r/Sustainable
Yearly
+8k members(30.0%)
Similar Subreddits to r/Sustainable
r/circular_economy
5k members
22.6% / yr
r/ClimateActionPlan
104k members
5.5% / yr
r/Environmentalism
70k members
107.5% / yr
r/envirotech
7k members
12.3% / yr
r/Futurology
21.7M members
0.4% / yr
r/solarpunk
194k members
21.2% / yr
r/sustainability
904k members
2.1% / yr
r/sustainabilityESG
1k members
14.8% / yr
r/sustainableFinance
13k members
23.4% / yr
r/SustainableUK
285 members
8.8% / yr
About
GummySearch helps people research Reddit communities by organizing activity, growth, themes, and post-level signals into one place.
This page gives a focused view of r/Sustainable, including current member size, discussion patterns, product reviews, and related communities to explore.
This data is synced periodically so insights stay current and useful for ongoing research.
Last updated: June 10, 2026