Earth Day is April 22. Everyone is thinking of what they can do to celebrate Earth Day and creating some new Going Green habits. There are many things on this blog that you can do. Look over some of the previous posts and decide what is going to be your next step in your commitment of Going Green.
My suggestion is not to get overwhelmed. There are so many small steps that you can do. In trying to Go Green start with just one new habit. Make a commitment to do one thing a month until it is a habit and then add another idea the next month. Then by next year on Earth Day you will be an expert! Let me know your progress. I would be glad to have you write a post for me about your journey.
Meanwhile, here are some suggestions.
1. Eliminate those plastic bottles. In fact, if you bring those plastic bottles to the Disney store on Earth Day for recycling, you will get back a reusable water bottle (while supplies last)
2. Toss all those harsh chemical cleaners. Beware tho that if an item is labeled "green" it may be misleading you, according to TerraChoice. Read the GreenWashing Report. Here is one company you can trust for their Green products.
3. Read a book on Going Green. Become aware of the dangers of toxins in your home and steps you can take for going green. I highly recommend "Green Goes with Everything" by Sloan Barnett. You can see the link to the book under my library.
4. Pick up litter. A no cost easy thing to do. Get your family involved and take a walk around your neighborhood.
5. For more info on what you can do for earth day go to the government site
Earth Day is Everyday!
Let me know what habit you are starting this month.
6 comments:
Great Post and reminder, EARTH DAY.. We can all do something to make a difference. And truly you are right - make EVERYDAY Earthday. One of the most understated aspects of the Green Products you link to (yes I went and looked :-) is that I read they are CONCENTRATED, so just a few drops in a bottle of water. One bottle equals not hundreds but thousands of brand name products that do the same task with chemicals (yuck:-) That is HUGE when you think about the land fills.
What a better world it would be if we could get everyone to use Shaklee products and make everyday Earth Day!
Shaklee is an awesome company that truly stands behind every product they make. As for landfills, I heard just recently through their network of product users enough bottles had been kept out of the landfills that would circle the planet 19 times!
Saw that great video with Gov Swarztenager (sp?)and Wangari Maathai-Shaklee has a great CEO in Roger Barnett! It's an awesome thing to plant a million trees. Anne
Earth Day is such a positive celebration to do something to help this planet. Using toxin free, super concentrated cleaners is a good start.
What a great picture and post for Earth Day - you're so right about each of us making a difference by simply doing 'small things' on a regular basis.
I really liked what you reported about what Disney is doing in exchange for turning in those plastic water bottles - how amazing that bottled water is not as regulated as tap water!
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