To close out Earth Week, I have decided to post some great ideas to incorporate in your everyday life that can be helpful to the earth and mankind. I have also added a few ideas that were interesting and somewhat laughable. Let me know what you think, hey, you might even think some of the crazier ideas are doable! To each his own right?!
Stop using plastic. Easy enough right? Well, maybe not, I looked through my kitchen to realized all the plastic I have. You can start with reusable shopping bags, and this means ALL shopping, not just grocery shopping, skip the bags at retail stores etc, bring your own. Click here to see the different bags you can purchase.
Shop local. This has actually gotten easier and easier with all the different farmers markets. Research your area to find out the days your city holds them, and you might even meet some of the community too!
Get rid of your car. Not so easy right? I know, but maybe we can compromise on this one…how about “Drive Less”…walk more, ride bikes, take public transport, carpool.
Use less water. This is definitely doable. Turn off the water in the shower when you are soaping up. According to water.org “an American taking a five-minute shower uses more water than the typical person living in a developing country slum uses in a whole day.” Only wash full loads of laundry and dishes, use sink water sparingly.
Don’t Fly. Not so easy, or fun. Flying is the easiest and most time efficient way of traveling long distances. Either for fun or leisure this is not so easy to give up. My thought is that planes still fly half empty, so I don’t know how much I agree with this one. BUT, you can always learn about buy carbon credits if you feel so compelled by clicking here.
Don’t have a baby. Really? Really?? Super silly. There was one article that advised that kids add CO2 to a parent’s collective carbon footprint. Hmmm, carbon footprint or child, child or carbon footprint….
Hope these encourage you to be mindful of our resources…or at least brought some humor to your day!
