eGreen Tips: 20 Things to Do Even After Earth Day

Here are some tips we posted on Twitter this morning and more will be added as the day continues:

1. Just say NO to meat today! (cattle industry being one of our biggest polluters).
2. Use your own reusable container for water or coffee today (maybe make this a habit).
3. Do some spring cleaning and donate your old items to your local Goodwill or Salvation Army.
4. Get those recycle bins out and fill them with all the items from your trash you can possibly recycle (look up your local recycling rules for more info).
5. Watch a documentary that is educating you and your family on the environmental issues.
6. Go to a local Earth Day event, many cities have them even this weekend.
7. Say lights out today and pull out the candles
8. Plant trees and or a garden
9. Go shopping at a reuse store to get what you need for summer
10. Read you local government policies on recycling and see how you can improve them
    
11. See how much you can reduce your garbage find ways to reuse and recycle
12. Go to the Farmers Market for your groceries
13. Save a flush on that toilet.
14. Don't let the water run wastefully.
15. Turn off the AC and wear lighter clothes.
16. Hang your laundry to dry.
17. Walk or bike instead of drive.
18. Try some eco-friendly products like Seventh Generation for your cleaning and laundry.
19. Change your paper napkins to cloth ones (found 25 pack ones at Sam's Club)
20. Don't use the paper towel grab a towel or rag instead
    

Don't forget to submit those ways you are celebrating Earth Day to win an amazon gift certificate!

Thank you for loving God's creation!

eGreen Tips: Getting off the Bottle

Speaking from a connoisseur of bottled water and turning up my nose at even the thought of drinking from the tap I have to say this was a very challenging change for me. Water bottles fill our landfills and our recycling centers. Recycling plastic releases harmful toxins. So skip the section of the water in the grocery aisle and try one of these alternatives and take the water from the tap:

• Buy reusable bottles from the store
• Save a glass bottle from going to the landfills (I saved a few glass bottles that I just reuse with tap water)

If you don't like the taste from the taste of your tap water invest in a water filtration system. Read about the different options out there for home water filtration systems. I personally add a lil cranberry juice to my water to offset the flavor of the tap water. What do you do to get off the bottle?

eGreen Tips

What do I do with all of these books? I am a huge book lover, but like many people I have many books I am done with and can't store, here are eco-friendly ways to eliminate those extra books:

• Library
• Goodwill
• Used Bookstores (get extra cash for books that are in demand)
• BookCrossing is earth-friendly, and gives you a way to share your books, clear your shelves, and conserve precious resources at the same time. Through our own unique method of recycling reads, BookCrossers give life to books. A book registered on BookCrossing is ready for adventure.
• Garage Sale
• Ask friends if they have any interest in books you have

eGreen Tips: Got Cats?

Do you know our typical cat litter contains carcinogens? One discovery that I have had is eco-friendly kitty litter (we switched to World's Best Cat Litter), I have to say it is far better then the clay, not just from an environmental stand point but it clumps, smells, covers ammonia odor better. Read more on negative effects our cat's litter can have.

eGreen Tips: Food Storage

Food storage containers are a great way to save using plastic bags. I purchased a box of even the smaller ones so my child's lunch can be more eco-friendly. I purchased these awesome Rubbermaid ones that my daughter can close easily; the top is a black rubber.

eGreen Tips: Is your TV Sleeping?

If you fall asleep with the TV on be sure to set the sleep timer on your TV and cable box to conserve energy.