Celebrated every April 22, Earth Day is the largest, most celebrated environmental event worldwide. How was your Earth Day? Mine was pretty informative and fun! My company promoted a Earth Day Fair today. Lots of 'green' prizes and 'green' giveaways as well as information on a variety of different topics (composting, eco-friendly landscaping, transportation alternatives, energy management, etc. We had a display of an electric car in the parking lot in front of our building. It was an old red Volkswagen beettle. Cute!
People brought in our old electronics, batteries and light bulbs. Proceeds from sales at these tables will be donated to various charities. Cool, hey?!
Top 10 easy to-do actions on Earth Day:
1. Buy what you need, not so much what you want,
2. Replace incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs,
3. Walk, cycle, car pool and/or use public transportation,
4. Choose local and/or organic foods that are in season (Let's support local food producers!),
5. Wash full loads of clothes in cold water (Hang to dry if you can),
6. Install ceiling fans and programmable thermostats,
7. Travel and work as close to home as possible,
8. Take short showers and close taps while brushing your teeth,
9. Choose natural, non-toxic cleaning products,
10. Donate, re-use and recycle items before throwing them into the garbage.
Those are just 10 simple things one can do right now to help the environment and the Earth. Good luck!
