Simple Ways to Celebrate Earth Day Every Day
Here are a few easy ideas that you can implement today!
1. Volunteer
Find some local organizations that help the environment. From cleaning the highway to planting trees or even recycling items in your neighborhood. There are many opportunities available no matter where you live.
2. Ride your bike
Instead of driving perhaps ride your bike instead. Great opportunity to get some exercise and reduce carbon emissions.
3. Buy reusable bags
By purchasing reusable bags, you eliminate space in our landfills and avoid causing issues for wildlife.
4. Support your local farmer's market
When we consider how far food travels and the pollution it takes to get here, purchasing locally grown food. We are supporting our local farmers and finding another way to reduce our carbon footprint.
5. Thrifting is the New Trendy
Retail that is environmentally friendly? Yes, please. By purchasing previously used clothing eliminates the need for new resources and machinery to create it.
6. Go paperless
These items will typically end up in the trash. Subscribe to magazines digitally, use flyers that are online and opt-out of anything that is printed.
7. Watch a documentary
Learn more about our beautiful planet, to remind ourselves of what we are trying to save.
8. Start a grow challenge
Whether it is with your friends, family or neighbors, who can grow the most fruits and vegetables to donate to the food bank.
9. Replace a product in your home with a green product
Trying a new green product can make a difference. Be aware of their packaging and all the new innovative products that are now available.
10. Try shinrin-yoku
This is a Japanese concept that translates to forest bathing or forest therapy. It's the idea of simply being in the great outdoors and mindfully connecting to nature, using all five of our senses.