Earth Day 2012

What will you do to help our enviroment on EARTH DAY? April 22, 2012

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 Here are some ideas:

• Read produce and food labels- start paying attention to ingredients.  Buy organic produce. Buying organic is currently the best way to ensure that your food has not been genetically modified.
• Find/Use a Non-GMO Shopping Guide like this one: GUIDE-click here 
• Recycle!!!! Freecycle! Buy products from companies who care about real recycling and sustainability
• Plant a tree!
• Visit the website EARTHDAY and click on "What you can do" for lots of ideas and make a pledge to make a change THIS year- lots of easy ways to give back!
• Stop buying bottled water! Alternatives: try glass bottles or aluminum- yes, you can wash your bottles, it only takes a minute.  Millions and millions of these plastic bottles are filling up our landfills (even though they can be recycled, plastic is still not biodegradable).    And for your own health, if you must drink from a plastic bottle, educate yourself on the harmful chemicals that can come into your water through certain types of plastics.  There are a lot of great water bottles now you can find online and your local Sporting goods stores carry many great aluminum choices! Here is one of my favorites: GLASS WATER BOTTLE : be sure to check out the new flip top!
• Carpool one day per week (if you don't already) to school or work
• Take your reusable bags to the grocery store and every store you shop at - keep them in your car, your purse, be ready!
• Have a garage sale!  It's surprising what others may find useful that you might throw away and you could make a few extra $$!
• Support Companies/products that have recycling/sustainability as a part of their Company philosophy/plans going forward like: http://www.stonyfield.com/healthy-planet/our-roadmap-green-business/mission-action-program-map/map-teams/sustainable-packaging