Green Living Home

You’ve seen the flyers around for Earth Day events in your community. Maybe your child has done an eco-related project at school over the last week. Why not consider making one change in your lifestyle that can help the environment?

• Stop buying bottled water. Even with the bottles that can biodegrade, using a washable water bottle and the water from your water filter is a much more Earth-friendly option.
• Recycle. Does your town require you to recycle plastic, glass and paper? What about your food scraps? You can always set up a second bin to hold your food scraps to use in the local compost heap.
• Compost your yard. In lieu of chemical feeds, use compost to feed your garden and yard. You can make your own compost, or buy it.
• Eat with reusable plates, silverware and cups. No more paper or Styrofoam for you. Buy heavy duty plastic for your events or parties.

If everyone made the effort to make one of the above changes in their homes, then we could officially call Earth Day 2011 a success!

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