April 22 is Earth Day, observed each year by more than 500 million people and national governments in 175 countries to promote saving the environment.
Even though Earth Day happens during the work week, it’s still easy to get involved or make a difference. The Earth Day Network organizes events and provides lots of interesting educational resources that schools and parents can use year-round.
- When commuting, take public transportation, ride a bike or carpool.
- Try eating only locally produced food, or at least some. The food is fresher, supports smaller companies usually, and saves the transportation costs.
- Choose products with the least amount of packaging. Bring your own cup to the coffee shop.
- Say no to plastic bags. Use a shopping bag instead. Here’s why.
- Explore sustainable products which may be alternatives to those you’re using today.
Most important is to get the “reduce, reuse, recycle” mentality into your everyday life while thinking about the choices you make. For example, one store where I shop has recycled paper bags that fall apart. Given that I can’t re-use them, this seems a lot more wasteful and expensive than new bags which I could re-use maybe 4 times. So I don’t use their bags.
If you have goals to help the environment, April 22 is a good time to start. Just like with eating and exercise, once you get in the habit it’s hard to stop!
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