The theme this year for Earth Day is “Invest in Our Planet”. It focuses on accelerating solutions to combat our greatest threat, climate change, and to activate everyone from governments, businesses, and YOU to do their part.
There are many environmental issues that we are dealing with as a society, and sometimes it may feel like there is no way you can possibly make a difference with such a tremendous amount of needs that the Earth's environment has.
However, I assure you that every little bit counts! And, if we all just made a few simple changes in our daily lives, those changes would have an enormous positive impact on our Mother Earth.
Here are a few tips to help our planet:
- Minimize waste and recycle everything you can.
- Use reusable grocery bags instead of paper or plastic bags.
- Carpool when possible to save on gas, emissions, and fumes that go into the atmosphere.
- Use reusable water bottles and water filters instead of purchasing plastic water bottles.
- Unplug unused electronics – computers, TVs, DVRs, etc
- Turn down the temperature on your water heater
- Turn off lights when you leave a room.
- Reduce, Reuse, & Recycle - look for the special triangle on all your products to know if it can be recycled.
- Plant a tree or bush that will help the Earth as well as your curb appeal.
Making these changes can help give us a healthier and more wonderful world to live in. For more information on how you can celebrate Earth Day go to https://www.earthday.org/.
Every little bit counts, so start today and make a difference!