Earth Day 2014

Happy Earth Day everyone! Today people around the world are observing, celebrating, and participating in Earth Day. Let us all be proactive today, tomorrow, and forever in keeping this place we call Earth as clean as we can :) 

With that being said I have compiled a list of ways to be environmentally friendly. 

• Walk, take the bus, or car pool to work 
• If you are looking for a new vehicle consider a hybrid or electrical car
• Start a garden. (If you are tight for room check out these concepts) 
• Walk to the grocery store
• Buy local whenever possible
• Recycle
• Shop consignment- it keeps unnecessary items out of the landfill. 
• Learn to compost
• Sign up for a program like Capital City Cleanup
• Shut off lights in rooms that you are not occupying
• Wash your clothes in cold water
• Make your own cleaning products like the ones in this online article
• Hang your clothes to dry
• Join your local freecycle group
• Up-cycle, re-purpose items, and donate. 
• Consider donating usable household supplies for building and renovation to Habitat for Humanity Restore
• Donate no longer needed clothing and household items to places like The Salvation Army
• Plant a tree

This is just a small list of ways to be proactive, what are some ways that you help to reduce your carbon foot print?