Happy Earth Day folks, I hope today of all days you’re treating our lovely plant with care — even though we should be thinking this way everyday. However if you think your life is too busy to help save the planet here are five very simple ways to help reduce your own carbon footprint:
1. Recycle. Don’t throw your water bottles and empty boxes in with all your other garbage, separate them into their separate bins so the materials can be reused, this will take you five minutes, tops.
2. Turn off that leaky faucet. Whether it’s in your home or in a public restroom, if someone left the water dripping turn the faucet all the way so the water stops completely. Just by doing this thousands of gallons of water could be saved each year.
3. Invest in reusable shopping bags. Usually found in any store these days for around $1 each, buy a few and they’ll last years while helping reduce the use of plastic and keeping them out of landfills and the environment. Once you have them, don’t forget them at home!!
4. Cut up the six-pack rings around your Coca-Cola cans. You know the things I mean, even if you throw them in the garbage they can end up floating around and have been known to harm animals in the ocean and on land. So take 20 seconds out of your day and snip them with your scissors.
5. Lastly, shut off the lights when you’re not in that room. Try to save as much electricity as possible and this is the simplest way to start.
Maura Christie 