So today people are celebrating Earth Day but today more than ever it is increasingly important to not just celebrate and care for our planet on this day–but every day.
The annual Earth Day celebration began as a grassroots demonstration on behalf of the environment in the spring of 1970 but efforts were actually in the works from about 1962.
Now, 39 years later, Earth Day is a national focus, people and communities across the nation conduct events geared toward teaching others how to help conserve and protect our planet.
Earth Day encourages people to be participants in conserving the environment and the animals in it.
But we need to make Earth Day and every day event through our actions.
We face bigger challenges today because people are disconnected from the natural world and their part in the web of life.
Helping people to reconnect in simple but effective ways can have a global impact.
I wrote a few tips about how pet owners can go green , going green with cat litter, and featured a guest post about eco-friendly pet beds with similar topics sharing other ideas planned for the future but what can you do now?
Try taking these steps on a weekly basis:
1. Carry a trash bag when you travel and take home your waste.
2. Pick up any litter you see around you on walks and in your neighborhood.
3. Clean up after your pet on walks and trips.
4. Take public transportation, commute with a coworker, or ride a bike once a week.
5. Recycle your waste so you reduce trash buildup.
6. Reduce your use of throw away products.
7. Use old fashioned and less toxic cleaning solutions.
8. Plant native plant species in your garden.
9. Use electronic technology options to cut down or eliminate paper billing statements.
10. Take action to reduce junk mail.
Check out the following resources for further information:
California Resident? Say No to Syrofoam!
Environmental Protection Agency
What is your carbon footprint?
California Invasive Plant Council
California Department of Food & Agriculture (Invasive Plants)
Do It Yourself: Stop Junk Mail
Privacy Rights: Reducing Junk Mail
Do you have any resources or tips to add? If so, please comment below.
