Happy Earth Day! Did you know that today is the 45th Earth Day?? It has certainly grown into a wonderful day to educate, inspire and support green-living and reducing waste.
Those of you joining me on this journey probably feel like you’re living Earth Day every day. I know I sometimes feel that way. Earth Day isn’t nearly as exciting for me now as it was when I first began this crunchy/ Zero Waste lifestyle. I think as people who are mindful of making sustainable choices we can sometimes glaze over Earth Day as a day that doesn’t really matter much to us. Yes, Earth Day has gotten over-marketed and not everything promoted on Earth Day is “green.” However, it’s a great opportunity to share your favorite sustainable products and recipes with others.
Our challenge for this week is to share the concept of “Earth Day everyday” with someone you know. It’s not uncommon for people who want to live green/ reduce their impact but not be sure how to. You can help!
Ways to Bring Earth Day to People in Your Life
* Give them an air purifying plant
* Give your friend who loves smoothies a glass smoothie straw and mason jar glass
* A hanky will help your co-worker who has seasonal allergies
* Ask your boss to replace paper at work with 100% recycled paper, install a recycling and compost bin, or hang up a white board for small announcements instead of paper announcements
* Encourage the art teacher at your child’s school to save broken crayons and upcyle them into new crayons like this tutorial from “Hands on as we Grow”
* Send someone Unpaper towels and a wet bag
* Get your girlfriend a reusable menstrual product like a Keeper or Moon Cup or one of the other options we talked about here\
* Invite some friends over for a handmade body product night
* Send your college student a refillable pen with extra refills
* Put some of your favorite bulk products in small jars and give them to friends
* Make Grandma some of your homemade cleaning products
* Bring an extra reusable shopping bag with you to the store and give it to the person behind you in line
What other ideas do you have for sharing some of your favorite green tips with friends and family? Email me at blog@keeper.com or let me know in the comments below!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Olivia lives in Boulder, Colorado with her husband and 4 year old son. She enjoys spending time in the mountains, studying about essential oils, natural remedies and herbs, as well as upcycling/ DIY projects. Olivia’s family made the move last year towards becoming a Zero Waste household. They have gotten down to one bathroom sized trashcan a month of garbage but hope to be totally Zero Waste by the end of 2015.
Like this? Check out the rest of our Waste Less and Be Green in 2015 series for more tips!
