Many of us don’t really think about the consequences of our actions…for example; how many times have you asked for a double cup at your favourite coffee shop, how about the endless idling we do in our cars, the fast-food containers we throw out, water bottles we purchase, plastic cutlery we dispose, etc…This all contributes to increasing landfills, litter on the streets, lakes and oceans, and harm to wildlife and the environment.
If we made a real effort – we could drastically reduce much of the waste in landfills and in our environment – here are some helpful tips:
- If you don’t have to, don’t use a drive-thru (turn off your car and go into the restaurant/bank/pharmacy etc)
- Don’t idle your car – it’s not good for our environment and our lungs
- Use cleaning products that are safe for our environment and are biodegradable
- Support restaurants that use recyclable ‘to go’ containers
- Re-use/wash all the plastic cutlery and ‘to go’ containers you get
- Store you lunch and leftovers in re-usable containers
- Don’t buy plastic lunch bags
- Compost
- Bring a dishcloth to work and use it to dry your dirty lunch dishes and your hands – this way, you will not have to use paper-towels
- Always carry cloth grocery bags with you
- Don’t litter – plastic bottles, caps, bottle holders etc are harmful to local wildlife
- Recycle and know what to throw into the various bins
- Donate old furniture and clothing – you will be amazed at what people could do to old things
- Turn off lights if you are not in other areas of your house
- Don’t let water run while you shave or brush your teeth
- Become vegetarian or vegan – or have a vegetarian or vegan meal twice a week (the environment and animals will love you)
- Don’t be ignorant! Educate yourself on what our ignorance is doing to the water, environment, soil, wildlife and planet
Here are some valuable links to help you become more environmentally conscious and create positive change for yourself, your community, town, city and our planet. Get involved.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/
http://www.organicformulations.com/news/21/ecologic-all-natural-home-cleaning-products
COALITION OF POSITIVE ENERGY 
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I completely agree with you. I have done a similar post myself and decided to look around and see what the general thoughts and feelings were. I am by no means the perfect person but I do like to make a difference, whether it’s in business or in my personal life to the environment and the amount of wastage we have or create.
Great tips/reminders – thanks! I finally realized there were cloth and mesh produce bags to use at the grocery. Now I feel a little better, especially during the winter months w/o farmer’s markets, not having to use all of the plastic produce bags!