We are celebrating Earth Day, and we need to celebrate Earth Day everyday. This will help each of us and each of our children and their children. The children in Elk Grove Unified School District have been learning about recycling for several years. It not such a hard thing to do. Start small just like you did when you were younger and add something new to your vocabulary of good earth things to do each month. Many of the homes in Elk Grove have dual pane windows to cut down on the electric use of the air conditioning and heating. If your home doesn't have dual pane windows or they have lost their seal, you may want to replace them. This will not only help with your energy bills but it will help sell your house to a prospective home buyer. Fix those leaky faucets and check with local nursery to find out how much most of us over water our lawns. You will be surprised. What is even better is that your water bill will go down. Check below for some additional ways you can become Earth-friendly.
Many of the Cities/Communities in Sacramento have made it a simple process to recycle. We each have green recycle trash containers that can be utilized. Some cities like Elk Grove, have stations where they ask that you drop off contaminated items instead of putting them in your regular trash can. It's worth checking out the website and finding the location for your contaminated waste. Our drains, fish and streams will appreciate it and so will the Earth.
If you wonder ... is it important to recycle? Take a tour of your local dump and see what you threw away. It isn't really away, it's right in our own backyard. We all need to do our part to reduce what is at the dump.
*When you are at the grocery store and they ask you, paper or plastic...which is the correct answer? Answer will appear at the bottom of this article.
Elk Grove, Cahere are just a few things you can do toward taking responsibility in your family to help Mother Earth:
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* Answer: Neither one. You should be bringing your own left over bags and/or a canvas bag for your groceries.
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Gena,
Very nice post. I love the photos. Money is the message that seems to hit home with AR members, home it does so with the rest of America.
Gary,yes for most it is the money but we need to entice the majority in order to help our Earth so if that's what it takes then so be it. My theory is start small and build and they will come!
Don't forget to go to Home Depot tomorrow to get your free compact fluorescent lightbulbs. -Charles
Charles, thank you...that's great tip and one that will help our earth if everyone would just replace at least one light bulb with one of these...nice to see Home Depot helping to save the earth.
Gena: We recycle newspapers, but I am SO tempted to read online. Which uses more energy, the electricity from the computer or the newsprint??? I think the computer may be more efficient-especially the laptop.
Ben, you are right...it's really simple if everyone would just do one thing...
Roberta, I would say that the newspaper is the one that needs to go. Think of how many trees are continually cut down. I don't recall the exact number but it was something ridiculous like for a 5: stack of newspaper is equivalent to 100 trees. So, by eliminating the newspaper you will be saving the trees that help us all breathe a little easier.