You can help our environment this Earth Day. There are many ways to get involved in the community, tree planting events, litter pick up, and educational lessons. Here are some ways to benefit the Earth in your own backyard.
Reuse old or unused items by turning it into something new. You can take old milk jugs or pinecones and turn them into bird feeders. This helps birds by giving them a safe environment to feed and can also help them distribute seeds to other places. You can also repurpose coffee cans into planters for indoor or outdoor plants.
Another way to get involved this Earth Day is to start composting. Composting is an easy way to discard and reuse food scraps. Composting at home rather than throwing away food waste produces less methane gas than a landfill and gives you fertilizer for your plants. One more way to get rid of food waste is to plan meals before you buy them so you know what you need and don’t over-buy products.
One other example is to help clean up your community. Even if it’s going around the block you live on and picking up trash, it makes a difference. Volunteering at state or county parks is another great way to give back.
Finally, you can start making the switch to sustainable products and choices. Save a bit of gas and carpool to work or school every once in a while. Some other benefits include reducing the number of vehicles on the road, which in turn reduces the amount of traffic, which then reduces the amount of harmful emissions released into the atmosphere. You can also do research on store-bought brands that have reduced their carbon footprint and are vegan and cruelty-free. This helps ensure the products you are using were made in an environmentally friendly way and that animals were not harmed in the process. Even if you can’t get some of these alternatives, you can still use reusable bags and other reusable items.
These aren’t the only things you can do the help the environment at home. There are many other options and alternatives to some products and habits that may be harming the environment. This is the first in a series on Earth Day and the things you can do to benefit the Earth. For information on Door County-specific Earth Day events, click this link.
