This Month's Tips: Earth Day To-do's
You probably already have your plans in place for your Earth Day celebration on April 22.
As a Green Realtor, I'd love to remind you about the small actions we all can take each day to improve our planet.
Here are three:
1. Kick the plastic habit. Only about 10% of plastic bags, packages, and bottles get recycled properly, says the Earth Day Network. The rest ends up in the waste stream, causing over 100,000 marine animals and one million birds to die each year from ingesting and choking on plastic. Swap plastic for reusable bags, bottles, silverware, dishes, and cleaning tools.
2. Embrace meatless Mondays. The meat industry generates approximately 20% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. If the entire U.S. population didn’t eat meat or cheese for just one day a week, its impact would be equivalent to taking 7.6 million cars off the road, says the Earth Day Network.
3. Celebrate Earth Day. Attend an Earth Day celebration in your city and learn about ways you can get involved to improve your community’s health all year.
Local 2017 Earth Day events:
Earth Day LA 2017 by LA Sanitation Apr. 22 10am to 2 pm. Over 50 exhibitors! Great for families, kids corner! Free food, beverage, giveaways.Truck artwork competition! Live entertainment! Admission free! Exposition Park Los Angeles, CA View Map.
6th Annual Earth Day Celebration Tarzana CA details on the local FB event page.
A Family Earth Day Celebration: Your Water, Your Energy, Your Earth. Apr. 29 from 10am to 2pm.Free admission. Bring your family, enjoy activities, games and lunch. Raffle prizes and giveaways.
Redwood Hall, CSU, Northridge CA. (more info)
Find an Earth Day LA event near you here!
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