Use Biodegradable Tableware

The easiest way to move toward going green with your picnic is to avoid disposable eating utensils and tableware made from plastic or Styrofoam. Recycled or biodegradable paper dinnerware is one solution, or perhaps you might want to use unbreakable dinnerware for your outdoor meals. You can take along regular flatware or look for some biodegradable corn, sugar cane, or bamboo utensils.

The arrival of spring marks the annual ritual of sprucing up around the house. Since going green seems to be a popular choice for many households, we offer some ideas for moving toward creating a more eco-friendly home. These choices are not only good for the environment, but many save money and help cut energy costs in your home.

Save Energy

One of the easiest ways to start your “green-over” is to always shut off lights, and unplug electronics and appliances that are not in use. Even when household appliances aren’t switched on, appliances that are plugged in use energy. Experts estimate that as much as 40 percent of all electricity is used to power home appliances that are turned off. Imagine the benefits of simply unplugging the gadgets you aren’t using!

 

Who doesn’t enjoy the idea of cruising around paradise with the one you love on a beautiful afternoon? Taking a nice, leisurely drive with your sweetheart doesn’t have to harm the planet. Learning to stretch each gallon of gasoline makes sense on many levels. In fact, embracing just a few of these tips can really save you money on fuel as well as reduce your greenhouse gas emissions.

Why not make it green!

Everywhere you look, it seems you see something urging us to go green. Not since the 1960s has there been this kind of emphasis on the environment and then, most of mainstream America attributed the concern to environmentalists. Many of us remember the campaign to stop Americans from littering that featured a Native American canoeing in a heavily polluted river as a tear ran down his cheek. And, remember the jingle, “Please, please don’t be a litterbug, ‘cause every litter bit hurts?”