Did you know that the average person creates 4.5 lbs. of garbage per day? What can we do about this. Use your waste as compost for your flowerbeds and plants. You can use your tea bags, egg shells, green vegetables, coffee grounds, banana peels and much more in your compost and cut down on what you are sending to the land fills. Do not put meats and dairy in the compost. For more information on how to compost go to http://www.oprah.com/ to see the segment on this.
It takes 1000 years for plastic bags to decompose and 14 million trees are cut down to make one years supply of paper bags. So when you are asked paper or plastic, the answer should be neither. You can buy re-usable bags online from many sources. They are very reasonably priced and last for several years, when done they can be recycled.
Computers, cell phones and tv's are invading the landfills. You can go to http://www.ban.org/to find out how to safely dispose of these items.
Buy organic foods. We have many whole foods markets available to us today to shop from. If you do not know of a whole foods market in your area go to http://www.localharvest.com/ to order organic fruits, vegetables, dairy and meats. Organic foods have no pesticides, anti-biotics are not genetically enhanced and are a win-win for your family and your planet.
Instead of using plastic cutlery you can now find these items that are made from the starch from potatoes. You can also get cups that are made from sugar cane and these products decompose in a matter of days instead of thousands of years. The cost difference is only pennies and sometimes even cheaper than the plastic.
If your body wash, shampoo and other personal care products contain parabens you should be using natural products. Check out information on parabens by clicking here. You should also use fragrance free products. Deodorants contain aluminum and face lotions contain germall.
With the news full of what is in our water supplies now is a great time to invest in a water filtration system. Serve the water from a stainless steel pitcher so as not to invest in the plastic ones that not only do not last long but go into our landfills.
We all love candles and the stars are coming out in support of the soy candles. I have used soy candles for a few years and they not only burn clean, no soot on the jars but they clean up with water. Once my candle is gone I clean out the jar with water and my natural dishwashing liquid and have a great container for many uses in my home. The stars are coming out to support these types of candles, Sandra Bullock uses them in her home and her restaurant in Austin, Texas.
There are many tips for going green and I have listed many here before but continue to support my earth and my family by living green. I still suggest catching rain water for watering your plants and flower beds and changing your light bulbs to those that use 23 watts for a 100 watt bulb. These bulbs not only last for a few years they do not emit the heat into your home of a regular light bulb and use much less electricity.
Remember we are our planets keeper.
Cheryl C McNeil
4-22-08
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Celebrate Earth Day With Shaklee
Earth Day is April 22nd and I will be attending events throughout my area talking about the importance of our environment and sharing with others the line of all natural products I use from kitchen to skin care. Help us plant a million trees. I aligned myself with a company that cares about others and cares about our planet. Did you know Shaklee is the first company to be certified Climate Neutral?
We will be building more habitat for humanity houses at our convention in New Orleans later this year. Bringing money into the city with our convention and helping add homes for those in such need is why we chose to hold our convention in this great city that was all but destroyed by Katrina.
Here are a few of the things we have been doing recently to help the earth and others.
Let’s plant trees. One million of them. Together, we can make a difference that may alter the climate of the entire planet. Sounds ambitious. It’s not. It’s going to be fun. And we want you there. Bring your family. Call your friends – change the world.
Come to a meeting. Come to a tree planting. Come along with us and make a big difference.
Cheryl C McNeil
04/16/08
We will be building more habitat for humanity houses at our convention in New Orleans later this year. Bringing money into the city with our convention and helping add homes for those in such need is why we chose to hold our convention in this great city that was all but destroyed by Katrina.
Here are a few of the things we have been doing recently to help the earth and others.
Let’s plant trees. One million of them. Together, we can make a difference that may alter the climate of the entire planet. Sounds ambitious. It’s not. It’s going to be fun. And we want you there. Bring your family. Call your friends – change the world.
Come to a meeting. Come to a tree planting. Come along with us and make a big difference.
Celebrate Earth Day!
Shaklee Corporation Helps Build a Green Home & Plants Trees to Celebrate Earth Day
More than 60 employees from Shaklee Corporation participated in an Earth Day Build-A-Thon in Oakland, California on Thursday, April 19. The event was organized by the East Bay Chapter of Habitat for Humanity®. Shaklee donated more than $10,000 to the nonprofit home builder, purchased trees, and pledged a complete set of Get CleanTM products, to each of the 26 green homes planned for the green community.
Shaklee participants framed a green home and planted six, eight-foot tall trees to provide shade for the new residence. To date, Shaklee has planted more than 371,000 trees as part of the A Million Trees. A Million Dreams™ campaign. This event celebrated Habitat for Humanity's commitment to build homes that are not only affordable, but also sustainable, using environmentally friendly techniques and materials, including photovoltaic panels mounted on the roofs of the homes.
Cheryl C McNeil
04/16/08
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