HaPpY eArTh DaY!!!!

Ok, so you may or may not know that I am kind of a nut when it comes to being "Earth Friendly". Now don't get me wrong, I am defiantly not a saint by any means, but I love finding new ways, to be GREEN!!!!


And since today is Earth Day, I thought I would share some interesting facts and some of the Earth friendly things that I enjoy!

• Did you know that it takes plastic bottle an average of 700 years to decompose in a land fill?



• The average American disposes of 4.5 lbs of garbage EVERY DAY!!!! times that by 365, and the average life of what 75 or 80 these days?!? That's 131,400 lbs of trash in your life!!



• The average American uses 2200 paper napkins a year!!!!! That's insane!!!



• The average American also uses an estimated 80-100 gallons of water a day!!!!

Here are some of the things that I like to use or do, that you might like!!!

Biokleen laundry soap. 100 loads for $14. It lasts forever, and you use a tiny bit! It doesn't really have a smell, but remember that fragrance isn't really good, because that's what all the chemicals are for. If something smells good, it usually isn't good for the environment unless its all natural. CLEAN REALLY DOESN'T SMELL LIKE ANYTHING!

Mrs. Meyer's dryer sheets. They are all natural, and they are made out of biodegradable paper, so unlike traditional dryer sheets they will only take a few years to decompose, as apposed to a few hundred years with traditional dryer sheets. My fav is Lemon Verbena.

Seventh Generation. Everything this company makes is great!! they all smell good, and are made of earth friendly products.

Also, never reuse a plastic bottle unless it is made for reuse. Check out the little number on the bottom of the bottle, every plastic container should have one. They are ranked 1-7. Not all are good however just remember 2,4,5 keep yourself alive. any other number will decompose at different rates and release chemicals into the water or whatever is in it.

I try not to use paper towels when I can, I use old rags or paper napkins. It makes sense and saves paper.

Ok. I will get off my soap box now, but I just thought we could all do something in lox of Earth day! Thanks for humoring me!!