2017 Earth Day Challenge

 Yay! It's Earth Day! And for this post, I have a challenge for everyone to participate in to cut down their carbon footprints. You can use this challenge anytime you'd like (in fact, you should do so everyday if you can). Ready? Let's begin. 

• Turn off the water when brushing your teeth and flossing.
• Grow your own tree/flower/other plant.
• Take a 3-minute shower.
• Don't use a lamp to study, instead find some natural lighting.
• Turn off the heater and wear a sweater or fleece blanket instead.
• Turn off at least 5 excess lights on in your house.
• Walk anywhere within 2 miles of your current location. 
• Persuade 3 people to recycle their empty soda cans, paper scraps, etc.
• Donate old clothing and toys.
• Only use shopping bags made of recycled paper or cloth. 
• Compost!!!
• Go tech-free for an hour! And going to sleep does not count :).
• Prepare a meal without electricity. Salad, anyone?
• Drive around in electric cars and other earth-friendly vehicles.
• Carpool with 2 others. 
• Go biking for an hour instead of surfing the web. Or just take a walk!

Extra Credit:

• Use rechargeable batteries in devices. Phones count, as long as you don't use them excessively.

Doing all of these tasks can really help save the earth, little by little. Here's the pdf version of the list.
What are you still doing here? Let's get saving! :) 🌎