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Since its humble beginning in 1970, Earth Day became a global event in 1990, with some 200 million people getting involved. And now Earth Day 2009 is expected to attract between 500 million and 1 billion! Will you be one of them and what will you be doing?
Here are a few suggestions:
You could walk to work instead of driving. You could make Earth Day a recycling day. You could use less water or less power. Don't throw away or lock away your old mobile or PC, recycle it! You might even be able to make some cash in the process. If everyone in the UK had a meatless meal once a week it could save more carbon than 5 million cars. Imagine the potential of becoming vegetarian or vegan!
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What can I do?
Whether or not you go in for new year's resolutions, making changes to help slow the pace of climate change is now a matter of urgency, and one we all need to take more seriously by the year. And however good your green intentions may be, everyone has areas of weakness, so the season of self-denial is a good time to take a look at where you could improve your lifestyle and make it greener.
Between now and the end of January, I'll be compiling a list of ways to be greener, giving tips on how to make the transition as painless as possible in each case. They're all changes that even the laziest among us can make with a bit of practice, and that can make momentous changes to our collective plight when made by enough responsible individuals.
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I've already said my piece for bigging up of the bog, but what can you do to actually improve the status of toilets everywhere? Here are a few suggestions.
• Buy an eco-friendly toilet cleaner
Ecover is one company doing its bit for toilets, and is providing financial support to the World Toilet Organisation for the next three years. They are supporting work in 11 villages in Ethiopia, providing sustainable and ongoing access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education. You can show your support in return by checking out their latest product: a plant and mineral based toilet cleaner called Ocean Waves.
• Play silly pee and poo related games online
WaterAid has brought you two special treats today: You can play Turdlywinks or Take a Tinkle Test. It's all in a good cause...
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What can I do?
We throw away so many things without a second's thought that we often miss great possibilities for re-using them, often in really inventive ways. Here's a handy list of ideas that give a new lease of life to all manner of things that are normally seen as 'junk'. After reading these suggestions you'll probably feel guilty about having to throw anything away ever again. Feel free to tell us your own!
1. Dry Cleaning Bags: Use to pack suits, dresses and other glad-rags when travelling; this will help protect it from wrinkles when packing. When storing the bags make sure to keep them safely out of reach of children, as they really are that dangerous.
2. Butter Wrappers: Once you've removed a block of butter from its wrapping, place the wrapping in a plastic container or bag and refrigerate. Use it to grease baking pans - very useful when you run out of foil!
3. Business Cards: Use the other side to label storage boxes and tubs and tape to the outside of the lid or side so you can see at a glance what the container is holding.
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[Via Tipnut]
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competitions
To celebrate Earth Day, our chic-lit loving sister site Trashionista is giving away a copy of Green Chic: Saving the Earth In Style by Christie Matheson. It's a great guide to greener living that extends beyond fashion alone, with heaps of useful advice you can incorporate into your busy life. It would also make a great gift for those just starting out on making the green switch.
To be in with a chance of winning, email the editor with "Green Chic" in the subject line. Don't forget to include your name and address and the competition closes at 12 noon GMT tomorrow.
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The Mail Preference Service is a fantastically simple and efficient way to reduce the amount of junk that comes through your door, and takes less than a minute to register online.
Today, I found out about Choose Your Mail, another free service that helps you manage junk mail, but this one gives you more control over what you do and do not allow through your door. Say you're a big fitness freak and want to know about all the latest deals being offered by gyms in your area, but aren't so fussed about being sold new credit cards: you can specify these areas of interest on the site
[Via Greenjellybean]
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Want to do something positive to show your concern about global warming? This weekend it could be as easy as turning off a light, as a worldwide demonstration for more action against climate change is taking place, with those wishing to show support staging a one hour 'lights out'.
The hour between 8 and 9pm GMT on Saturday 29th March has been designated Earth Hour by the World Wildlife Fund and anyone can participate by switching off lights, TVs, computers (sorry folks!) and other electrical appliances.
Want to know the best way to spend your time in a blackout? Check our suggestions out here.
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