It's Earth Day so I thought I should do something.......

It's Earth Day 2013, and I'm wondering what I could do to improve my carbon footprint.

I, like most people, already do little bits and pieces:

• Home waste recycling (helped by the council's recycling schemes)
• I have a food composter in my yard
• I've a water butt that collects water from my outhouse's roof, which I use to water plants & clean stuff outside
• Turning off taps whilst teeth cleaning (if you want to know how much water this saves, try putting the plug in the sink before you start, you'll be surprised).
• There's a jug in my fridge for tap water, because I like it really cold and if I waited for the cold stuff whilst running the taps, I think I would empty my local reservoir within a week.
• I've got a couple of steel drink bottles that I use whilst out and about instead of buying 'over-priced' drinks in plastic packaging.
• Make my own lunch, either soup or sandwiches, and package it in reusable boxes.
• I found some really cool veg shaped boxes (bell peppers & onions) so that I can put part used veg back in the fridge without using tonnes of cling film (saran wrap if you are from the USA), and although they are made of plastic I figure that they will save a lot (money & the world's resources) in the long run.

So what can be done?

I know that we in the West create a shed load of the problems that blight the world, but unfortunately we aren't likely to go back to the horse & cart world of old, so how about we all improve just one thing so we can start a big ball rolling, and you never know where it'll stop.

So what is my ONE THING that I'm going to do.......

I am going to do my best to change Hello Brolly's packaging (when I next have to order it) to a more earth happy alternative.

So what's your one thing going to be?

If you have a 'THING' why not write it in the comments, and let others know about it.

Toodles,

Karen Lee