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A Week’s Worth of Sustainable Living Ideas
Are you looking to be a little more sustainable in your daily life? We have seven sustainable living ideas that you can get started on today!
Picking Up Litter: A Spring Tradition
It’s springtime in Wisconsin, and for us Midwesterners, spring means there’s litter, uncovered from the melting snow, in our yards.
I walk a couple of blocks to the gym most mornings, and when I see trash lying on the ground, I pick it up. This tradition always reminds me of Jack Imholte, the chancellor of my undergraduate alma mater, the University of Minnesota at Morris. I don’t think Jack ever walked past a piece of litter without picking it up. In fact, I have clear memories of him walking across campus, with crumpled paper cup or plastic bag in hand.
Simple, Daily Sustainable Actions Make a Difference
Cool choices employees take simple daily actions in there lives to ‘walk the walk’ in sustainability. Check out these ideas to learn sustainable actions simple enough for you to do too!
If Americans switched from disposable water bottles to reusable ones we could save over 17 million barrels of oil each year (not including the oil used for transportation!). That’s the equivalent of taking 1.3 million cars off the road for a year! Kellen’s idea to keep reusable water bottles on hand at home, at work and in the car will keep you from finding yourself in a situation where you need to buy a disposable water bottle.
Resources for Energy Action Month
October is Energy Action Month!
Here are some handy resources to help you get involved:
- About Energy Action Month
- Office, Home & Facility checklists to save energy.
- Energy-themed social media graphics. See below & share!
- Follow Cooll Choices on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn to get tips for energy saving actions!
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Cool Choices Tip: Compost Food Scraps & Yard Waste
Experts estimate that about 25% of your trash is organic material that can be composted.
If you eat lots of fruits and veggies, you could even have more! With the right information, composting can be a simple, yet important, step you can take to be more green.
Check out these links for more composting information:
Cool Choices Tip: Use Reusable Shopping Bags
Did you know that a reusable bag has the potential to offset 20,000 plastic bags over its lifetime? That’s a lot of plastic!
By keeping a reusable bag or two in your car, you can make this simple cool choice on every shopping trip – even when you’re in a hurry. You can also give gifts in a reusable shopping bag to reduce waste; the recipient will probably be grateful to have an extra reusable bag on hand!
Check out these links for more information on reusable bags:
