Earth Day is rolling around on Sunday, April 22, to celebrate the beauty of the nature surrounding us. Americans have celebrated the day since 1970 to promote environmental protection and conservation. Here are some tips for college students help Mother Earth bloom and blossom:
Recycle
Recycling is the first step to becoming a more environmentally conscious person. Instead of throwing away materials like paper and plastic, throw them in a recycling bin to reduce waste. The University also has a Campus Sustainability program that helps educate students and faculty on the benefits of recycling.
Use reusable water bottles
When you walk around campus, stay hydrated with a reusable water bottle to cut back the use of plastic bottles. By reusing water bottles, you can not only save resources, but also personalize a small part of your style by creating an original look to your water bottle. Add stickers or other designs to make saving the planet feel good.
Buy smart
To save resources, try to buy in bulk for the things you use the most to save containers and extra waste. You can also be smarter by reusing tupperware containers and other materials that help you avoid creating excess trash. Buying smart helps the environment, but it also save you a little extra money to use as you please.
Eat smart
Helping the environment isn’t only about what you do or don’t throw away – it’s also about the food you’re consuming on a daily basis. To eat smarter, try to increase your fruit and vegetable intake, and try to cut down on eating meat. If set aside one meatless day per week, it begins to add up and saves a lot of carbon and resources.
Save energy
If you live in your own apartment, chances are you have to pay an electric bill each month. If you do small things like adjust room temperature or turn the lights off, you can save money as you cut down on your energy use. Saving energy helps to reduce your carbon footprint, even if main goal is to save a few bucks.
Shop at farmers markets
Farmers markets are the perfect way to shop locally and promote small businesses. By shopping at markets, you get to have the purest, most organic forms of vegetables and other items offered. Farmers markets are one of the easiest ways to help you start eating clean, and you might even find stuff not offered at the nearby superstore.
