Greening Your Routine: Six 'Green' Lifestyle Tips for the Everyday American This Earth Day
NEW YORK, April 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Friday, April 22 marks the 41st anniversary of Earth Day, a celebration for individuals and organizations alike to demonstrate their commitment to environmental protection and sustainability. As the world continues to improve and promote green efforts on a universal level, one cannot neglect the series of tragic events such as the Tsunami in Japan or the massive oil spill in the Gulf that has taken a vast effect on our Mother Earth this past year!
"2011 is the year to lower your carbon footprint! By incorporating a few small changes into your everyday routine, you have the power to make a difference," says P. Allen Smith, award-winning garden designer and regular lifestyle contributor on NBC's The TODAY Show.
"This Earth Day, challenge yourself to make a few simple changes. Here are 6 easy tips to implement into your everyday routine":
- Clean green. Stop buying household cleaners that are potentially toxic to both you and the environment. Read labels for specific, eco-friendly ingredients that also perform effectively, including grain alcohol instead of toxic butyl cellosolve (commonly found in carpet cleaner and some window cleaners as a solvent) and coconut or other plant oils rather than petroleum commonly used in detergents.
- Purchase biodegradable trash bags. Conventional plastic garbage bags can take years to decompose in landfills, but biodegradable kitchen garbage bags like the ones offered from Biobag will compost easily in the landfill. If you can't find biodegradable bags, you can also purchase recycled bags like those from Seventh Generation.
- Save a tree, use less paper. You can buy "tree-free" post-consumer recycled paper for everything from greeting cards to paper towels. Emerald's eco-friendly paper products are 70% tree-free, made from Bagasse (the fibrous leftovers of sugar cane processing).
- Yes, even tableware can be green. Cover your table with beautifully made natural table linens and napkins and serve food in beautifully designed bamboo bowls. If you want to skip dishwashing, opt for recycled plastic plates and cutlery like the sets from GreenHome.com. Who knew being eco-friendly could look so good?
- Eat local and organic food when you can. When you can, support your local farmers, eat in season, and choose organic products. Avoid purchasing pre-prepared, frozen foods, and make them yourself, at home; many meals are made to be frozen and reheated without any loss in taste or quality, so there's no reason to thaw and rehydrate frozen and dehydrated foods when you can skip these steps and buy and cook fresh. Your environment and your body will thank you.
- Don't stop with your veggies and cleansers, think as far as the cocktail hour and make green changes. For example, if you are a tequila fan, swap out your "house" brand for a "green" brand like Casa Noble ultra premium tequila which is green and sustainable. And, of course, always drink in moderation.
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About P. Allen Smith:
P. Allen Smith is an award-winning garden and lifestyle designer and host of the public television program P. Allen Smith's Garden Home and the syndicated 30-minute show P. Allen Smith Gardens.
- Smith is one of America's most recognized and respected garden design experts, providing ideas and inspiration through multiple media venues.
- He is the author of the best-selling Garden Home series of books published by Clarkson Potter/Random House, including Bringing the Garden Indoors: Container, Crafts and Bouquets for Every Room, published in 2009.
- His latest book, P. Allen Smith's Seasonal Recipes from the Garden, was released in December 2010. Smith is also a regular contributor on NBC's The TODAY Show. Inspired by a childhood spent on the farm raising and showing livestock and poultry and since then a life of promoting good stewardship of the earth, in 2009 Smith founded the Heritage Poultry Conservancy, an organization dedicated to the preservation and support of all threatened breeds of domestic poultry.
For more information, contact:
Laura Baddish
The Baddish Group
28 West 39th Street
New York, NY 10018
212 221 7611, ext. 304
917 601 0051
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