April 27, 2004 10am local time, is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.

The DEA is promoting this day for people to turn in your unused or expired medication for safe disposal. They have a local collection site locator on their website. Over 5600 sites will take back items. Several cities near me are participating with most drop of locations at police stations. Last year 324 tons was taken back and recycled.

It is important to recycle drugs and recycle medicine properly!

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Happy Earth Day, Monday April 22, 2024. It’s great that more attention is being paid to eco friendly, green causes. Earth Day started slow, but has gained momentum every year. We celebrate it everyday as do many of our readers. Look for local events in your community.

It was first celebrated in 1970, and since then it has grown to become a global movement involving more than 1 billion people in over 190 countries. The day is marked by various activities such as tree-planting, recycling campaigns, and educational events aimed at promoting environmental conservation and sustainability.

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Spring is rapidly approaching, it is time to clean up your place. EWG Has a nice list of tips to help you clean your house the green more eco-friendly way.

• Check the exterior of your home and repair any cracked or flaking paint
• Check and clean gutters again
• It is time to work on your garden and rejuvenate your lawn
• Inspect and test your sprinkler system. It will be needed soon
• Clean out your garage and closets. The holiday season is over and it is time to donate useless items and recycle other things
• Bad weather is over. Your car needs some TLC. Change its oil if necessary, get an inspection, clean and wax its exterior
• Check and clean chimney if necessary
• The heater will get a rest, so it’s time to check your air conditioner and its filters
• Check your roof and patch or replace any damaged areas

Spring cleaning is a yearly tradition that involves deep cleaning and decluttering the home in the springtime. It is a time to refresh the living space, get rid of the old and make room for the new

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Having an Eco Friendly Green Valentine’s Day or any holiday, is more and more desirable these days. How can you green your Valentine’s Day?

• Instead of a Valentine’s Day card, send a virtual Valentine’s Day card or make your own card
• Dark Chocolate has been found to have worrisome levels of dangerous heavy metals. How about some other treat?
• If you must send flowers, try to purchase flowers that were grown locally to your area or ones that are Fair trade Certified
• Why spend a large amount of money and resources eating out, when a romantic dinner is even better?
• Buy your meats and vegetables for your big meal from a local farmers market or from local sources
• Buy any new garments from a high-quality used clothing store
• Utilize reusable bags to hold gifts
• Compost any meals leftovers, flowers, cards etc.
• Give out green oriented treats like handwritten poems, homemade scents, and handmade arts and crafts.
• Observe eco-friendly romantic relations

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Everyone wants to look good and feel good about their body!

• Did you know that many cosmetics that women use on a daily basis may contain toxic ingredients?
• Most cosmetics don’t even have an ingredients list on them!

It’s time people know what they are putting on their body.

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Last Update: 8/2/2023

Before Considering Recycling

Lets get real, recycling is the last resort for getting rid of waste.  The vast majority of items do not get recycled. Plastics break down into microplastics that pollute our environment and animals. We’ve grown to understand that REDUCE is far more important.

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Happy New Year from EasyEcoBlog!

May the new year bring you lots of luck and prosperity, and more greenness! Only through education can we learn how to be eco-friendly, green. We all need to learn new ways of doing things and need to help teach our friends and neighbors how to do things the right way.

Did you know that the psychological stress that the holidays bring causes us to eat too much and automatically steer towards comfort foods full of fat and sugar?

Setting New Year’s resolutions can be a great way to focus on personal growth and positive changes.

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Let’s face it, the harsh weather in Winter can really test your home. Winter is the time of the year to help protect the value of your home and save energy by making several adjustments.  Now is not the time to remodel or repaint your home, but a time to fine tune the operation of your home. You’re basically dialing in any changes you may for Fall, and should move major fixes to springtime.

In October/November when the daylight savings time change occurs, it is time to work on your Smoke Detectors – Carbon Monoxide Alarms.

Carbon Monoxide Detector – Smoke Alarms

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Last Update: 1/1/2024

Is this Okay to Eat?

Every year it seems that a new study comes up telling us that another popular food is unhealthy or causes cancer. The latest controversy in 2015 was over processed meats and the WHO declaring that bacon, hot dogs, etc cause colorectal cancer. It seems what is good this year, is bad the next.  Is Kale next?

Everyone knows about the major food groups, eating a balanced diet, and following USDA’s My Plate. Here are some healthy  food options that we have read about that help people avoid harmful chemicals.

Plant Based Diets

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Having an Eco Friendly Green Christmas is more and more desirable these days. Beside losing all the gained weight, we can do the following to have a more green and healthy holiday.

How can you Green your Christmas?

• Reduce the number of trips you need to make or take public transportation
• Buy your fruits and vegetables from a local farmers market or from local sources.
• Buy organic when possible, except for product on the Clean 15 list
• Utilize reusable bags to hold groceries
• Don’t over cook or serve too much food
• Eat on real dishes and use cloth napkins
• Rent or buy your decorations from used clothing stores like Goodwill. Reusing items that you already have is even better.
• Donate extra food, money, clothing to those in need
• Compost the leftovers, fruits, vegetables, etc.
• Give out green oriented treats like organic fruit, re-purposed trinkets

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