Greening Up the neighborhood

Blissfully Domestic sometimes means picking up the trash! Wearing work gloves, of course.

Last Month was Earth Day and to tell you the truth we didn't do much different then we do everyday. Last year we did make an extra effort to teach Tabitha ( my now 6 year old) a bit about why it's important to take care of our planet Earth. We have stepped it up a bit this past year and have done even more in our daily routine to cut back on waste. So, Earth Day is everyday at the Nest.

One weekly routine that the girls and I do is clean up our park. We have a wonderful park just across the street, within walking distance. We have noticed all of the trash in and around this lovely park. Now, at first glance you would not notice the trash. It's a large park. But I tell you, when we walked around picking up trash for 1/2 hour; we easily filled up 4 grocery store trash bags. This is a glimpse of what we picked up. It all went into the recycle. Yes, these are bags that I have collected when I have rushed  out the door and forget my canvas totes. (I'm lucky if I remember the kids) kidding.

I try!

What is in your daily routine that helps save on waste? Tabitha, trash collector

How can you help your community green it up this year?

Comments

[angie]

looks like she is doing her part good for her

[Lori T]

Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment. And thank you for cleaning up your park. My biggest pet peeve is littering, so I'm glad you're regularly doing something about it!