How to Celebrate Earth Day in Quarantine

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(This post was last updated on: 10/19/2024.) Celebrating Earth Day is going to be very different this year with the Covid-19 Stay at Home Quarantine in place. I think we are used to being able to go out and volunteer or attend local events in order to celebrate, but this year that is not going to happen. We can however focus on ways to celebrate at home. I am sure if you look around your house, you will see lots of ways to make your home more eco-friendly. It might just take some imagination this year in figuring out how to celebrate Earth Day in quarantine.

How to Celebrate Earth Day in Quarantine:

Free Ideas on How to Make Your Home More Eco-Friendly:

Turn out the lights anytime you leave a room
Use scrap paper whenever possible
Turn your computer off at night
Unplug appliances when not in use
Keep a dish towel next to the sink to dry your hands, stop using paper towels
Go paperless with all of your bills and banking statements
Upcycle one item in your home, make it a family activity
Make a charity donation pile in your home of unused items
Turn off the water when you are brushing your teeth
Hang your laundry outside to dry instead of using the dryer
Store food in glass containers
Reuse glass jars
Stop using disposable straws
Fix something that is broken instead of replacing it
Don’t use pesticides
Opt out of junk mail
Make your own cleaning products with supplies you already have in your home
Cut down on shower time
Read a blog or listen to a podcast about becoming more eco-conscious

Inexpensive Ways to Celebrate Earth Day at Home:

Plant a tree
Start your herb garden
Prepare your vegetable garden
Change out your light bulbs to florescent bulbs
Purchase cloth napkins, stop using paper napkins
Start a compost pile
Buy in bulk
Set up a system to save recyclables in your home, don’t throw away items that can be recycled
Buy everyone in your family a reusable water bottle
Set up a rain barrel, use this to water your flowers and garden

How You can Help the Planet, Earth Day 2020:

Walk when possible and drive less
Stop buying bottled water
Utilize reusable shopping bags when you grocery shop
Use eco-friendly cleaning supplies
Plan more meatless meals each week
Eat more food grown locally
Shop online at eco-friendly businesses or on secondhand sites (Facebook Market Place, Craigslist, etc.)
Pack lunch daily for work/ school
Most stores will now email you a copy of your receipt