Our lakes and oceans are on the front line of climate change. Absorbing about half of the carbon dioxide we’ve pumped into the atmosphere.
How can you reduce your carbon “Footprint”? Some ways we can help to stop carbon dioxide is to use mass transit and carpooling. Combine more trips at one time instead of several trips on different days, map out the stops you need to make for a more convenient route. This will also save on gas!
Another way to remove our “footprint”, is not to use chemical fertilizers and pesticides on lawns and bushes. When your driveway, porches or sidewalks need cleaning, don’t use harmful cleaning products. (Dawn dish soap cleans a lot of things.) Please take care of spilled oil and other chemicals are some examples.
Urge your friends, family, business owners and elected representatives to support environmental policies. Policies which can protect our environment. Stay informed on alerts, like when NOT to gas your car when the weather is super-hot.
Another way to share your passion is on Facebook and other media sites.
There are many recycling drop-off locations throughout Michigan. Please visit the “Michigan Recycling Directory”. Type in the type of material you are looking to recycle into the search bar to find a location near you. Some communities often host collection events for tires, electronics, batteries, paint, cleaning products, paper shredding and more. To find one near you, search the internet and type in “Michigan.gov/recycling Directory.
