Beach Recycling

I took my bike over to the beach this morning, it was empty, not another soul out there, beautiful morning!. I was happy to see the bright yellow recycling cans are now at every trash station along the beach. Volusia County has expanded the program all the way up through Daytona as well. Good news!

Green Gifts

If you are looking for some green gifts that don't cost alot of green check out Ideal Bite. They have some great gift ideas on their site and they break them down for you by price range. You an also sign up for daily "green tips" and they will send them to you in your inbox Monday thru Friday. We love them!

Envision Edgewater

Our neighbor to the south Edgewater has some interesting things going on. They have a new planning initiative going on called "Envision Edgewater". This series of workshops that started September 8th are designed to follow the CFSCI (Central Florida Sustainable Communities Initiative). In simple terms, land use, transportation and urban design planning should all be done smarter. So envision Edgwater is having a series of workshops that include regular citizens who are interested in being part of what Edgewater looks like in the future.

There is a community meeting planned tentatively for October 20th in which the results of these workshops will be presented. The links above have some very interesting information on CFSCI and the Edgewater Project.

This Weekend At The Beach

The Green Fair is this weekend at Riverside Park. It runs from 9am-6pm both Saturday and Sunday. The Marine Discovery Center will be running mini eco tours at 11am, 12pm and 1pm on both days. They will have Kayak Tours between 2pm and 4pm. A sunset cruise on the water taxi will take place from 5:30-7:30 on Saturday.

The weather will be nice but the beach will not be, rip currents and high surf expected so stay safe and out of the water.

Don't forget the benefit for Cassidee on Saturday.

Have a great weekend!

Do You Recycle?

If you live in New Smyrna Beach it is easy to recycle. Southard's Recycling picks up one day per week. If you do not have a recycle bin call them, they will drop one off at your house and tell you what day your pick-up is. Here is an information sheet on the program.

No this picture is not related to recycling, I just thought this sand dog was cute! Someone is very creative.

Go Green for Earth Day!

In honor of Earth Day check out these green living blogs. They have great tips and some fun activities and information on living a more environmentally friendly existence.

Things That Make You Go Green

Treehugger

Green Living Suite 101

Ideal Bite

In addition to checking out these blogs here are some easy things you can do today to help your environment:

1. Turn off your lights
2. Skip the dryer and hang your clothes on the line
3. Recycle cans, bottles and newspaper
4. Replace plastic shopping bags eith reusable canvas ones
5. Combine your shopping trips and errands into one trip

Mrs. Meyers

I love Mrs. Meyers, her Clean Day line of household cleaners smells fabulous, the dishwashing soap lemon verbena scent freshens the whole kitchen. Mrs. Meyers also has a line of candles available. I keep a lavender and a lemon verbena candle on hand all the time the fresh scent brightens up any room.

The best part is all of her cleaners are kind to our environment. I feel very comfortable promoting her products since I use them in my own home.

Green Friday

I have been trying to be more ecologically friendly and save some money in the process. Simple things make a big difference, recyling cans, bottles and newspapers, turning off lights, hanging clothes on the line and not using the dryer unless absolutely necessary. I do all of those as well as limit my trips by combining my errands into one big trip. Check out these interesting sites for more information, newsletters and free "stuff"

About My Planet

Care 2

AND MY FAVORITE:

Ideal Bite

Have a great green weekend!

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