Queen of Green...Haha not really but i like the sound of it :)!

Has it really been since September that I spilled my current thoughts on my blog?!?! Let's see if I can even remember how to navigate through my own blog.

I guess what I want to focus on tonight is how green I’ve become….Kind of a boring topic I know, but I’ve had so much fun with it lately that I thought I would share.

Did you know that the average person throws out about 1,200 pounds of trash per year?!?! That’s a ton of garbage!! Now think about where all that trash goes? Yep, into our landfills…directly into the ground…Well, 90% of it anyway….10% of trash is incinerated.  

Now ask yourself, how hard would it be to recycle? It may seem like a daunting/pointless task but here are a few fun facts………..

-Every ton of paper that is recycled saves 17 trees

- Recycling and composting diverted nearly 70 million tons of material away from landfills and incinerators in 2000, up from 34 million tons in 1990-doubling in just 10 years

- The energy we save when we recycle one glass bottle is enough to light a light bulb for 4 hours

- 2 years after calling recycling a $40 million drain on the city, New York City leaders realized that a redesigned, efficient recycling system could actually save the city $20 million and they have now signed a 20-year recycling contract

A few months ago I started recycling and I can’t express to you, just how much I love it. Eric and I have reduced the amount of trash we throw away significantly. On average, we probably throw away about a bag and a half of trash away a week.

To help reduce the amount of trash we throw out, I also created a compost bin for my garden so that contributed to reducing the amount of trash we throw out a week. I know it may sound a little silly, but every little bit helps.

So ask yourself, how hard would it be for you to recycle and be greener?

Thanks for reading and God Bless

Xoxo,

Kristen