One of the biggest myths about recycling is that we don’t have time. Imagine how hard it must be if you are a celebrity with a grueling schedule They still find time to be green and make it their passion. From recycling food containers, passing along their old clothes to someone else who admires them or teaching their own children the value of going eco-friendly, they are doing their small part in saving the earth and not wasting valuable resources when it’s easy not to.
When Carter Oosterhouse married Amy Smart, the couple didn’t want the guests to leave behind a lot of waste, so they took measures to make sure the day was as eco-friendly as possible. Oosterhouse commented: “Our wedding was very green. We had 220 people there and only one bag of trash, not even a full bag. We recycled everything, we composted everything.”
Dannii Minogue believes in recycling her old clothes by giving them to other people who love them: “It’s important for beautiful clothes to keep moving. When I’ve exhausted a piece, it’s loaned to friends or given away. Recycling is in fashion and fashion is in recycling, whether it is referencing style or, in our case, passing on the actual item.”
Jessica Alba has tried to teach her young daughter Honor the value of recycling and this includes her old toys which go to other babies when she’s outgrown them: “I talk to Honor about not wasting and recycling. I talk to her about having so many things and that there are children out there who don’t have what she has. So when she is done playing with something or outgrows something it goes to a baby who doesn’t have it.”
Simple small steps make a big difference. You can start with cleaning one closet a week and getting your children involved in donating clothing and toys. Each family member that contribute to a donate box that you keep close to the door so that when full it is easy to put in the car. Make recycling part of your life and have a contest to see how little trash you generate. If you have biweekly pickup see if you can only put the garbage out weekly. Recycling and composting are great options to reduce your carbon footprint.
Share what steps your family is taking in the comments section below. Everything you do makes a difference.
