Random Acts of "Green"

You've heard of random acts of kindness.  How about random acts of "green?"  I'll admit that most of my eco-friendly choices are planned.  Many are even researched.  But I think opportunities abound for spontaneous green decisions, too.  Say you're waiting to pick up your child at school and someone leaves an empty plastic water bottle on the ground.  You could leave it there for the janitor to throw away or you could be impulsively green and take it home with you to recycle. You can do the same thing when you're walking the dog or jogging through the neighborhood.  Paper seems to end up everywhere, and that's so easy to recycle!

You might need to change your mind set to take ownership of the eco-choice at hand.  Resist the urge to let someone else take care of it and actually do it yourself!  And if someone else sees you, all the better, because positive actions tend to be contagious.  The person who sees you picking up a pop can one day might do the same thing the next day, and hopefully, the chain continues.  This is especially true for children, and what a simple but effective way to model eco-conscious living for them!   Give it a try and share your experiences.  I'd love to hear your ideas!