An Earth-Friendly Edition For People Who Love The Planet

FUN STUFF TO READ, LEARN, & DO

“To leave the world better than you found it, sometimes you have
to pick up other people’s trash.”
~ Bill Nye

 

FUN STUFF TO READ:

INCONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION:
the environmental impact you don’t know you have
by Tatiana Schlossberg

Adult Nonfiction

“How many chances do we get each day to make a meaningful difference for Earth? Plenty!”

FUN STUFF TO LEARN:

Former cranberry bogs are becoming climate change heroes!

In Massachusetts, the one-time cranberry capital of the world, former bogs are transforming into swamps and wetlands.

Wetlands are effective at:

    • storing carbon
    • filtering overabundant nutrients like nitrogen out of the water
    • providing good fish habitats
    • serving as buffers to shield communities from flooding and sea level rise

FUN STUFF TO DO:

Is wrapping paper recyclable? Here’s how to tell:

Give it the scrunch test. Squeeze it into a ball. If it keeps its shape and doesn’t have any “extras” (see list below), you can recycle it.

Wrapping paper that has these “extras” CANNOT be recycled:

    • sparkles
    • glitter
    • sequins
    • foil
    • artificial texture
    • loads of leftover tape
    • ribbons/bows still attached
    • sticky gift labels
    • plastic or lamination