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10 romantic ways to “green” your
Valentine’s Day:
1.
Set your morning in motion by sharing a pot of fairly traded
and organically grown coffee. After all, you will want to keep the
night young.
2.
Since Valentine’s Day lands on Saturday, skip the power
shower and enjoy a soak for two… and save water that way.
3.
Get enlightened this year with his and hers, or hers and
hers, or his and his (well you get the point) CFL’s. While saving
tons of energy, they last up to 8 times longer than traditional
incandescent bulbs.
4.
A rose is a rose is a rose…but is it fairly traded—and how
far did it travel to get to your door? There is an abundance of
organic, veriflora certified and fairly traded floral options, all
perfect gifts.
5.
Sweets for your sweetie? Organic and fairly traded cocoa
options are sure to send that extra message of sincerity.
6.
On this holiday, over one billion cards are sent worldwide.
Translation: Save the Trees! Create your own card from recycled
goods in your home. After all, it’s not the card, but the sentiment
that counts.
7.
Enjoy the outdoors. Make a snow-person together. Walk on the
beach. Take a hike. Picnic in front of a gorgeous sunset. Or just
lie on your backs and count the stars. It’s totally carbonRaz,Raz,
free, healthy and
romantic.
8.
Make a candlelit homemade dinner for two. There is nothing
greener than going local, so stop at your local farmers’ market and
buy fresh and organic goodies.
9.
Forget red or white; go for a bottle of “green” wine. There’s
organic wine for whatever kind of mood you’re in… from Shiraz to chardonnay.
10.
To end the night, choose organic cotton, bamboo and linen
sheets, towels, duvets and comforters.
RecycleBank is a rewards program that motivates people to
recycle by quickly and easily measuring the amount of material each
home recycles and then converting that activity into RecycleBank
Points that can be used at hundreds of local and national rewards
partners. You can find more about RecycleBank on their website -
www.recyclebank.com
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