Let's Have a Green October!

• October comes with beautiful colors, but we can still “green” this colorful month and be eco-friendlier.

• At home, try to make your or your kids’ Halloween costumes by reusing old clothes. Clothes have quite a big impact on our environment, and not buying new ones to only use once will be very helpful.

• In the garden, an easy and helpful thing to do is to compost the leaves that fall. Don’t throw them in the garbage; compost them and, once ready, use them to naturally enrich the soil of your garden.

• At school, to decorate with the kids, buy pumpkins from the local farms, not from the grocery store. They are cheaper, safer and much better for the environment.

• At work, use your reusable mug for that hot tea, coffee or hot cider we all love so much in the fall. Those cozy feelings will come accompanied by feel-good feelings!

Did you know?

• 20% of industrial water pollution comes from textile treatment and dying used in the clothing industry.

• It takes 2,700 liters (713 gallons) of water to make a single t-shirt.

• Shredding the leaves before putting them in the composting bins will speed up the composting process.

• We produce more than 1 billion pounds of pumpkin in the US.

• Pumpkins travel on average 1,500 from the farm to your decorating table, if you buy from your grocery store.

• Apple cider can help improve digestion, fight cancer and protect against diabetes.

• Reusable mugs take more energy to produce, but they cost the environment less in the end, as the same cup is used so many times.