Earth Day Things to Do Online:
– learn how to recycle your beauty product containers and what to look for in earth-friendly face washes
– buy Sigg water bottles from HauteLook (use this Invite to Hautelook if you’re registering for the first time)
– shop Gilt Groupe’s Eco Chic Day, where 5% of proceeds go to earthy charities and everything on sale is sustainable or earth-friendly, from clothes to housewares and furniture to baubles and jewelry (use this Invite to Gilt Groupe if you’re registering for the first time)
Earth Day Things to Do in Austin:
– visit J. Black’s for a Bacardi mojito Green Day celebration of their recycling efforts (they just started recycling in 2010 and have cut their waste amount in half) … lots of prizes and giveaways.
– booze at Belmont with Daily Juice cocktails (yum!)
– buy stuff from 50 local businesses and 5% of sales will be donated! List is here.
Whatever you do, start or recommit to recycling in your home, walk or bike instead of driving when you can, and minimize your in-home water usage by doing things like running full loads of laundry and turning off the tap while you brush your teeth.