The Swiss Cats

PIXIE : Zorro, what are you doing in our kitchen garden?
ZORRO : I’m pooping…
PIXIE : ! ? !
ZORRO : I celebrate Earth Day (as every morning, moreover) : you know, recycling, composting, organic eating, all these things… It’s as well for it that I hunt birds and mice : no packaging, no waste !

Some humans over-exploit and manhandle our planet, and other, more and more numerous, try at best to protect it.

What already does Claire for the Earth ?

she buys local
she limits packagings
she eats seasonal produce
she eats few red meat (0-1x a week), poultry (3-5x a week), and few fish (0-1x a week)
she sorts out her waste and recycles all which is recyclable : glass, PET, paper, cardboard, iron, aluminum, wood…
she composts plant waste
she uses bags, bottles, … reusable several times
she replaced the former bulbs by LED or economic bulbs
she has devices of energy category A+ or A++ and she replaces them after 10 years
she switches off completely the unused electric devices
she washes the laundry in the most low-temperature possible
she warms the rooms up to 19 C only
she uses the staircase if there are only two or three floors to go up
she does not buy new clothes every month
she closes the faucet while she soaps or while she brushes his teeth

If everybody lived like Claire, would be needed all the same 2,2 planets to live. She could make an effort in the field of transport, by going from time to time to work by bike (16 km) instead of taking the car ; it would also be necessary to think of making an outside insulation of the house (1955) to improve its energy efficiency (but that’s expensive !).

Big actions are spectacular, but we are convinced that small individual actions are much more effective on the long term. You will find several ideas on WWF website or on earthday.org.