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Cleaning up the beach in San Diego

February 25th, 2010

Soon, we will be on vacation and although I know that we will create some additional waste on the trip, I still want to make sure to continue on my green quest.  This week’s green challenge is to find some green tasks to do while we are on vacation.  I think I know at least one thing we will while we are in San Diego… pick up garbage off of the beach.

We have been going to San Diego for several years to visit my parents and go on at least one walk a day.  I figured that we could take a bag on a few of our walks and pick up garbage to either put in the proper receptacle or recycle.  Although the Mission Beach area is a nice beach, I am sure there will be plenty of garbage to pick up.

Garbage on the beach might end up in the ocean or vice versa.  There is even a large area of garbage in the ocean that is called the great garbage patch.  This pile of garbage is the size of Texas.  Well, Ashley and I may not be able to clean up the entire ocean, but possibly we can take one small step to try and be part of the solution.

I am really looking forward to this trip and I hope that we can do a little to help with the environment also.  If you have any green activities you could suggest or interesting things in the San Diego area, please let me know in the comments area below.

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Vacationing and taking stock of eco unfriendly behavior

February 23rd, 2010

It is a new week and we are one step further in our year long journey of going green.  This week’s green challenge is to look at eco friendly activities I can do while on vacation.  We are going to visit my mother in San Diego soon and want to make sure that we are continuing on our process of reducing our impact.  We are also spending a little time in LA.  I think it wise to admit to the waste that I know we are going to produce as a result of the trip. Today’s post is a pre-audit of the eco-unfriendly things we will do while on our trip.

The Plane Trip – The plane trip will emit CO2.  According to Terrapass, we will use about 3,160 lbs of CO2 just for the plane trip.  I pretty much have to fly there if I am going, so it is waste I will just have to put up with.

Car Rental – We will be renting a car while we are there.  Although it is only for a few days and an economy car, we will be driving more than we usually do.

Lack of recycling – Once we get to my mother’s house, we will be able to easily recycle, but I am not sure how easy it will be easy for us to recycle while in Los Angeles.  I know that CA is a bit more ecofriendly than many parts of the world, so who knows.  I am just guessing that I will throw away something that I would usually recycle.

I am not going to stop going on vacation to be environmentally friendly, but I can try to take stock of the waste I am creating and work to reduce it.  If you have any ideas that would be easy to implement, please let me know in the comment area below.

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