In honor of Earth Day, here are 9 small things we can all do together that will make a big difference:

• As a last resort, use bottled water. Instead, opt for reusable, refillable sports bottles whenever possible.
• Use refillable containers for household cleaning products and personal care products.
• Use paper laundry sheets to reduce plastic containers that end up in landfills.
• Donate reusable items to thrift stores or others
• Plant only native plants that support local species and are often resistant to local pests and diseases, reducing the need for fertilizers and pesticides.
• Flush only toilet paper. Unused medicines, chemicals, napkins, diapers and menstrual products are difficult to remove from the water supply.
• Instead of buying a disposable item, see if you can borrow it.
• Get involved in a local cleanup or tree planting.
• If you're reading this in print, don't forget to recycle the newspaper. (Co2AI)