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Valentine's Day Tips

February is the month where love is celebrated, usually in the traditional way of red roses, red-ribbon wrapped chocolates, and red heart-shaped Valentine’s cards. Here a few more tips for the green at heart to make your Valentine’s Day more environmentally friendly.

Choices:

  1. Instead of driving to a restaurant for a Valentine’s Day dinner, take mass transit or cook a romantic dinner from home.
  2. Bake cookies or other goodies for your valentine and package them in reusable and/or recyclable containers as gifts.
  3. Buy cards that use recyclable paper, send e-mail cards, or make your own.
  4. Buy organic flowers or live bushes, shrubs, or trees that can be planted in the spring
  5. Give green gifts such as blue-sky power, or make a donation to an environmental organization.