Go Green tips for April 18th

Gotta tip you want to share with Sarah and the Go Green Ride at Five? Email her: sarah@921wvtk.com!

Here Sarah's groovy green tips for Tuesday, May 18th:

• Every shopping bag you invest in has the potential to eliminate an average of 1,000 plastic bags in it’s lifetime.
• Wonder what you can recycle and what you can’t? Go to addison county recycles dot org to have all your recycling questions answered!
• This Friday is Bike to Work day which, coincidentally, falls on the same week as the Way To Go Commuter Challenge. So, you could commit to riding your bike on Friday and register at waytogovt.org and then be eligible to win lots of great prizes.

Did you know it’s Hemp History Week? It’s true that hemp has a controversial history in the U.S., but buying paper made of hemp instead of trees isn’t illegal. And it’s certainly a lot more environmental, considering that as a crop, hemp needs no pesticides, grows back quickly, and preserves the soil it’s in better than most commercially grown plants do. Plus, no trees need to be killed for a hemp-paper product. Is there a catch, well, my inner pessimist asks, “isn’t there usually?”. Paper products made from hemp are not cheap. Consider that one ream costs about $21, as opposed to a ream of multi-purpose copy paper from Staples which would run just under five bucks, they come in a case of ten, so I’m estimating. So, would you feel great about the choice, absolutely, but make sure you can afford such high ideals! Sensibly green—always, on the Go Green Ride at Five.