Day 231: Be Straw Free: Find Out Why and HowWhile reading through twitter over my morning coffee today I came across a tweet about a site called Be Straw Free. It instantly caught my eye as I have a drawer full of straws I keep reusing. I do my best not to throw the straws out as I know how much waste they create. Straws seems to last forever! I knew one day I would come up with an idea to reuse them. Once I read more from “Be Straw Free” started by a 4th grader by the name of Milo, I knew I had to do a “give” on how to reuse straws.Day 231: Day 231 The inspiration was simple for this give. A young boy by the name of Milo that has started a campaign to reduce straw waste in the world.It is estimated that Americans use on average 1.6 straws per day each. That’s 500,000 million a day in the US alone. Nicolas’ Completed Straw ArtThat’s a lot of straws and a lot of environmental waste we could reduce easily. My son and I came up with our own idea how we could use straws to create some fun on a rainy day, make a gift for his Grandmother and reuse some straws at the same time. Watch the video and see what my son Nic and I did to give back to the planet today and “Be Straw Free.” I see a Picasso in the making!Saving the Planet One Straw at a Time!Time Commitment: 1/2 hour of art and a few seconds a day to wash our straws so we can reuse them instead of throwing them outCost: I save money by reusing straws Share Article: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email 2 Comments Monika on May 19, 2011 at 3:34 am We have interesting uses for straws in our house…http://www.aias.ca/2011/04/tensegrity-version-30.html http://www.aias.ca/2011/04/more-tensegrity.htmlHey there! I’m finally getting around to checking out and following all of the Top 30 Vancouver Mom Bloggers! I hope I’ll see you at the event tomorrow!Monika @ Aias Dot Ca Blog: http://www.aias.ca Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aiasdotca Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/aiasdotca jacqueline on May 20, 2011 at 1:40 pm Thanks Monica! Great ideas!. Sorry we didn’t meet last night I ended up having to run out soon after I arrived. You site and stories are lovely and I look forward to following. Please feel free to send any great giving ideas you are going with your family! Congrats on being one of Vancouver Mom’s top bloggers!
Monika on May 19, 2011 at 3:34 am We have interesting uses for straws in our house…http://www.aias.ca/2011/04/tensegrity-version-30.html http://www.aias.ca/2011/04/more-tensegrity.htmlHey there! I’m finally getting around to checking out and following all of the Top 30 Vancouver Mom Bloggers! I hope I’ll see you at the event tomorrow!Monika @ Aias Dot Ca Blog: http://www.aias.ca Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aiasdotca Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/aiasdotca
jacqueline on May 20, 2011 at 1:40 pm Thanks Monica! Great ideas!. Sorry we didn’t meet last night I ended up having to run out soon after I arrived. You site and stories are lovely and I look forward to following. Please feel free to send any great giving ideas you are going with your family! Congrats on being one of Vancouver Mom’s top bloggers!