{"id":2110,"date":"2017-04-19T16:17:15","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T20:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.greatflorida.com\/blog\/?p=2110"},"modified":"2026-04-16T20:45:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T00:45:43","slug":"celebrate-earth-day-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/2017\/celebrate-earth-day-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Earth Day 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday April, 22 is Earth Day. Celebrations are happening throughout the state from Panama City, St. Augustine, Orlando, Miami, Key West and more. It\u2019s a day to raise awareness about the earth\u2019s environment and the importance of keeping it clean.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo matter what your thoughts on climate change, being a good steward of our planet is responsible,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dustyns\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" =_blank>Dustyn Shroff<\/a>, Vice President of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\" target=\"_blank\">GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>, Florida\u2019s largest independent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-homeowners-insurance\" target=\"_blank\">homeowner\u2019s insurance <\/a>agency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kohler.co.id\/en\/bolddesign\/blog\/8-house-plants-that-clean-indoor-air\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2118 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/plants-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"plants\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/plants-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/plants-150x212.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/plants-696x984.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/plants-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/plants.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/plants-600x849.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 212px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 212\/300;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/plants-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/plants-150x212.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/plants-696x984.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/plants-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/plants.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/plants-600x849.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Below are some easy and meaningful ways to celebrate Earth Day.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ditch the plastic water bottle for a reusable one and fill it up before you leave the house <a href=\"http:\/\/www.earthday.org\/stop-using-disposable-plastic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Earthday.org<\/a> reports, \u201c300 million tons of plastic are produced each year to make bags, bottles, packages and other commodities for people all over the world. Unfortunately, only about ten percent of this plastic is properly recycled and reused. The rest ends up as waste in landfills or as littler in our natural environment.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Bring your own reusable bags to the store. Some stores offer a discount for using your own bag.<\/li>\n<li>Plant a garden. If your space is limited or this sounds intimidating, trying planting in a container.<\/li>\n<li>Donate unused clothing and household items<\/li>\n<li>Buy a houseplant to help <a href=\"https:\/\/d.docs.live.net\/27dd68fe99cdcbee\/cut-refivolume.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">clean the air<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Build a birdhouse<\/li>\n<li>Try a solar phone charger<\/li>\n<li>Sign-up for paperless billing<\/li>\n<li>Take off your shoes at the door, this prevents chemicals from being tracked all over your home from your shoes.<\/li>\n<li>Ride your bike or walk if possible<\/li>\n<li>Put a pool cover on your pool when you are not using it. This keeps the water cleaner and will prevent water from evaporating saving on refills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cGoing green does not have to be expensive or difficult,\u201d says Buck with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\" target=\"_blank\">Great Florida Insurance<\/a>, Florida\u2019s leading independent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-homeowners-insurance\" target=\"_blank\">homeowners insurance<\/a> agency.<\/p>\n<p>Every family can find ways to implement eco-friendly habits that fit in with their family\u2019s lifestyle. This Saturday, take a hike, plan a picnic or go to the park and enjoy the outdoors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\" target=\"_blank\">GreatFlorida Insurance <\/a>provides <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-homeowners-insurance\" target=\"_blank\">homeowners insurance<\/a> from a variety of providers to suit your budget and your needs. Contact us today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-homeowners-insurance\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-521 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/GoggleImage_Home_H_1.jpg\" alt=\"GoggleImage_Home_H_1\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/GoggleImage_Home_H_1.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/GoggleImage_Home_H_1-300x37.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/GoggleImage_Home_H_1-150x19.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/GoggleImage_Home_H_1-696x86.jpg 696w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 728px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 728\/90;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/GoggleImage_Home_H_1.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/GoggleImage_Home_H_1-300x37.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/GoggleImage_Home_H_1-150x19.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/GoggleImage_Home_H_1-696x86.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday April, 22 is Earth Day. Celebrations are happening throughout the state from Panama City, St. Augustine, Orlando, Miami, Key West and more. It\u2019s a day to raise awareness about the earth\u2019s environment and the importance of keeping it clean. \u201cNo matter what your thoughts on climate change, being a good steward of our planet [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1219,"featured_media":2115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2110","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-homeowners-insurance"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2110"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13859,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2110\/revisions\/13859"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}