Mayor Daley’s “Top Ten” Earth Day Tips
Mayor Daley outlined 10 simple things that everyone in Chicago (or any other place) can do to fulfill the goal of making Chicago “the greenest and most environmentally-friendly city in America.”
The Top Ten Earth Day Tips are:
1) Walk, bike or take public transportation to protect air quality
2) Recycle
3) Disconnect downspouts where appropriate, to reduce flooding
4) Make your home energy-efficient
5) Clean up your neighborhood
6) Plant a tree or garden
7) Pick up litter
Conserve water
9) Support local farmer’s markets and buy organic produce
10) Use and dispose of hazardous chemicals properly