Earth Day Insights from a Sustainable Spa

This past Monday was EARTH DAY! Earth Day is a very important celebration for our sustainable spa. As a team, SRC makes daily efforts to “go green”. We all do our part and make sure we recycle, focus on reducing waste and eliminating single-use items, and the fruit from our spa water goes into our compost bin! We also make sure to use as many environmentally friendly products as we can, like our organic Shira line, our Cotton of the Carolinas shirts, copper pedicure bowls, and the local products we get from Lo & Behold in Durham!

Here are a few things YOU can do to take care of our Earth!

1. REDUCE!
In this age of single use plastics, and tons of packaging, reducing
is really one of the best things you to can do for Mother Earth!
Investing in a reusable water bottle instead of buying cases of water
bottles can greatly reduce your plastic use, and also save you money!
Instead of using single-use plastic forks and knives, many stores sell
bamboo utensil kits now! Buying a set of metal straws can help you cut
down on straws when you eat out (or just say no to the straws all together).
You can also make sure to cut out single use plastics as home, by getting
reusable ziplock bags, beeswax food wraps, and glass Tupperware!
I know this all may seem like it costs a lot as first, but you’ll be saving
money in the long run when you don’t have to go out and buy more baggies or plastic wrap!

2. REUSE!
Try and find uses for unexpected things! For example, here at Spa
Retreat Cary, we love to reuse the containers our Paddywax candles are
in. We use them for things like massage cream bowls, and business card holders.
I have even taken a few home to use as tiny plant pots! Instead of
purchasing new clothes, try and go thrifting. You’ll save money, and
this prevents clothes from ending up in landfills. When your old tshirts
are no longer wearable, repurpose them as cleaning rags and cell phone wipes.

3. RECYCLE!
Whenever you can, recycle! Sometimes that means hanging onto your
empty soda can until you can get home and recycle it instead of throwing
it in the trash. Make sure to clean out anything you put in your recycling,
otherwise it might end up in the landfill anyway.

After a while, these things really become second nature!! Because we
love Earth Day SO much, we are offering a few promotions! For the rest
of April, if you sign up for Produce Project, or buy any two items, we
will give you a FREE reusable Spa Retreat canvas tote! Then, anytime you
come in and purchase anything and use said bag, you get 10% off!

Join us in going GREEN this April!

Blog by: Taylor Casella, LMBT