Fireworks can unleash a shower of toxins into soil and water, and scientists are only beginning to figure out what that means for human health. This patriotic season, consider the effects of the chemicals and propellants used in the production of the firework display exploding before your eyes. Think about the rain of chemicals, unseen, wafting through the air, to land on you, your children, the land and the water around you. Read more about fireworks and their affects on the environment here: http://www.greenerideal.com/science/8520-are-fireworks-bad-for-the-environment/ Be sure to eat local fruits and vegetables, use reusable party ware, a gas grill or solar oven, and eliminate waste. If you do have waste such as chip bags, then please send them to TerraCycle through their collection program. TerraCycle has a solution for getting rid of all the non-recyclable waste from the Fourth and other summer parties through its collection program, the TerraCycle Brigade program. Anyone can send non-recyclable packaging from summer events – such as chip bags, napkin wrapping or plastic cups – to TerraCycle free of charge to be recycled or even repurposed into new, useful and innovative products.http://www.terracycle.net/