Sippin’ green while celebrating green

What would summertime celebrating be without the drinks?

No matter whether it’s a simple mint (from your garden) ice tea or an exotic, saffron and sandalwood cocktail – enjoying a cool drink in the warm weather not only provides the “ahh..” factor, it can bring some flavor and flair to your celebration – be it poolside or posh-style.

But how to be sure you’re sipping green?

Here are a few tips:

Choose reusable or recycled, like these goblets and martini glasses from Natural Spaces.

Go for glass (from GlassDharma) or stainless steel (from ChefTools) drinking straws.

If the kids at your party enjoy pouch juices (we’re partial to Honest Kids‘ low-sugar, organic drinks), don’t toss ‘em into the trash. Instead, send them in to Terracycle, where they will soon become cool tote bags. And, as an extra incentive, if you sign up for Terracycle’s “Pouch Brigade”, $0.02 from each pouch will be donated to a charity of your choice.

Or course, whenever possible, choose organic juice, wine, beer, spirits and mixers, Fair Trade coffee and teas, and filtered tap water over bottled.

Do you have a favorite summertime drink recipe you’d like to share? Post it as a comment, below.