As you already MIGHT know, our planet
is our home. Our source of life. And we need to take care of it as
much as possible. There is only one chance to make the right choices
when purchasing, doing something, going somewhere or communicating
with someone. Our health and the planet depend on your own choices of
your everyday lives. You may think that this is an over rated
situation, but it's not. The earth's climate is changing drastically
and because of this, species are being extinct, the risk of cancer
has been increasing and so on..
You can make your part in helping our
planet. Here I am posting something useful for you to use in your
everyday activities in order to help reduce the rate of climate
change, the risk of diseases occurring due to the use and/or
manufacturing of a certain product and much more!
1. Change
light bulbs.
Change your lightbulbs
with new fluorescent bulbs. In the US if every family replaces one
light bulb, the pollution which is being reduced would be equivalent
to removing one million cars from the road.
2. Turn off your computer at night.
You are saving up
on electricity.
3. Recycle!
Every household
should recycle glass, plastic, paper and metal.
4. Use both
sides of the paper.
And when you are
done, dispose off into the recycling bin.
5.Take a shower
with your partner.
It's a good excuse :)
6. Brush your teeth without running water.
Reduce your water consumption and conserve
water.
7. Plant a
tree!
There are many
advantages of a tree. Good for the air, the land and shade.
Maybe you can take fruit from it too!
8. Buy Local.
Buy Organic.
Consider all the amount
of pollution so that the food gets to you. Try and buy local, from
local farmers or farmers' market. In this way, you are supporting the
local economy too.
9. Do not use
any disposable cutlery.
You can use a spoon, wash
it and reuse it later. You can also invest in your own mug for work
and not use the plastic ones from the machine.
10. Turn off the
lights.
When you leave a
room, you don't need light switched on. This saves energy,
money and the bulb itself.
11. Email and do
not send paper letters.
Reduce the amount of paper and use telecommunication.
12. Do not use
plastic bags when buying groceries.
Plastic is not
biodegradable and it is leading its way to the oceans and
seas. Therefore, it is effecting food chains. You can keep
using bags made of textile and/or resuing the plastic and
paper bags.
13.Use
rechargeable batteries.
Buy a charger.
There is a small percentage of disposed alkaline batteries
being recycled.
14. Avoid buying
products with excessive packaging.
A product in
order to be produced, takes up a lot of energy. Apart
from considering all the transportation needed for the
product to be distributed, the materials needed for the product to be packaged needs extra energy.
15. Share!
That's all for today!
Love,
Ciklemfusa
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