Recycling Tips to Protect the Environment
Almost all the things we do affect the environment.
And by the state of our earth today-we see events of acid rain, global
warming, depletion of the ozone layer and worsening of air and water
pollution-it's obvious that we are not properly taking care of our
planet.
The good news is it is not yet too late. Although we cannot exactly say
that things are getting better, we can still do something to help save
the environment. One of the best ways to do that is through recycling
and its equally important associates called reducing and reusing.
Here is a list of simple but meaningful things we can do to alleviate
the stress placed upon our Mother Earth.
1. Bring cloth bags whenever you go grocery shopping. Not only are cloth
bags highly reliable and sturdy, these are also reusable and enable you
to avoid using plastic bags.
2. Buy rechargeable batteries instead of disposable ones. Rechargeable
batteries may be a little costly but in the long run you will be saving
more because you do not have to keep on buying more. More importantly,
you are saving landfill space since batteries take up a lot of room in
the landfills because they cannot be incinerated.
3. Compost kitchen waste by digging a hole in your yard where you can
place food discards in it. Just be sure not to include animal or meat
wastes in it. This is not only great for the environment but also gives
you wonderful soil for your garden.
4. Be a wise consumer. Buy only things that you and your family really
needs. When buying home supplies like food and drinks, it's better to go
for large quantities to avoid small unnecessary packaging.
5. Wash glass, aluminum and plastic containers before bringing them to
the recycling center.
6. Use cloth towels instead of paper towels to minimize waste.
7. Stop junk mail. Contact the company sending you unwanted catalogues.
8. As much as possible, steer away from plastic materials because these
are harmful to the environment. If you should use them, opt to use those
that are reusable such as plastic containers for storing food instead of
plastic cling wrap that you can only use once.
9. Make art projects out of seemingly useless junk. Involve kids in
these projects and watch their creative imagination flourish.
10. If you have a baby, try reverting to the traditional method of using
cloth diapers. This saves you a lot of money and saves space in the
landfill.
11. Start a paper drive in your home or in your community. Paper is one
of the most common materials that we use each day and if we would be
able to collect and recycle a ton of paper, we would be able to spare 17
trees from being cut down.
12. Read news online instead of buying newspapers.
13. Reuse glass bottles. It is safer to use glass bottles as containers
for beverages because plastic chemicals leech into the water we drink.
If you notice, all of these tasks are beneficial in more than one ways.
You are not only contributing to the betterment of the environment but
you are also making life easier and things more cost-effective and
efficient for you and your family.
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