Environment protection

• Recycle everything you can, Recycling helps:
  • Reduce the ammount of waste thrown away each year.
  • Reduce the ammount of mining ,which damages the natural habitat around it, to get the natural resources
  • Stops the waste being burnt in an incinerator[?] which causes pollution.
  • Stops the waste from rotting in a landfill which can cause land, water and air pollution.
• Buy energy efficent products such as:
  • Boilers
  • Cookers[?]
  • Fridges
  • Freezers[?]
  • Light bulbs (1 Energy Saving light bulb can save you £10 every year)
• Turn off electrical appliances[?] when you are no longer using them.
  • Instead of using a screensaver on your computer, just turn the screen off.
  • Don't leave TV's and Radios on standby.
• Buy recycled.
• Re-use old bits and bobs you could:
  • Use old ice lolly sticks[?] as plant name tags.
  • Use old clear class jars[?] for storing things in.
• If your heating system[?] is 10 years old its best to get a newer energy efficent one.
• Replace old windows with energy-efficient ones.
• Insulate your house.
• Re-use your super market bags, the next time you go to the supermarket.
• Be water efficent by:
  • Watering in the afternoon
  • Watering the roots rather than the leaves
  • Buy and use a Water butt
  • Not watering the grass, if its yellow, dont'w worry it will will go green again in the winter.
  • Have showers instead of baths.
    • Only shower for 5 minutes, that is more than enough to keep you clean.
  • Get a half flush system for your toilet,
• Make a compost heap or buy a compost bin for waste food.

See also: Environment, Environmental movement, Ecology movement

External Link:Care 2's Healthy Living Section (http://www.care2.com/healthyliving/) - How to be Greener in all areas of your life from your garden, to yourself and to your pets. Also tells you how to make greener alternatives to dangerous chemicals.