How to Help the Earth?

Here are a few everyday tips that could be done to help our planet, at least one tiny bit.

1. Recycle

2. Avoid using plastic bags.

3. Turn off the lights when nobody’s in the room

4. Switch to compact fluorescent lightbulbs.

5. Take quick showers, not baths.

6. Don’t leave the water running.

7. Avoid throwing trash on the floor

8. Don’t leave electrical appliances such as TVs, stereos, etc. on standby. Shut them off instead.

9. Print on both sides of the paper.

10. Don’t pre-heat your oven when baking.

11. Reuse gift-wrap or use recycled material to wrap your gifts.

12. Avoid buying disposable goods such as coffee cups and water bottles. Invest in a thermos or coffee mug.

13. Donate old things. Don’t just throw them away.

14. Use rechargeable batteries.

15. Don’t leave the refrigerator door open.

16. Avoid buying heavily packaged products.

17. Carpool

18. Buy local goods to avoid the ecological impact of having goods imported all the way to where you live.

19. Get others to act too.

20. Don’t ever think that what you do does not impact our planet.

Ada Bersoza