How can you contibute?
The very basic and the best and only thing you have to do is - cut down your energy requirements.
It is all about Reducing , Reusing and Recycling.
First of all try to
Reduce
All it means is lessening the amount of items or resources that are consumed, using only the amount that is needed, and looking for alternatives that will lessen our use.We all can do that can't we?
Don't take things "For Granted". Be responsible. Everything that you are using is made of something ( almost everything ) that comes from Nature. You are consuming the Natural Resources every now and then. The explosive growth in population had led to scarcity of these valuable Resources. In order to survive long, we have to use these Natural Resources with care.
2. Reusing
It is known to all that we are Running out of Resources. In addition to cutting down our energy needs we can
lower the burden and strain on these Resources by Reusing.
It basically means extending the 'life' or repurposing an item rather than discarding or throwing it away.
Reusing items helps:
keep items out of the waste stream.
Minimizes the need for raw materials and packaging
Saves Energy from manufacturing the same item again (and another item also).
Reduces the strain on valuable resources, such as fuel, wood and water, and helps safeguard the environment
Produces less air & water pollution than making a new item or recycling.
Reuse creates affordable and attractive item ( boosts creativity also).
3. Recycle
Recycling is the processes of collecting, processing, remanufacturing, and reusing materials instead of discarding them.
This helps:
Saves Valuable Natural Resources - By making products from recycled materials instead of new materials, we conserve land & minimize the need to drill for oil & dig for minerals.
Saves Clean Air & Water - In most cases, making products from recycled materials creates less air pollution and water pollution than making products from virgin materials.
Saves Energy - It usually takes less energy to make recycled products; recycled aluminum, for example, takes 95% less energy than new aluminum from bauxite ore.
Saves Landfills - When the materials that you recycle go into new products, they don't go into landfills or incinerators, so u conserve landfill space.
Saves Money & Helps Creating Jobs - The recycling process creates far more jobs than landfills or incinerators, and recycling can frequently be the least expensive waste management method for cities and towns.
Anything, big or small, that you do to help the environment can be considered green.
It doesn't matter if you choose to start off something big or small...just start going green today and right now. You'll save yourself some money and at the same time will help out the planet also.
