Earth Day is coming up, so I made this project! Here's a bit of info on the problems we're facing: 1.Global warming is the long-term rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system. 2.Air pollution occurs when harmful or excessive quantities of substances are introduced into Earth's atmosphere. 3.Climate change occurs when changes in Earth's climate system result in new weather patterns that remain in place for an extended period of time. Most of these problems are caused by human activity. What have we been doing? We've been killing animals to satisfy our stomachs. We've been cutting down trees to build more houses. We've been pouring stuff into the water and releasing gases in the air. What can we do to stop our earth from dying? 1.Use paper wisely. Reducing the unwanted use of paper is something we all should consider. Trees are the source of beauty and other benefits to the earth, yet we all know that paper making consumes the beauty of our earth. So let the paper-use be wise. Even we should take into account, the usage of both sides of paper and hence we can store them for other productive purposes as well. Reducing the paper usage or making use of both sides of paper will save the natural resources of earth and preventing the planet from being polluted. 2.Turn off lights, save energy. A very simple and easy way to save energy is to turn off the extra lights. Just think for a moment while entering a room or kitchen and turning on ALL the available lights. If you do not need 4-5 separate sources of light, then turn off the extra ones. Saving the energy and money should be our first priority rather than the feeling of being in disco. Small changes will lead to big revolutions. 3.Go for a vegetarian diet once a week. The animals whose meat we take as food, are raised on rain forest lands and farms thus many of them are destroyed every year to feed them. By going vegetarian once in a week not only we can save those forests and preserve nature but also we can have a good and balanced diet and I don’t think it will hurt you to set aside from your normal diet once a week. Think about it! 4.Walk, Bike or Take Public Transit. Walking and biking are obvious ways to reduce greenhouse gases. Plus you'll get some good cardio and burn some calories while you do it. If you live in an area that's not walkable, take advantage of your local mass transit if you can. Or carpool. Even one car off on the road makes a difference. 5.Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. You can help reduce pollution just by putting that soda can in the recycling bin. It really does make a difference. Paper, too. Case in point: If an office building of 7,000 workers recycled all of its office paper waste for a year, it would be the equivalent of taking almost 400 cars off the road [source: EPA]. But you can also take reusable bags to the grocery, and avoid using disposable plates, spoons, glass, cups and napkins. They create huge amounts of waste. And buy products that are made of recycled materials. It all makes a difference. 6.Give Composting a Try. In 2015, (the last year figures were available) Americans generated 262.4 million tons (238 metric tons) of trash. Only 23.4 million tons (21.2 metric tons) of that was composted. Some was recycled and some was combusted for energy, but almost half of it — 137.7 million tons (124.9 metric tons) — ended up in the landfill. Imagine if you could divert more of that to your own compost? It would help reduce the amount of solid waste you produce, and what eventually winds up in your local landfill. Plus, compost makes a great natural fertilizer. 7.Produce less waste. Everything you throw in the garbage, tie up and take out to be collected is going to end up in a landfill. Plus, all that trash - plastic, paper, metal, and whatnot - was likely manufactured using unsustainable practices that hurt the health of the earth's land. By making less trash, you can reduce your impact. Try making these changes: Buy products that you can reuse. Get glass containers instead of flimsy plastic ones, for example. Don't use plastic bags - use cloth. Maintain and repair durable products instead of buying new ones. Avoid products with several layers of packaging when only one is sufficient. About 33% of what we throw away is the packaging. Use reusable plates and utensils instead of disposable ones. Use reusable containers to store food instead of aluminum foil and cling wrap. Buy rechargeable batteries for devices used frequently. Copy and print on both sides of the paper. Reuse items like envelopes, folders and paper clips. Use e-mail or texting as a substitute for paper correspondence. Use recycled paper. Mend clothes instead of buying new ones. Buy used furniture - there is a surplus of it, and it is much cheaper than new furniture.
