small things you can do to make big impact on environment
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Small things you can do to make big impact on Environment. The 3 R’s of environmental protection- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. The 1 st R - Reduce. Drive Efficiently - drive a fuel efficient car, and don’t drive it more than you really need to!. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Small things you can do to make big impact on Environment
The 3 R’s of environmental protection- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
YOUR CONSUMPTION
YOUR WASTE YOUR ENERGY CONSUMPTION
YOUR OIL CONSUMPTION & POLLUTION
Think before you print or photocopy! When you must print or copy, do it double-sided, Edit on screen, not on paper
Reduce margin in word
Use e-mail to minimize paper use
Turn off unused lights
Use natural lights
Turn off water while brushing your teeth
Don’t use power strips to turn on all computers and desk equipment at once
Don’t use screen saver
Move your refrigerator away from wall
Try drinking tap water instead of bottled water, so you are not
wasting all that packaging
Drive Efficiently - drive a fuel efficient car, and don’t drive it more than you really need to!
Park your car in the shade
Always make sure that your car has got pollution control certificate
The 1st R - Reduce
Repair rather than replace
The 2nd R - Reuse
Use canvas or cloth bags when shopping
Buy product in refillable containers e.g. washing powder, coffee, tea
etc. Use rechargeable batteries and refillable print cartridge
Take along lunchbox or tiffin when buying takeaways
Reusing clothes
Rain water harvesting
Reusing things, such as Ziploc bags, tinfoil, plastic utensils, etc.
Secondhand is not always second best.
Reuse of egg carton
Basket made of rappers
Reuse of empty bottles and old glasses
Reuse of old plastic buckets
The 3rd R - Recycle
Use recycled papers, Production of recycled paper uses only half the water and 3/4 of the energy than new paper
If you recycle cans, the energy used and air pollution created, is 95 percent less than if the cans were produced from raw materials.
Recycled glass reduces related air pollution by 20 percent and related water pollution by 50 percent. If it isn't recycled it can take a million years to decompose.
Recycle Electronic items