Margaret Meade once said ‘‘We won’t have a society if we destroy the environment.” Truer words were never spoken. We owe our mere existence to the environment. Without it providing us resources we would have gone extinct years ago. Therefore, it becomes our duty to take care of it and not continue with the pattern that we have been following which has endangered the environment.

Here are a few suggestions:

1. Reduce air pollution and save car fuel by driving less. Try not to drive within the 5km radius of your home. Instead walk or take you bi-cycle. It will prove to be a good exercise also.
2. Using stairs instead of the elevator can not only be good for your health but the environment also.
3. When you are stuck in a traffic jam, turn your car off. It uses up more fuel.
4. During summer, the use of air conditioner can use up to 20% more fuel. So turn the air conditioner off when the car gets cool enough. Also make sure that the coolant I recyclable.
5. Try servicing your car on a regular basis. A car can use up to 50% more fuel and give off 50% more carbon if not tuned properly.
6. Instead of using your car daily try joining a car pool. It’s less fuel-consuming.
7. Grow your own food. Not only is it much healthier but food transportation, which is the reason for greenhouse gas emissions will automatically decrease.
8. Be kind not only to the environment but to the creatures in it. Try not eating endangered animals/birds/fish.
9. When visiting your local coffee café, take your own mug/flask instead of using their unrecyclable cups.
10. When grocery shopping, take your own cloth bag or basket and not use their plastic or paper bag. And if you do use them then save them n reuse them.
11. Adopt the key word: Recycle. From cans to bottles, papers, glass etc. keep on recycling.
12. When your not in a room or leaving the room, remember to trun off the lights, fans, switches or any other electrical items that are not in use.
13. During the day, instead of turning on the lights just draw the curtain and take advantage of the natural light at our disposal: the sun.
14. In winter, instead of using the heater try closing the windows and wearing warm clothes indoors as well as outdoors.
15. In summer, use the air conditioner to cool the room for half an hour and then let the ceiling fan take over. This way you’re saving the environment and your electricity bill.
16. If you do not have a full load of dishes or laundry, do not start your washing machine or your dish washer.
17. Save water by taking short showers and turning off the tap when brushing your teeth.
18. At work too you can do your bit by printing only those that needs to be printed. Turning off your computer, printer, and fax machine etc when you’re not using it.
19. For your garden, use a push lawn mower than an electric or gas one. Water the grass or plants in the morning or late evening and not in the afternoon when the sun is at its peak and can absorb more water.
20. Try and grow more trees. Trees absorb carbon and give out oxygen.
21. True happiness is in giving. So if you feel you no longer need something like your toys, or books, or clothes, give it up for charity instead of throwing it away.

Besides this, you can do your part by spreading the awareness word around. Get your family, friends and others involved because it takes one person to make a start and a whole lot of people can make a difference.

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