Saving our world Bảo vệ môi trường

It is important to note that humans can adversely affect water quality in numerous ways, and water quality has been selected as one of the three main Environmental Sustainability Indicat

Saving our world

Plant a notion "Going green" doesn't have to be a daunting task that means sweeping life changes

It is important to note that humans can adversely affect water quality in numerous ways,

and water quality has been selected as one of the three main Environmental

Sustainability Indicators by Environment Canada

 Something as simple as turning off the water while your brushing your teeth can make a huge difference for the planet Here are some water

saving tips:

 Shorten your shower by a minute or two and you’ll save up to 150

gallons of water per month

 Don’t use running water to thaw food Defrost food in the refrigerator

or in a single bowl of water instead

 Turn of faucets tightly after each use – don’t let them drip!

 Soak pots and pans instead of letting the water run while your scrape them clean

 Save 25 gallons of water a month by turning off the water while brushing your teeth

 When you are washing your hands, don’t let the water run while you lather

Recycle everything you can Remember that the best thing to do is

to donate or re-use items, but recycling is the next best option

You can recycle something like:

Wrapping

Electronics

 Unplug your small electronics when not in use Even when not

in use, your cell phone charger plugged in uses energy Make the decision to unplug these small electronics whenever possible

 You can also use a power strip

to switch off your large electronics Even when you think these large electronics are off they are still consuming what can be equivalent to a 75 or 100 watt light bulb running non-stop

 Whenever possible, dry your clothes outside You will save substantial energy and your clothes will smell fresh!

 Turn off lights when you leave a room

 Encourage companies supplying electricity to your home to invest more effort in environmentally-friendly energy resources

 Paint with light or bright colors! White walls reflect 80% of the light that hits them Dark walls absorb light

Use a solar powered outdoor light.

• These lights come

with rechargeable

batteries that are

charged by the sun

during the day

USE RECHARGABLE

BATTERIES

• Each year 15 billion

batteries produced and

sold and most of them

are disposable alkaline

batteries Only a fraction

of those are recycled

Buy a charger and a few

sets of rechargeable

batteries Although it

requires an upfront

investment, it is one that

should pay off in no

time

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