20 ways to make life on earth better

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Earth Day is celebrated on April 22nd. And this is a great reason to remember that everyone can bring real benefits to our planet.

1. Have a cleanup in your yard, park, or any other place. It is better to do this not in honor of some date, but constantly.

2. Combine business with pleasure - do plogging. The good emotions of jogging will be amplified by the realization that you are making the planet cleaner.

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3. Whenever possible, ride a bike instead of a car - to work, study, and meet friends. Or walk.

4. If you are an avid motorist, keep your car in good condition to minimize the harm from exhaust fumes.

5. For trips, use carpooling (from the words car - "car" and pool - "association"): look for fellow travelers on online services.

6. Replace regular bulbs with LED bulbs. Special gadgets will also help reduce electricity consumption. For example, a programmable socket, motion sensors, automatic lighting.

7. Turn off your computer and other electrical devices at night. This will save energy.

8. Minimize paper use: buy e-books, pay bills online, and email. At work, use both sides of the paper for printing if the document is intended for internal use.

9. Go green: plant a few trees or shrubs around your home or in a nearby park every year. And be sure to take care of the seedlings.

10. Do not pick flowers in the forest, meadows and steppes. Better take pictures and tell about their beauty without harming nature.

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11. If you see burning grass, extinguish or call the firefighters. Birds and animals die in the fire.

12. Take garbage bags with you every time you go out on a picnic.

13. Take patronage of animals from a shelter or zoo. Help feed at least once a month.

14. Take a shower instead of a full bath. Turn off the water when brushing your teeth. Wash the dishes right away: when a mountain builds up in the sink, more water is used up.

15. Use the smaller of the two toilet cistern buttons, it was designed specifically to save money.

16. Use water-saving faucets and shower heads.

17. Support producers who use recycled materials. Clothes and footwear made from recycled materials are produced, for example, by H&M, Nike, Adidas, Patagonia, Asics, Levi's and many others. They sell sneakers and pants made from plastic bottles, coconut shell T-shirts, jeans made with recycled water, and jackets from decommissioned military parachutes.

18. Do not throw away used batteries. Collect them in a box and hand them over to recycling points (they are in all major cities).

19. Report illegal dumpsites you find. Mark specific resources such as "" or "". Help to remove the rubbish yourself: thanks to volunteers, this can be done much faster.

20. Discard the disposable. Replace plastic bags (including biodegradable ones) with paper bags or a string bag. Take handy travel kits instead of disposable plates and cups for your picnic. Use an alternative whenever possible.