Dear All,
There has been loads of fantastic informative materials I have read on this blog. I have gained much from this blog and would like to contribute a post to simple steps that we can take to inch closer to the ideal green life.
As a University Student or an individual,
1.we can recycle everything; especially paper!
*all those notes after a semester, scrap paper, etc*
2.limiting our printing or by printing both sides of a paper.
*a note to put it into visualization: If every American recycled his newspaper once per week, 36 million trees would be saved each year. Imagine how many trees could be saved if students went electronic with their notes.*
3.making every purchase a green one.
This simply means trying to ensure our purchases are of recycable materials when it comes to paper products, plastic. Also environmentally safe products.
4.carrying our own water tumbler!
Think of how many bottles of water get consumed on a campus every day. Save waste and money by carrying a refillable bottle.
5.Use refillable binders instead of notebooks. This is a simple way to save waste. If you want to save your notes after the semester is over, take them out of the binder and staple them. Or you can go electronic and take all of your notes on a laptop.
Steps that we can take at home:
1.Turn off the water when you shave or brush your teeth.
According to Kiplinger.com, you can send up to two gallons of water down the drain in TWO minutes.
2.Take the junk out of your trunk.
The extra weight of unnecessary materials in your trunk decreases your gas mileage, so you have to fill up more often.
3. Unplug your electronic devices when they’re not in use.
Toasters, chargers and printers still draw electricity even when they are not on.
4.Have a veggie meal once a week.
Enjoy a veggie pizza or pasta meal without endangering any animals
There are many more tips we can take, but let us start with this possible few and take on bigger steps as we walk along.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.' ~ Aristotle
With a breath of inspiration from Aristotle, hopefully practising these small steps would ease the transition toward a greener lifestyle.
There has been loads of fantastic informative materials I have read on this blog. I have gained much from this blog and would like to contribute a post to simple steps that we can take to inch closer to the ideal green life.
As a University Student or an individual,
1.we can recycle everything; especially paper!
*all those notes after a semester, scrap paper, etc*
2.limiting our printing or by printing both sides of a paper.
*a note to put it into visualization: If every American recycled his newspaper once per week, 36 million trees would be saved each year. Imagine how many trees could be saved if students went electronic with their notes.*
3.making every purchase a green one.
This simply means trying to ensure our purchases are of recycable materials when it comes to paper products, plastic. Also environmentally safe products.
4.carrying our own water tumbler!
Think of how many bottles of water get consumed on a campus every day. Save waste and money by carrying a refillable bottle.
5.Use refillable binders instead of notebooks. This is a simple way to save waste. If you want to save your notes after the semester is over, take them out of the binder and staple them. Or you can go electronic and take all of your notes on a laptop.
Steps that we can take at home:
1.Turn off the water when you shave or brush your teeth.
According to Kiplinger.com, you can send up to two gallons of water down the drain in TWO minutes.
2.Take the junk out of your trunk.
The extra weight of unnecessary materials in your trunk decreases your gas mileage, so you have to fill up more often.
3. Unplug your electronic devices when they’re not in use.
Toasters, chargers and printers still draw electricity even when they are not on.
4.Have a veggie meal once a week.
Enjoy a veggie pizza or pasta meal without endangering any animals
There are many more tips we can take, but let us start with this possible few and take on bigger steps as we walk along.
With a breath of inspiration from Aristotle, hopefully practising these small steps would ease the transition toward a greener lifestyle.
'Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.'
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
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