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 Ways You Can Help Save the Environment
There are many things you can do to help save the environment and make a difference in the world.
The most important thing is get involved. Even if you've never volunteered or never written a letter concerning an issue you care about, step up and take a chance.
Outdoors
In Your Yard
In Your Home
At the Store
At School
In the Car
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Outdoors
Buy a live Christmas tree to plant outside after Christmas. Or recycle your
Christmas tree. More than 150 species of birds and other animals can live in
dead trees and logs and feed off the insects there.
Help plant trees in your area or at a park near your home.
Adopt a local park, stream or beach, and clean it up.
Leave the wild animals, wildflowers, and insects where they belong -- in
the wild.
Take a pledge to help the environment.
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In the Yard
Start a compost pile.
Help your parents pull weeds instead of spraying with chemicals.
Use organic products for the lawn instead of using chemicals,
which are harmful to the environment and harmful to the health of humans and
animals.
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In Your Home
Turn off the lights and TV when you are not in the room. The fuels that power our
electricity are harmful to the environment and wildlife.
Use cloth napkins instead of paper napkins.
Don't leave water running. For example, turn off water while brushing your
teeth. By wasting less water, we leave more water for wildlife, plants, and
trees.
Save peelings from fruits and vegetables for a compost
pile.
Make a habit of recycling glass, cans, aluminum soda cans, soda bottles,
aluminum foil, newspapers, etc.
Store food in re-usable containers, instead of plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
Use old t-shirts as rags for cleaning, dusting or wiping up spills.
Use rechargeable batteries or make sure the regular batteries will be recycled.
Give away unwanted clothes and toys to those who can use them.
Have a garage sale and donate the money to an environmental organization.
Save wire coat hangers and return them to the dry cleaners.
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At the Store
Buy organic (no chemicals added) foods.
Avoid buying food individually wrapped in plastic.
Use your grocery bags again at the food store or bring canvas bags from home.
Encourage your parents to buy more fruits and vegetables and less meat, which
causes pollution and destroys habitats.
Avoid buying aerosol products, which hurt the ozone layer,
which protects us and the earth from the sun's harmful rays.
Buy paper products rather than plastic, and avoid buying styrofoam, which
cannot be recycled and does not break down in the environment.
Avoid buying products that are dangerous to the environment.
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At School
Bring a lunch box instead of brown bag for your lunch.
Organize a clean-up day near your school.
Set up an organic garden at your school.
Be an example for your family, friends, and neighbors.
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In the Car
Ask your family to walk, ride bikes, or ride the bus.
Encourage your parents to buy smaller, more efficient cars.
Encourage your parents to carpool.
Keep a trash bag in the car so that you won't litter.
Remind your parents to take the car for regular tune-ups.
Remind your parents to always recycle oil.
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Learn More
Join an environmental
organization.
Find out when there are national environment events.
Read books about the environment.
Watch videos about the environment.
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