APRIL 22nd IS EARTH DAY

APRIL  22nd   "EARTH DAY"

HERE ARE SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO MAKE OUR PLANET BETTER TO LIVE

Your part:

• Compact fluorescent lights or CFLs use 75% less energy than standard bulbs also they last longer .  Talk with adults in your  home about choosing CFLs instead of standard bulbs.
• Help  move furniture away from radiators so heat goes into a room and is not absorbed by the  furniture . 
• Homes should  not be kept freezing in summer and boiling in winter .Ask adults to keep the indoor temperature at 75F in summer and 68F in winter . 
• To cut the on pollution linked to shipping and packaging food, plant vegetable Garden. Talk with adults who buy your food about choosing food that is grown  locally.  Consuming self cultivated vegetables help to improve  your health . 
• Processed food which are frozen , canned or packaged, carry a big carbon footprint. Eating  fresh food reduce your carbon footprint .  When ever possible, choose baked potatoes instead of patato chips. Eat an apple instead of  applesauce . 

HERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO TO HELP PLANTS AND  WILD LIFE

• Do not disturb the natural habitat of plants and animals. Do not pick wild flowers or gather critters for pets
• Pet waste has bacteria  that can threaten fish and wildlife. Clean up after your dog so it's waste can't drain into lakes, rivers, and streams during rainstorm . 

• Talk to people at home or to your teacher about planting a garden to attract butterflies and birds. These gardens provide habitats  to replace those taken away by buildings , streets and parking lots.

REDUCE  the amount of  garbage you make

REUSE   things instead of  throwing them out.

RECYCLE   paper, plastic , glass and aluminium.

• Fix something that's broken instead of throwing away.
• When you buy something carry it home without a bag or take your own bag to the store.
• Avoid using throw away forks and cups.
• Refill empty bottles of water instead of buying new ones.
• Use both sides of every sheet of paper.  save scrap paper for recycling.
• Buy and use things that are made to last.
• Buy goods that require less wrapping and packaging . 
• Reuse empty jars as holders for things like pencils and pens.
• Instead of throwing out food waste and grass clippings, use them to make compact. which turns into new soil.
• Separate trash so you can recycle paper,glass,aluminium cans and plastic.
• Take old cell phone and other electronic equipment to a  recycling centre .