7 WAYS IN WHICH YOUTH CAN PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT #IshaReddy

1. START YOUR OWN INITIATIVE OR VOLUNTEER WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

1.1. STARTING A COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP GROUP

1.2. BUILDING A LARGE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION WITH SIGNIFICANT REACH AND IMPACT

1.3. GETTING INVOLVED WITH LOCAL NON-PROFITS AND ASSISTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY GROUPS

1.4. RUNNING ONLINE AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS

1.5. OFFERING PRACTICAL HELP LIKE BEACH CLEAN-UPS, AND FUNDRAISING EVENTS

2. REDUCE OR RECYCLE PAPER

2.1. DONATE YOUR OLD TEXTBOOKS AND NOVELS

2.2. SAVE RESOURCES BY PUTTING THEM TO REUSE

2.3. RECYCLE UNWANTED PAPER

2.4. REDUCE THE RAW MATERIAL DEMAND FOR PAPER PRODUCTION

2.5. SHIFT AWAY FROM PAPER-BASED ACTIVITIES BY USING SMART TECHNOLOGIES E.G. ONLINE ASSIGNMENTS AND WRITING E-EXAMS

2.6. CONSERVE TREES AND FOREST EVOSYSTEMS

3. RECYCLE MORE OFTEN

3.1. WHEN BUYING A PRODUCT, BE AWARE OF ITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND DISPOSAL AFTER USE

3.2. SEPARATE YOUR PLASTIC, PAPER, AND METAL WASTE AND DEPOSIT EVERYTHING IN A RECYCLING BIN

3.3. CONSERVE AND REDUCE YOUR INDIVIDUAL CARBON FOOTPRINT

3.4. RECYCLING HELPS REDUCE LANDFILL POLLUTION, RAW MATERIALS AND FOSSIL FUEL CONSUMPTION, AND GENERATES A CIRCULAR ECONOMY

4. SAVE RESOURCES

4.1. ONLY 0.03% OF THE 70% OF WATER AVAILABLE TO US IS FRESHWATER

4.2. TAKE SHORTER SHOWERS, AVOID SMALL CLOTHES WASHES, AND TURN YOUR TAPS OFF WHILE BRUSHING AND YOU CAN SAVE GALLONS OF WATER

4.3. SAVING WATER IS ESSENTIAL FOR FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

4.4. WE CAN REDUCE FOSSIL FUEL DEPENDENCY BY DOING OUR BIT AT HOMES AND OFFICES

4.5. TRY TO LOOK FOR MORE ECO-FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVES THAT CAN REPLACE PLASTIC

4.6. BY BEING MINDFUL OF YOUR ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION. AND MAKING ADAPTATIONS , YOU CAN REDUCE THE DEMAND FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION

5. BUY SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS

5.1. USE YOUR OWN REUSABLE WATER BOTTLE THAN BUYING BOTTLED WATER EVERY DAY - CHEAPER AND BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

5.2. CHANGING CONSUMER HABITS ARE COMPELLING COMPANIES TO BECOME MORE SUSTAINABLE

5.3. IT IS EASIER TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE SUSTAINABLE BRAND’S PRODUCTS ORIGIN, MATERIALS AND RECYCLABILITY

5.4. MINIMISE CARBON FOOTPRINT, AS GOODS DON’T HAVE TO TRAVEL LONGER DISTANCES AND CONSUME MORE FUEL FOR TRANSPORTATION

5.5. SUPPORT LOCAL ECO-STORES AND FARMS IN YOUR AREA

5.5.1. Bhh

5.6. IT IS GREAT FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY BECAUSE YOU’RE SUSTAINING THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND JOB CREATION IN YOUR AREA

6. DECREASE MEAT AND DAIRY CONSUMPTION

6.1. AS LIVESTOCK RELEASE LARGE AMOUNTS OF METHANE INTO THE ATMOSPHERE, EXCESSIVE MEAT AND DAIRY CONSUMPTION HAS DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS ON OUR CLIMATE

6.2. METHANE IS ONE OF THE MOST POTENT GREENHOUSE GASES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO GLOBAL WARMING

6.3. PREVENT MORE DAMAGE TO HABITATS AND ECOSYSTEMS BY BEING RESPONSIBLE, AND EATING LESS MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCTS

7. ONLY BUY WHAT YOU NEED

7.1. BY PURCHASING ONLY WHAT YOU NEED, YOU REDUSE THE AMOUNT OF WASTE GENERATED, AND THUS POLLUTION

7.2. BUYING MORE BECAUSE OF TEMPTING OFFERS AND DISCOUNTS WILL COST US AND THE ENVIRONMENT MORE