If you go camping or use a fireplace or wood burning stove, don't cut down a tree unless you need
to! You can always trim the deadwood that all forests have..you'll be helping the trees have more
room to grow. Or, if you must cut a tree down... do it in an area that has large clumps of trees.
That'll serve the same purpose. Better yet... you should also plant one to replace what you take.
When you brush your teeth, do you let the water run? STOP! Even the little time you take to brush
your teeth is way too much time to run water... and water, especially if you live in a desert like I
do, is too precious to waste.
Are you one of those people who lives in an area where you have smog tests? Don't try to cheat them to
save yourself the money on car repairs! I know several people who do that, and that's not cool AT ALL!!!
If you know your car won't pass... or that it could pass if you rigged it a little.. take the time to get
it properly fixed. And if you live in an area that doesn't require smog tests.. get one anyway. If you
save money at the expense of the enviroment, you're not saving anything at all. You have to breathe this
air too!!!
Do you eat yogurt? Do you always buy individual cartons? One thing you could do is try buying large cartons more
often, and putting your individual servings for your lunchbox in reusable containers. Much less waste. That goes for
anything that comes in large cartons as well as individual ones. Not only will you be helping the enviroment, but you'll
also save yourself some money.. large cartons usually yield more individual servings for less.
These are just a few things you can do to help. Simple, common sense things that way too many people take
for granted! If you have anything to add to this list, please e-mail me at aerta@yahoo.com.
A little goes a long way in helping us keep our HOME clean!!!
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