How to save the planet: 20 simple things anyone can do

To promote preservation of ecology of planet Earth is not as difficult as it seems. We offer you 20 simple ways to feel involved in the environmental movement!

The production of one kilo of tissue leads to the release into the atmosphere of 23 pounds of greenhouse gases. And another fact: more than half bought clothing is thrown away during the year after purchase. Don't go on about mindless consumption, — the fact that someone bothered, it did not become worse and it may well serve!

It is not even in order not to increase the plastic production in the world. The problem is more serious: a recent study showed that plastic bags for tea leave in a Cup millions of micro-particles of plastic. A good reason to brew tea in the kettle!

Beef cattle production is a very resource-intensive production. To produce a kilogram of beef, it takes about 7 pounds of grain and 2000 liters of water. Let's save these resources!

One discarded battery poisoning the earth for tens of meters around. And using rechargeable batteries will help to save fine in the long run!

Start the wash, when the car is fully loaded and reduce the washing temperature at least 10 degrees — so you can save about 15,000 litres of odes a year. Also, try to dry clothes on a clothesline, rather than using the dryer.

Of course, you are unlikely to pass a metal hanger in the nonferrous metal, but you can offer them your dry cleaning — if there are working people with environmental consciousness, you will be happy to take it.

The kotovladeltsev the world use several million tons of cat litter throughout the year. If each of them will use a biodegradable filler such as bentonite clay is great to help reduce the volume of non-degradable garbage on the planet.

Turn off the gadgets from the wall when you use them, and you will be surprised to save electricity.

To read from the screen it does not hurt, but the energy savings will be very significant.

Every year people throw out about 1.5 billion disposable lighters. Most of them goes to landfills, where their plastic housings will decompose for centuries. Discard lighters in favor of matches that decompose easily and quickly.

Modern heads, aerators save up to 35,000 litres of water per year — and this will not only help the environment but the savings in the budget!

The cleaners are interested in reducing prices and therefore, how can save water. The Americans estimated that if the entire country refuses to wash independently of the machine, it will save a few billion litres of water a year.

Let your appliances automatically turn off after some time of non-use. It will save you electricity and, by the way, will contribute to a longer service equipment.

Not objazatelno to be ecoactivists — enough to help the environmental activists. Select a nice organization, saving nature, and help her a little bit. You don't even have the money — for example, the new search engine Ecosia has announced that donates 80% of its advertising revenues to plant trees in desert areas of the planet, and then many people switched to the use of this search engine for environmental reasons.

Good to sit in the autumn in a country house and stare at the fire in the fireplace... But when the fire was out, don't forget to close the valve, then you can enjoy the warmth of the furnace, not including heating. The open valve releases the heat as intensely as an open window.

Competent filters to protect against spam, is not only convenient, but also environmentally friendly! According to expert estimates, destroyed up to reading the letter spammers save a few million kilowatts of electricity across the country.

"Today, we all buy more and faster I want to see their purchases, says Miguel Haller, Professor, University of California, a specialist in the study of transport systems. — This leads to the fact that on the roads, more cars, and in the air, more exhaust". Do not make your contribution to this process! Making orders online, collect a large parcel, and refuse the urgent delivery and let the goods come by mail, unless, of course, there is no urgent need.

Listen music online absorbs more electricity. Listen to already downloaded — so you will save on electricity and help to reduce power generation on the planet.

Eco-friendly souvenir brush made of wood or bamboo is a great way to reduce plastic production, because every year on the planet thrown away about 4 billion plastic brushes.

For a while, until the child can be potty trained, the parents change it from 5 to 8 thousand diapers. This, however, does not mean that parents should cheerfully go to eco-friendly stuff (we're not sadists!) However, when choosing diapers, see if they are biodegradable. Biodegradable diapers — the choice of the environmentally conscious parent!