100 WAYS TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT :) In Your Home – Conserve Energy 1. Clean or replace air filters on your air conditioning unit at least once a month. 2. If you have central air conditioning‚ do not close vents in unused rooms. 3. Lower the thermostat on your water heater to 120. 4. Wrap your water heater in an insulated blanket. 5. Turn down or shut off your water heater when you will be away for extended periods. 6. Turn off unneeded lights even when leaving a room for a short time
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in the can plastics. We need to recycle because recycling takes trash and processes it in some way to make a useful product. Composting falls into this category. Glass‚ plastics‚ paper‚ steel‚ and cardboard are other materials that may be recycled. The added benefit of compost is that it can be done in your own backyard. We stiill need to recycle all the plastic that we use because it gets melted and reused again for more supply for our needs. When we dont recycle we have less plastic reusing than
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the exact size is unknown.” It is estimated that unless consumers reduce current levels of non-biodegradable waste‚ the Pacific Garbage Patch will double in size in the next 10-20 years endangering the life of an infinite amount of marine animals. All hope is not lost‚ and there are ways to prevent the accumulation of non-biodegradable waste. The most common one available to everyone is torecycle. Another solution is to replace non-biodegradable materials with ones specifically designed to biodegrade;
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Environmental Issue Reviewed: Reduce‚ Reuse‚ & Recycle An environmental issue that the United States has is the obedience to the concept of the 3R’s: reduce‚ reuse‚ and recycle. People now live in such a consumer driven society that they fail to reason what their habits are causing the environment to become. Forests‚ oil‚ and other natural resources are diminishing because of Americans need for more‚ more‚ and more of the materials that come from them. But instead of giving back to the Earth‚ they
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In the 1980s a popular environmental slogan was "Reduce‚ Reuse and Recycle" and now "Go Green‚" is a popular message. Consider the Reusable Grocery Bags sold in markets everywhere. What are the pros and cons that you see in this latest trend? Give examples of the potential environmental impact. Sociology - General Sociology Trends in the Environment . In the 1980s a popular environmental slogan was "Reduce‚ Reuse and Recycle" and now "Go Green‚" is a popular message. Consider the Reusable
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How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint A carbon footprint is the measure of how an individual’s domestic and social activities are affecting the environment in terms of the amount of carbon dioxide or other carbon compounds emitted into the atmosphere. Everyone has the responsibility to reduce their individual carbon footprint‚ and there are lots of ways to do so. It is easy to reduce the carbon footprint left by automobiles. It starts by driving appropriately‚ and keeping up on maintenance of the
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for our environment‚ our wallets and our health. B. Pre Summary 1. Plastic water bottles are one of the hardest waste to break down. 2. People are unaware of the damage it can bring to our environment and our health 3. We can help to reduce our carbon foot print when we invest in reusable water bottles. TR First lets take a look at the problem III. Problem A. Plastic pollution is a world wide problem. 1. There is a “growing patch” of plastic estimated to be more than
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Why should we recycle? What are the benefits of recycling? Can we make a difference to the world? I believe that if we use the 3 r’s (reduce‚ reuse and recycle) we can make the world a much better place. I have discovered that by recycling I can make a difference in protecting the planet. I will first discuss how just using three words can change the world forever. Whether you think that recycling effects everyone or not‚ recycling makes a difference. We can work together to make earth a better
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Americans use approximately 3 to 7 planets to support our lifestyles‚ if we were to reduce‚ reuse make do and do without some of the things in our life that we could live without we would save some of the things that are valuable to our environment. Reduce the amount of the Earth ’s resources that we use. Reuse it do not just bin it‚ could someone else make use of it? Recycle Can the materials be made into something new? Reduce what you have to use‚... Thesis Statement; After my presentation you my audience
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The best place to start going Green is to practice the 3R’s (Reuse‚ Reduce and Recycle) at home. 3R’s is most effective when practiced at the one place where we spend the most time be it at home or in the office or school. Reuse - Plastic bags are not bio-degradable. Reuse until cannot be used any longer - Glass bottles can be washed and used for drinking water or storing other liquids. (Ensure the previous liquids stored are not hazardous before re-using the bottles). Hazardous
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