Our earth is an important thing to protect. It is where we live, we get our resources from it, and without it we would not be able to survive. There are many ways in which we can protect our planet. For my project I focused on a few ways in which we can protect our planet and keep it healthy.
An important way to help save our Earth is to recycle. Recycling paper and plastic can prevent more trees being cut down and can also prevent our landfills from becoming any bigger than they should be. Buying recycled paper products helps support recycling and helps save trees. When you go to the store use the cloth reusable bags instead of using plastic or paper bags. You can find them at mostly every grocery store and they are only a couple dollars. A cheap easy way to save some trees! I personally have around six of them, and I do not just use them for shopping, I use them for all day outings like going to a picnic or carrying all my stuff at the beach.
Riding your bike to work or to the store is a good way to cut back on air pollution. I only live five minutes from my work so I ride my bike there as much as I can, at least until winter sets in. When you can not ride your bike somewhere a good way to help the environment and save money on gas is to get a hybrid car. Right now I drive a Saturn, it is gas efficient that is for sure, but it does not help the environment as much as I would like. This summer I plan on getting a new car and I hope to get an Escape Hybrid.
Saving energy is another good way to save money and help the environment. Turning off lights when you leave the room, turning off your computer when you are done with it, keeping the heat/air a bit lower than normal are many good ways to help save energy. When you replace a light bulb, replace it when an energy efficient one. They are a tiny bit more expensive but they can help save you money on your electricity bill too. They are pretty much the same as regular light bulbs, only they are good for the environment.
I never used to be one of those people who helped clean up rivers or was environmentally aware of everything. Just recently my friend and I decided to better ourselves, so why not the environment too? I ride my bike whenever I can (When it is a bit warmer out), I use reusable bags, my city has recycling pick up so I put my paper and plastic out for the city to take, and I have energy efficient light bulbs in mostly every room in my house. If everyone did little things like this everyday, our world would be a cleaner and healthier place to live.
