Saving Mother Nature

ALL of us can help to protect Mother Nature. Do you know how? Here are some ways you can do your part.


Reuse and recycle

• Carry reusable shopping bags to save on plastic and paper bags.
• Use rechargeable batteries, and recycle them to keep harmful metals from entering the enviroment.
• Recycle cans, bottles, papers and your old computer.

Reduce wastage

• Turn off unused lights. It sounds simple, and it is.
• If you have a dripping tap, ask your parents to fix it. If you stop a tap from leaking one drop each second, you can save 2,700 gallons a year.
• Dry wet clothes on the clothesline instead of using the dryer machine.
• Unplug the coffee machine, television and any other electronic devices when they are not being used.
• Open the windows to let the breeze in instead of using the air-conditioner.
• Eat at home instead of going out. You can sane money and the petrol required to go out.

Improve the outdoors

• Plant the trees and vegetables around your house. Cherry tomatoes, for examples, can be planted in a pot. Trees and plants help clean the air we breathe. They produce oxygen and reduce carbon dioxide.
• Do not litter when you are in public areas such as the beach or the park.