Green Tips

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  Reduce paper use , and promote paper recycling.When fewer trees are being cut down, we would have more trees to absorb CO2, which causes global warming. 
  
  
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  To save energy,make sure that all electrical appliancesare are switched off,instead of being in stand-by mode when you leave the room.
  
  
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  plants are great !Not only can plants build you a pleasant working and living space , they can also serve as an air purifier and gives us all healthier surrounding.
  
  
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  Reduce paper cups. In 2005, Americans used and discarded 14.4 billion disposable paper cups for hot beverages. If you put those cups end-to-end, they would circle the Earth 55 times. And with the continued growth of coffee-to-go consumption,that number could increase to 23 billion cups a year by 2010 enough to circle the Earth 88 times.
  
  
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  Switch off anything that uses electricity. Stick to a routine of shutting off as many electrical appliances as possible when you leave a room. If it will be at least 36 hours before you use it again, unplug it. Even when an appliance is off, it can still suck up juice. Just imagine. You will save hundreds of dollars and you could donate the money to a charity in need or buy yourself something nice.
  
  
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  Check your faucets and any other appliance that uses water straight from your source. If your faucets drip, get them fixed, or at least put a container under the drip in the meantime and use the water.
  
  
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  Turn off the water when you're not using it.
  
  
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  Use rechargeable batteries instead of disposable batteries. Batteries not only take up landfill space (they can't be incinerated), they can leak acid into the Earth. Even then, only use the appliance when you must. If you have the choice, plug in the device instead of using batteries.                   
  
  
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  Plan your errands to avoid going around in circles. This will use more gas and waste time.
  
  
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  Invest in a good bicycle and helmet. Use them when your destination is within 5-10 miles of home. You can also buy pannier racks, a bike trailer, or a sturdy basket to hold items. Get in the habit of riding your bike to local areas. Plus, you will get more exercise and feel better!
  
  
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  Avoid using disposable items as much as possible. Anything you use only a few times and throw away consumes resources only to spend centuries in a landfill.
  
  
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  Avoid using plastic whenever you can; it is a poison of the earth (things like disposable plastic cups, plastic bags, nonsense plastic items you don't need).
  
  
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  Switch to compact florescent light bulbs. While these cost more, they are also longer lasting than conventional light bulbs, and they use only one-quarter of the energy. They may cost more money, but last much longer.
  
  
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  Conserve water. Take shorter showers or fill the bathtub only 1/4-1/3 full. Run your dishwasher only when it is completely full. Reuse water, if at all possible by boiling it. If you wash your own car, park it on your lawn and use buckets and sponges. Use the hose to rinse. Use pool covers to reduce evaporation and keep leaves out.
  
  
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  Remember to recycle the old newspapers, or the ones that you do not need anymore.
  
  
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  Get skylights. These windows go on your ceiling to provide more light, reducing the electric light you use. Some types can even transfer sunlight into electricity.
  
  
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  Don't use pesticides, herbicides, or chemicals. Pesticides kill hundreds of birds and other animals per year.
  
  
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  Reuse glass bottles. Buy a glass bottle and use it for a long time! It will not rot or go bad like a plastic bottle will. You could decrease the amount of water bottles in the garbage dumps if you use 1 glass bottle instead of 30 plastic water bottles per week. Glass bottles are also healthy! Plastic is not. All different types of chemicals get released into your water from the plastic, and even more if you squeeze it!
  
  
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  Turn useless junk into something fun and cute, or fresh and funky!
  
  
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  you can look up the news on your computer, it takes up less energy than cutting down the trees, making the paper, and transporting it to your house.
  
  
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  Use a thermos instead of making tea or coffee in cups. You will use less tea bags or coffee, and you will have more for the next time you wish to make tea or coffee! For more taste, don't add more tea bags. Add lemon or honey to your tea.
  
  
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  Recycle old plastic bags. There are a lot of things which you can do with old plastic bags. Don't throw them away! They will come in handy! You can reuse them when shopping. Check out how to recycle old plastic bags.
  
  
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  Start a neighborhood clean-up that will clean up the neighborhood, every week or so. Get the whole neighborhood involved! Try and get the community involved with the projects, and even do a public park clean up - this is everyone's home.
  
  
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  Recycle all you can. In many countries, recycling is taken seriously. They have one trash can for bags, one for glass, one for cans, one for boxes, one for plastic, one for paper, even one for decomposed food. Try disciplining yourself to recycling the necessities we use when done.
  
  
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   Buy less stuff. If you don't need it, don't buy it. Besides saving money and not cluttering up your house, not buying things in the first place means never using the resources (materials, energy, labor) necessary to create it. Could you borrow something, get it used, or simply do without it? .
  
  
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  Don't use too much fertilizer. Do you know what happens to all the fertilizer that is washed off lawns and gardens? Some way or another, it ends up in a body of water. Stop this indirect pollution! Organic fertilizer is better than chemical fertilizer. So next time you buy fertilizer, buy organic .
  
  
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  Instead of using treadmills and similar machines, use a bicycle. Walking and push-ups work as well.
  
  
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  Plant a tree in your neighborhood or near your home; They suck up harmful CO2 gases. If you can't plant one, try potted plants.
  
  
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  If you can't ride a bike or don't own one, try to walk to places as much as possible, but if you need transportation, see if you can use mass transit (like a train, bus, or subway). Since more people use them (so less people are using cars), less fossil fuels are being released.
  
  
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  Although recycling is great, it's even better to conserve. That means reusing paper as much as possible, or refilling your water bottle instead of buying a new one, and so on.
  
  
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  Spread the word! Start a club at school, a fund raiser, or anything else that would help make people aware of the environment.
  
  
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  If you don't have time and space for clothes that you no longer need, donate them to charity! Every time you do, you make a lonely soul a grateful spirit, as well as motivate others to do good!
  
  
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  If you have a Facebook profile add the Greenbook application to it. The longer you're on Facebook, the more carbon dioxide you help to reduce.
  
  
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  Before you recycle something, like an aluminum can, it's best to wash it out first. Did you know that one aluminum can can be recycled 10 times?
  
  
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  Make sure that the house is fully insulated. Insulation keeps the heat and cool on the correct side of your living space. Consider not only the ceiling but also the walls and under the floors. 
  
  
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   Avoid Creating Trash. Avoid disposable products, such as plates, cups, napkins and cutlery. Use reusable towels and dishwashing cloths in place of paper towels and disposable dish sponges.
  
  
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  Use renewable energy sources .