Transcript Ways of reducing your carbon footprint

Ways of reducing your carbon
footprint
Reducing it at home
• Don’t buy bottled water, use one water bottle
and refill it don’t buy a cheap plastic water bottle
case
• Don’t use the microwave, the radiation from your
microwave is bad for both you and the
environment
• Unplug appliances when you are not using them
directly
• Switch out the light bulbs with energy efficient
light bulbs
Ways to reduce at work
• Tell last people who leave the office to turn off
the lights
• Unplug your computer when finished for the
day
• Don’t use plasma screens in the office they
are
• Turn off the air conditioning during the cold
months
Ways to reduce carbon footprint at
school
• If the school is in walking distance have your
kids walk to school. Its good exercise and
saves gas on the buses
• Have your kids use lunch boxes instead of
paper bags or use that instead of school
lunches, its healthy for them and the paper
bags don’t pollute the earth
Reducing carbon footprint at college
• When driving with friends car pool instead of
using individual cars
• Use a rug if you have a wooden or tile floor it
keeps the heat in and saves heat in the dorm
• Use a laptop verses using a desktop unit. Its
easier to transport and it doesn’t require
anywhere near as much energy as a desktop
• When eating make sure that the food is
organic instead of the fatty foods
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