It's easy and fun to save energy and water around your house and at school. It is also easy and fun to recycle! Through resource conservation and recycling, you can help money and help the planet.
Here's how:
Start off slow. Pick just few of our tips to work on at first.
Once you have that mastered, add more your list.
Tell your friends and family. Once they see how easy it is for you, they will want to help too.
Pat yourself on the back. You've done a great job!!! Keep it up!
Savings Tips:
Energy
Wear light clothing to keep your body cool in the summer, and heavy clothing to keep warm in the winter.
Turn off lights when you leave a room.
Don't leave the refrigerator door open. Think about what you want before you open the fridge.
Switch off computers and printers when you are done and each night.
Use a fan instead of the air conditioning.
If there is an air-conditioner running at home or at school, keep all of the doors and window closed.
Water
Turn off the faucet while brushing your teeth.
Don't take long showers - 5 minutes will get you clean.
If you do have a bath, only fill your bathtub halfway.
Keep a bottle of drinking water in the refrigerator, to avoid having to wait for the faucet to run cold every time you want a glass of water.
If you see a sprinkler that is spraying water all over the place, or is watering the cement, tell an adult.
Recycling
At school, put all of your paper and cardboard in the recycling bin.
If your school recycles cans and plastic bottles, make sure you and your friends put you empties in the right container.
At home, ask your parents if they recycle cans and bottles. Newspaper can be recycled too!
