How to Improve the Environment

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With so many issues in the environment, from several forms of pollution to overpopulation, it can be easy to get overwhelmed. Luckily, there are countless quick and easy ways to help improve environment.

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Simple Ways You Can Improve the Environment

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    Plastic items with every number of resin identification code is recyclable, but varies from location to location. [1]
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    Reusable bags (such as cloth bags) are an alternative, and after 6-10 uses, you make up for the energy used to make it. After your reusable bag is ineffectual, it can be given to the Grateful Thread. [2]
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    Even when electronics are not in use, they still require energy, so shut down your computer(s) every night. It takes all of 5 seconds. [3]
    Jane Goodall, Conservation & Animal Welfare Advocate

    Take action in your own life to protect the environment. "You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make."

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    Instead of waste ending up in landfills, they can be used to provide more food. Carrot tops (with the greens), garlic, green onions, and potatoes all work. Pineapples can be grown from tops as well, but require 2 years to produce fruit. [4]
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    The fuel needed to transport food is a huge contributor to carbon emissions. Local food is also more nutritious as it takes lesser time to reach your table. [5]
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    The community can expand/improve public transportation so people are less likely to drive cars, pass laws regulating pollution, organize public relations campaigns asking people to conserve energy, plant trees and other types of plants, etc.
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    The major factors to improve the environment is cleanliness and afforestation.
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    You can reduce, reuse and recycle. Also, use less water and do not waste electricity.
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      1. ↑ https://www.wwf.org.uk/thingsyoucando
      2. ↑ https://www.unep.org/interactives/beat-plastic-pollution/
      3. ↑ https://www.nrdc.org/stories/keep-your-devices-wasting-energy-and-money
      4. ↑ https://edibleschoolyard.org/sites/default/files/Growing%20Food%20from%20Food%20Scraps_fillable.pdf
      5. ↑ https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/7_benefits_of_eating_local_foods

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