Climate experts have determined that there are only 10 years so that together we can stop the environmental and climate catastrophe looming, the responsibility is not only politicians and businessmen, so that every person on Earth do against these phenomena is key to saving the planet, our lives and our future generations.
These actions and advice contribute to change.
1. Water: Consume fair and avoids unnecessary costs for water with these tips:
Best shower bathroom. Save 7000 liters per year.
Keep the shower just as long as needed, closing while soaping you.
Avoid leaving open faucet while you brush your teeth or shaving.
Avoid washing food with an open key, use a container. Upon completion, this water can be utilized for watering plants.
Soaping is not under running water.
Use the washing machine and dishwasher only when they are fully booked.
Avoid throwing the sticks toilet paper, cigarette butts, sanitary napkins, tampons or condoms, not the trash.
Repaired as soon as possible leaks, 10 drops of water per minute represent 2,000 liters of water a wasted year.
Use native plants that require less care and less water.
Reuse of the water used by your washing machine, this will be used for the bathrooms, clean floors, making toilet or washing the front of your house.
Avoid pulling the oil sinks. Floats on water and is very difficult to remove.
Do not throw any garbage into the sea, rivers or lakes type.
Watering gardens and streets without drinking water
The best time to water is the last afternoon as it prevents evaporation.
The food cooking water can be used for watering plants.
The gel, shampoo and detergents are pollutants. They should be used sparingly and if possible choose organic products.
Do not forget to plant a tree at least once in your life.
2. WASTE: More than half are recyclable Why do not we recycle and saved?
The law of the 3Rs:
Recycle, reduce unnecessary and irresponsible consumption and reuse assets.
When recovering cardboard boxes or containers are also made with paper you contribute to fewer trees, responsible for capturing methane and air purification are harvested. By reusing 100 kilograms of paper the lives of at least 7 trees are saved.
Separate garbage you generate. You should consult your local administration or your residential unit if they have a rubbish selection system.
Always use recycled paper and always written on both sides.
Use RETURNABLE.
Avoids wasting napkins, handkerchiefs, toilet paper or other paper
You can always choose glass containers instead of plastic, Tetra and aluminum. If you are using Tetra, recycle boxes in all mailboxes in supermarkets.
Remember there are companies engaged in the purchase of recyclable materials such as newsprint, old books, bottles, etc.
3. POWER: Decrease consumption of red meat
Reduces the consumption of red meat as breeding cows contributes to global warming, deforestation and declining river. Producing a kilo of meat spends more than 365 water showers.
The canned products are resource and energy. Avoid eating foods especially canned tuna because it is in danger of extinction.
Avoid eating "transgenic" foods (GMOs genetically modified organisms) and their production is usually done with monoculture, which deteriorates the land.
Do not consume exotic animals such as turtles, or capybara chiguiros, iguanas, etc.
Eat more fruits, vegetables and legumes meat.
Never buy fish to consume small sizes.
If you eat organic food (without pesticides, without insecticides, etc)
4. POWER: Do not consume more
Use hot water only if necessary, or only necessary to connect the heater is only two hours a day, between 50 and 60 degrees and if you can try to bathe with cold water is healthier.
Avoid using excess iron or washing machine, you spend a lot of energy and deplete the resources to generate it. This leads to countries see the need to use oil, coal or gas to corner energy supply, fuels that generate gases such as carbon dioxide, the temperature climbing.
Best cooking with gas than with electricity
Turn off the TV, radio, lights, computer (screen) if not you are using.
In your workplace lights off underused public areas.
Use bulbs of low power consumption.
Moderate consumption of aluminum cans.
Do not use PVC products or buy for nothing, pollute a lot and is not recyclable.
5. TRANSPORT: Moderator private vehicle use, make efficient use of the automobile
Try not to travel alone, arranges group or public transport. While inflating your car tires to save fuel and engine do not burn too much.
Start using the bicycle as far as possible.
Check the emissions from your vehicle.
Do not accelerate when the vehicle is not in motion.
Reduce consumption of air conditioning because this reduces power consumption and increases gasoline.
Moderate your speed: On the road never overstep the 110 kilometers per hour and that produces an exaggerated up more fuel.
Never charge your vehicle unnecessarily heavy weights: The greater the fuel load.
6. PAPER:
Commonly used recycled paper
It encourages the use of products made from waste paper
Reduce paper consumption
Use the leaves on both sides
Do only the essential photocopies
Reuse envelopes, boxes, etc.
Rejects single-use products
7. EDUCATION: Educate the youth and all that you know about respect for nature.