10~20 tips on environmental protection

1. Save water

Turn off the faucet at any time and don’t let the water flow; if you see a leaking faucet, be sure to tighten it. Use secondary water as much as possible. For example, the water used for washing rice or washing vegetables can be used to water flowers; the water used for washing faces and laundry can be retained for wiping floors and flushing toilets. If your flush toilet has a large capacity, you can put a Coke bottle filled with water in the water tank. This small action of yours can save 1.25 liters of water each time.

2. Use less detergent.

Most detergents are chemical products and will pollute water sources. If there is too much grease when washing dishes, you can pour out the remaining grease first, and then wash it with hot noodle soup or hot soapy water, so that too much grease will not be discharged into the waterway. Kitchen utensils with heavy oil stains can also be cleaned with soda-heated water.

3. Save electricity

Turn off lights, use less electrical appliances, and use less air conditioners to help slow down global warming; do not leave the TV on standby for a long time. Only turning it off by remote control does not actually completely cut off the power. Each color TV consumes about 1.2 watts/hour in standby mode; use energy-saving lamps. Although energy-saving lamps are expensive, they save more power than ordinary lamps. Cooking with warm or hot water can save 30% of electricity.

4. Transportation

Try to choose buses, subways, and bicycles when traveling, and drive less private cars to reduce exhaust emissions; people with private cars try to use unleaded gasoline because lead It can seriously damage people's health and intelligence.

5. Save forests

Use less fast food boxes, paper cups, paper plates, etc., especially use chopsticks less once. Disposable chopsticks were invented by the Japanese. Japan's forest coverage rate is as high as 65, but their disposable chopsticks are all imported. my country's forest coverage rate is less than 14, but it is a big country exporting disposable chopsticks. Make full use of white paper and try to use recycled paper. The paper that has been used on one side can be turned over to make scratch paper and note paper. Refuse to accept those propaganda materials that are distributed everywhere. The production of these propaganda materials will not only waste a lot of paper, but also destroy the city appearance and hygiene by distributing and posting them everywhere. Recycled paper is produced from recycled waste paper. One ton of waste paper = 800 kilograms of recycled paper = 17 big trees.

5. Buy green food

Many vegetables and fruits have been sprayed with pesticides and chemical fertilizers, and many foods use additives. Such food is harmful to health and intelligence. Therefore, it is necessary to buy fresh fruits and vegetables that do not use pesticides and chemical fertilizers, and eat less convenient fast food containing preservatives, drinks with pigments, and crispy snacks with additives. Or you can look for the “green food” sign when purchasing food.

6. Choose phosphorus-free laundry detergent

When phosphorus-containing laundry detergent enters the water source, it will cause algae to grow wildly in the water, the oxygen content in the water will decrease, and aquatic organisms will die due to lack of oxygen. The water body has thus become stagnant and smelly water.

7. Use rechargeable batteries

The batteries we use daily rely on chemical action, or, in layman’s terms, corrosion to generate electrical energy. When they are abandoned in nature, these substances slowly overflow from the battery, enter the soil or water sources, and then enter the human food chain through crops. After the used dry batteries reach 30 kilograms, you can contact the local garbage recycling center for recycling.

8. Refuse excessive packaging

The packaging fee of many products such as cosmetics and health products has accounted for 30 to 50% of the cost. Excessive packaging increases the economic burden on consumers, increases the amount of garbage, and pollutes the environment.

9. Bring your own basket to buy groceries

Large supermarkets now charge for shopping bags. The purpose is to reduce white pollution and reduce the use of plastic shopping bags when shopping. Bring a cloth bag or vegetable basket with you when shopping. Shopping bags bought at the supermarket can also be reused.

10. Protect wild animals

Refuse to eat wild animals, refuse to use wild animal products, and do not eat in restaurants that eat wild animals. Do not wear rare animal fur clothing, and do not use wild animal and plant products, such as ivory, tiger bones, mahogany furniture, etc. As the saying goes, no trade, no harm.

11. Make good use of recyclable items

Many wastes in life can be reused. If they are in good condition, they can be sold to people in need at the second-hand market in your city. , recyclable waste can be produced and utilized again.

12. Adopt a tree

Participate in tree adoption activities, hang a small sign on the tree, write your name, water it regularly, cultivate the soil, and take care of it Grow it and make it a part of your family. A 50-year-old tree generates oxygen worth about 250,000 yuan; absorbs toxic gases and prevents air pollution is worth about 500,000 yuan; increases soil fertility is worth about 250,000 yuan; conserves water sources is worth 350,000 yuan; and provides services for birds and The breeding grounds provided by other animals are worth about 250,000 yuan; the protein produced is worth 20,000 yuan. Excluding the value of flowers, fruits and wood, the total value is approximately 1.5 million yuan.

13. Avoid pollution

If you travel to a place, don’t let it be a scenic spot before you go and then turn it into a garbage dump after you leave.

14. Eat less chewing gum. If you don’t smoke yourself, advise others to smoke less. Do not use non-degradable plastic bags, fast food boxes, etc.

Reference: Shanghang County People’s Government-Green and Environmental Protection Tips