Want to save mother nature? Doing these little things can help you save the earth

It’s important to do your bit to save mother nature every day. Global warming and pollution are an alarming call for help. The environment needs saving and only we can save our planet. And it’s for our own survival too. People today have become so reckless that they’ve stopped paying heed to this call for help because luxury and status are so much more important. Being materialistic will only take you so far. We cannot sustain this eco-system for much longer if this attitude among people doesn’t change. It’s important to do your part in saving and spread awareness and help others do their part too. It’s important to actively be a part of the eco-friendly community if we want any community at all. Here are the little things we all can do to contribute in our own way.

1. Don’t use paper to make lists and take notes. Use your phone instead. You save trees when you save paper. Go as paperless as possible. Cancel your newspaper subscription and read news online or subscribe to e-newspapers.

2. Don’t drive everywhere. Try to walk or cycle. Use public transport or else try to carpool instead of traveling alone in your car. Save fuel and reduce pollution and the number of cars on the road.

3. Don’t throw away your old used plastic bottles. Sell them instead. All those soda bottles won’t fetch you much money but they will save the environment. They can be recycled and used instead of producing more plastic bottles.

4. Keep a small cloth bag with you whenever you go shopping. Use your own cloth bag instead of taking a plastic or paper bag from the store. Buying paper bags or plastic bags from the stores isn’t a good idea either until and unless you are in a sticky situation.

5. Don’t just let your taps leak. Get them fixed. Leaking taps cause a lot of water wastage, especially with the scarcity we have in our country, it’s essential that we save every drop.

6. Save electricity. Switch off the fans and lights and AC when you don’t need it, not to save money on the electricity bill but to save electricity. Use energy-efficient bulbs, use CFL’s instead of regular tube lights and bulbs. Check the energy consumption stars before you buy any electrical appliances.