Humans have impacted the environment in many detrimental ways. Some
examples are burning fossil fuels, overpopulation, pollution, overuse of
plastic, deforestation, overfishing, and more. It is important that we
take care of our planet and try to minimize the negative effects. It may
not be possible for the effects to reverse, but there are steps we can
take to become eco-friendly.
In 2018, the plastic generation in the United States was 35.7 million
tons, which was 12.2% of the municipal solid waste (MSW) generation.
Only about 8-9% of this plastic was recyclable. Many people tend to use
plastic as it is convenient, but a lot of it ends up in the marine
environments.
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| Do Less Of |
Do More Of |
| Use disposable plastic bags and bottles |
Bring your own reusable bag and use a reusable bottle |
| Throwing away unneeded items immediately |
Find ways to donate, reuse, or recycle it if possible |
| Not finishing your food or making too much food |
Take what you can eat and compost any bad leftovers |
| Letting the showers and faucets run |
Turn off the showers and faucets when not in use |
| Using a fresh piece of paper for temporary notes |
Reuse scrap paper and recycle after use |
| Turn on all the lights and leave them on |
Turn off lights when unnecessary, use LED lights |
