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 Save our world from pollution

  What Can Be Done To Help Save The Earth's Environment

Our planet is in great danger. For the last one hundred or so years, the people of earth have wasted and misused the natural recourses of earth. Several plans have been developed to stop the abuse of earth. Some of these plans I will discuss in this essay, many of which can be executed by any one. Environmental problems have become so complex that many individuals feel they can have no effect on them. Problems like oil spills, hazardous waste, loss of rain forests, endangered species, acid rain, the ozone layer, the municipal waste crisis can feel out of our control. At the very least, these problems require group and corporate action or government intervention. However, there are some things the individual can control. Our waste reduction and recycling activities can make a difference. That's why so many communities began voluntary recycling programs.

There are some household items that are dangerous if they are just thrown away with the regular garbage these items can damage the environment and injure plant and animal life some of these may include moth balls, spot removers, aerosol cans, fluorescent light tubes and shoe polish. Your local waste management agency has information on how to properly dispose of these items.

A few advise for saving our planet.

 

Happy 42nd Earth Day.

The first Earth Day, observed across the country on April 22, 1970, highlighted a growing public concern for ecological issues.

Forty-two years later, the call to protect our planet still resonates.

If you missed Monrovia's Earth Day event at the library Saturday, you can check out some of the "Going Green 24/7" tips here and follow the following easy steps to take to help protect the planet.

Recyclebank, a company that gives discounts and deals to people for taking everyday green actions, put together some easy electronic-minded ideas to help the planet:

• If all of Facebook’s 845 million users shortened their shower by 1 minute, the amount of water saved would fill 1.1 million Olympic sized swimming pools.

• If every person on Twitter turned their computer off for one hour, it would be like taking 9,128 cars off the road each year.

• If every smart phone was recycled when it was no longer in use, enough energy would be saved to power 199,800 homes for one full year.

To celebrate a day dedicated to going green, we’ve got a few tips for Monrovia Patch users to lessen our pollution:

1. Shut down your computer when you're not using it.

2. Take a shorter shower.

3. Recycle plastic water bottles.

4. Better yet, use a reusable water bottle.

5. Use citronella candles instead of bug spray to repel insects, when you can.

6. Carpool.

7. Better yet, ride your bike.

8. Borrow books from the library instead of buying them everytime.

9. Unplug appliances and chargers that aren't being used.

10. Switch your lightbulbs to CFLs.

11. Wash laundry in cold water instead of hot.

12. Plant a garden or shop at a local farmers' market.

13. Let your kids color on the back of junk mail or one-sided copies.

14. Give things away instead of throwing them away.

15. Stop paper bank statements and pay bills online