Tips For Protecting Our Environment

1. Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or cleaning your face.

2. Reuse any materials if necessary.

3. Recycle

4. Turn off the light when you don't need to use it.

5. Take public transportation to reduce the use of gasoline.

6. Use your own reusable shopping bag at the groceries.

7. Plant more trees or flowers.

8. Shop secondhand. (Furnitures, cars, books, cloths, etc)

9. Use reef friendly sunscreen! About 6,000 tons of sunscreen are estimated to

wash into coral reefs every year! Save our environment by using

reef-friendly sunscreen. (Sunscreen suggestions: Weleda, SunButte,

GreenPeople)

10. Walk and bike more.

11. Bring your own reusable cup to Starbucks/dunkin donuts, and use paper

straw or reusable straw.

12. Get some indoor plants as natural air purifiers. It benefits both you and the

environment!

13. Install solar panels, it saves your electricity bills as well.

14. Unplug unused electronics, don't forget to check them before you leave for vacation.

15. Buy local. It takes a lot of energy to transport food all over the world.

16. Full loads of dishwashing and clothes cleaning.

17. Try to complete work online instead of printing everything out if possible.

18. Use a broom for basic cleaning instead of vacuum. This would also let you

exercise and sweat more! :)

19. Educate your friends and families the importance of protecting the

environment.