Live-Sustainably
HELP OUR FRAGILE PLANET!
15 simple TIPS for a more ECO-FRIENDLY daily life!
REDUCE
1. SAVE MONEY Avoid single packs – buy in bulk. Help your community to reduce rubbish.
2. SHARE Unwanted “things” can be useful for others.
Donate or give away... Let your trash be the last solution!
RE-USE
3. DON’T DUMP IT, RE- USE IT!
When shopping, avoid products with lots of packaging. Choose re-usable containers.
RECYCLE
4. GET CREATIVE Become artistic and crazy: turn junk into fun stuff!
5. GO GREEN Look for products made of recycled or recyclable materials
6. LEND A HAND Learn what can be recycled in
your neighbourhood and encourage family and friends to participate.
SAVE WATER
7. USE LESS Take showers not baths. Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth.
Watering plants in morning or evening is more effective.
REDUCE POLLUTION
SAVE
8. THINK BEFORE YOU ACT
Don’t let grown-ups put used cooking or car oils down the drains.
Instead, take them to recycling centres. Don’t drop rubbish on the streets, the beach or nature in general.
Avoid over-heating and over-cooling! Use, energy saving bulbs. Always
ENERGY
9. TURN IT DOWN!
USE
turn off lights and unplug electrical equipment when not in use.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
10. GO NATURAL Use solar energy for heating water. Walk or ride a bike. Use mass transportation (bus, metro, train) instead of a car.
PROTECT NATURE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES
11. LEAVE ONLY YOUR FOOTSTEP
12. WANT A SOUVENIER? TAKE A PHOTO!
Make sure you clean up your waste after you’ve had fun in nature! Make your presence minimal.
Do not collect anything that belongs to Mother Nature! Don’t hunt or fish inside protected areas. Don’t buy things made from endangered species.
STAY ALERT
13. VOTE FOR HEALTH Prefer locally produced organic foods. Choose seasonal fruits and veggies. Don’t eat endangered species
14. BE AWARE Plant a tree; clean up after your pet; ask about local eco-programmes.
We only have one world for all of us.
Join AMBASSADORS OF THE ENVIRONMENT at www.aote.org to keep
15. TAKE ACTION
yourself informed and tell family and friends. Help and support local organisations. VOLUNTEER AND TAKE POSITIVE ACTION FOR A BETTER WORLD!!!