EARTH DAY is coming near... Let us all give our tribute to mother EARTH by doing as much as we can do...

I have just compiled these inputs from various sources. Purpose is to reduce the burden mother EARTH is carrying! Here are some small, easy, green choices we can make in our homes. Choose three that you’re not already doing, and make a point to do them this month. Perhaps they’ll become a habit, part of you. All these are very simple things yet they can mean a lot to our children! Firstly they will learn themselves and become good citizens and secondly they will be left with natural resources enough for their survival in time to come.

1. Stop using disposable bags – order some reusable bags, or make your own bags!
2. Switch all your lightbulbs to CFLs (or at least switch a few... may be except your drawing area). If you can afford use presence sensors (based on passive IR technology) for toilets and even corridors to switch on-off lights automatically in case you move in-out of the area.
3. Switch one appliance to an energy efficient model (look for the “energy star” label).
4. Plant your own herb garden. It’s good to have a reminder around of where our food originates.
5. Create a home made composite bin.
6. Buy a reusable water bottle, and stop buying plastic disposable bottles
7. Wash laundry in cold water instead of hot.
8. Fix leaky faucets. Fix every drip.
9. Turn off lights when you leave the room.
10. Don’t turn on lights at all for as long as you can – open your curtains and enjoy natural light.
11. Drive the speed limit, and combine all your errands for the week in one trip.
12. Better yet, walk or ride a bike to your errands that are two miles or closer.
13. Support your local economy and shop at your local farmer's market or local vegetable shop rather than super markets.
14. Turn off your computer / TV / other gadgets completely at night. Unplug things that glow.
15. Pay as many bills as possible online.
16. Reuse scrap paper. Print on two sides, or let your kids color on the back side of used paper.
17. Line dry your laundry. Don't waste energy for this purpose, just because you have the gadget or you can afford it! If you use washing machine, try using it at full load rather than washing few cloths at a time.
18. Unplug unused chargers and appliances.
19. Collect rainwater, and use it to water your houseplants and garden.
20. Make rags out of old towels and t-shirts, and forego buying paper towels.
21. Use cloth napkins daily instead of paper.
22. Know how conventional food is processed and try doing it on own.
23. Repurpose glass jars as leftover containers and bulk storage.
24. No showers – make it a goal for yourself... or at most make it - Five-minute showers!!
25. Do not ever waster food and throw it in garbage bin. Eat your food complete without leftover. Also use the plastic containers it came in.
26. Use re-chargeable batteries.
27. Go veggie. Eat more vegetables. If you are among the meat eating population, try reducing it gradually. It's been estimated that 18% of all global GHG emissions are associated with meat consumption, including raising the livestock and processing, packaging and shipping the products.
28. Always switch off your car's engine at red lights and try parking the car rather than using drive-thrus. And don't forget that every one minute your car idles, it uses roughly the same amount of fuel you'd use to travel one kM.
29. Recycle your electronics. Recycle toys too.
30. Create smaller ecosystem in your kitchen garden or balcony. Your backyard ecosystem is as intricate as any wild patch of land, and it pays in many ways to enlist its creatures on your side. Birds eat many insects; they just need a water source, little food, and trees and shrubs for cover and nesting. Many insects are beneficial too. ladybugs aren't just cute, they are voracious eaters of aphids.

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