I'm Saving the Earth

Photo by Javier Huedo on Unsplash

I've always tried to be careful with paper usage because I love trees. But according to the internet, there are a lot more things that I can do to help save the environment. This list of reminders is dedicated to the green hill outside my window, which is now gone, soon to be replaced by a highway:

• Refuse plastic bags when grocery shopping and bring your own cloth bags instead -- I can refuse half of them. I still need the other half as garbage bags.
• Use the other side of paper for scrap work and print less.
• Opt for online billing.
• Recycle cans, bottles and paper -- (Ok, pardon my tendency to make excuses.) I don't see any recycling bin near my house, so there's a possibility I'm going to end up with piles of garbage towering over my head.
• Turn off and unplug electrical devices when not in use.
• Tune car and check the tyres.
• Reuse towels when staying at hotels.
• Give away old stuff.
• Pack water from home instead of buying plastic-bottled mineral water.
• Bring your own hangers to the dry cleaners and refuse plastic covers.
• Bring your own take-away containers instead of using polystyrene containers.
• Eat less meat -- Apparently, livestock emit gases that promote global warming. O-kayy...
• Replace regular light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) -- As if I know what those are.
• Use less hot water -- Will try.
• Carpool -- Sure...
• Walk, take trains and use the stairs if possible (instead of driving and taking the elevator) -- Yeah, right.