Module 4 Earth alert unit 4A, breathing skills unit 4A, breathing skills exercise 2B, page 64 use less stuff, Eliminate waste and protect the environment.0:04
Simply speaking, waste is anything thrown away or released into the environment.0:50
Unfortunately, a lot of waste can end up harming the environment.0:56
You can help protect the environment by learning about and practicing the three Reduce, Recycle and reuse.1:00
We've come up with some practical ways of doing this.1:10
It's not waste until you waste it.1:17
Think carefully about how you can reuse something before you throw it away.1:21
Make a compost heap in the garden with fruit and vegetable material.1:26
It will decompose and make good fertilizer for your plants.1:30
Also, if things break, try to repair them before you replace them.1:35
Remember that one man's rubbish is another man's treasure.1:40
If you buy a replacement for something you already have, give the old item to someone who can use it.1:44
Have your jeans got holes in the knees?1:51
Make new shorts out of them or give them to someone who needs them.1:54
Don't throw away empty jars and bottles.1:59
Rinse them out and use them to store other things.2:02
Turn it down or switch it off.2:07
Always switch off the lights when you leave an empty room and use light bulbs that save energy.2:10
You can also switch off the cooker a few minutes earlier.2:17
There will still be enough heat to finish cooking the food.2:20
Why not take showers in cooler water and for shorter lengths of time?2:24
Finally, turn down the heating and put on warmer clothes if you're cold.2:30
Be a lean green shopping machine.2:37
Only buy what you really need and use all of it.2:42
Thinking about buying something new?2:47
If you see something and still want it 30 days later, then you can buy it at the supermarket.2:52
Avoid buying things you do not need by writing a shopping list before you go and making sure you keep to it.2:59
Of course, you should also take your own bags to put the shopping in.3:06
Put packaging on a diet.3:12
Buy things with simple packaging that can easily be recycled.3:17
Better still, choose products with no packaging at all.3:21
Secondly, if you are preparing a packed lunch to eat at school, take a sandwich in a reusable lunchbox, juice in a reusable bottle, and a banana rather than a sandwich in a plastic bag or a carton of juice3:26
and biscuits, which are each wrapped in silver foil and even more plastic.3:41
And finally, think big.3:46
One large box of cereal, for example, uses less packaging than several smaller ones and is usually a lot cheaper too.3:50
Try to cut down on the amount of paper you use.4:02
Use a computer and proofread your writing on the screen before you print it out.4:06
Use both sides of the paper and then recycle it.4:11
Remember that telephone calls and email messages don't create paper waste.4:15
Last but not least, encourage your friends to cut down on waste, too.4:23
Swap magazines, books and clothes.4:29
Send them a copy of this newsletter on recycled paper, of course.4:32
Or start a Use Less Stuff campaign at your school.4:36
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