Word Wildlife Fund recently has released "Green Tips for a Cleaner Environment", providing 7 clear steps or ways to lessen our carbon footprint. Here is the link: http://worldwildlife.org/pages/green-tips-for-a-cleaner-environment?utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook.com&utm_campaign=solar&utm_content=140110

The seven tips provided in this article is crucial for reducing carbon dioxide, protect the environment and foster green growth. We are already familiar with many of these tips, such as dialing down thermostat degrees during summer, turning lightening off during being away and recycling plastic bottles, paper, electronics and batteries. However, what matters is whether we are acting on this knowledge and following this advice. In many cases, we do not behave what our knowledge or common sense tells us to do, not necessarily because we cannot do so but because we are idle or simply ignore these or even worse, consider those as other people's business, not our own. In this sense, we should renew our commitment to acting on these tips and at the same time go one step further by introducing a certain measurement scheme such as scorecard to trace how we are actually implementing our commitments.

One interesting point being raised here is the recommendation to "buy local". "Buy local" can contribute to reducing the carbon footprint as fruits and vegetables travel long miles before reaching our plate. Although this is appealing to a motive for energy conservation and CO₂ reduction, we may not ignore the benefits of international trade based on comparative advantage of each economy. Therefore, "buy local" initiative should be pursued with proper caution, not to entail so-called the "protectionist" debate in fostering freer international trade.

In this sense, I try to recycle every trash and waste. In fact, I recycle milk carton at my home and reuse this as a cutting board. Not only is this approach environmental friendly, but also pragmatic and economic.

Here are the photos of the recycled milk carton that I have taken. Have a look at them!