Plant a Tree
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| Carry your lunch in a reusable lunch box, or cloth bag, or reuse paper bags until they wear out. | Walk, bicycle, or use public transportation whenever you can instead of going by car. |
| Turn off the water tap when you are brushing your teeth. |
| Use a refillable water bottle and drink tap water instead of buying bottled water. |
| Give outgrown clothes and unused toys to charity or sell them rather than throw them away. |
| Turn off lights when leaving a room. |
| Switch to fluorescent bulbs instead of incandescent bulbs. |
| Avoid wasting food, take only as much as you can eat. |
| Don't leave the refrigerator door open longer than you need to. |
| Take newspapers, cans, and plastic and glass containers to a recycling centre |
| Ask your parents to get rechargeable batteries for battery-powered toys and appliances. |
| Close outside doors promptly when the furnace or air conditioning is in use. |
| Use up scrap paper completely before discarding it. |
| Dress warmly in cold weather and in light clothes in hot weather to cut back on heating and air conditioning. |
| Write to businesses who use more packaging than necessary. |
| Ask if your school could recycle paper and use recycled paper. |
