Tips

• Sell old newspapers to the raddiwala. He will sell it to recycling factories.
• Used both sides of the paper to write on.
• Do not waste blank sides of photocopies or computer print - outs. You can write on them.
• Keep your school textbooks neat and tidy. Do not tear any pages. You can pass it on to your juniors in school.
• Store paper bags for reuse.
• Old calendar pages can be used to make colourful copy covers, envelopes and gift wraps.
• Blank pages from previous class copies can be stapled together to make a rough copy.

• Switch off fans and lights when not in use.
• Use tubelights instead of bulbs.
• Tubelights consume less power.
• Maximise use of natural light.
• Keep bulbs and tubelights clean. Dust can decrease lighting levels by 20 to 30%.
• Use the mains rather than batteries whenever possible.
• Defrost the refrigerator regularly.
• Don't open the refrigerator too often. Also , don't open it for too long.
• Install a solar water heater. It is very economical.

Let's Make Our

• Trees are green gold.
• They purify the air by using carbon dioxide and producing oxygen.
• They provide shade
• They provide shelter to animals.
• They make the surroundings beautiful.
• Use the mains rather than batteries whenever possible
• They help to reduce dust in the atmosphere.
• Plants hold the soil and prevent soil erosion.
• They provide us with many medicines.
• They absorb sound and help to reduce noise pollution.
• Hence, we should grow more plants.
• Plant a tree in your neighbourhood and in your school.
• Present your friends with saplings as gifts on their birthdays.
• Look after the parks and gardens in your area.
• Create a green patch even on a terrace or in a balcony.
• Form a club to keep your neighbourhood clean and green

• Rain water harvesting and artificial recharge to ground water is a simple, economical and eco-friendly method of water conservation.
• It is an ideal solution for solving water scarcity problems in the region.
• Declining water level will be arrested due to additional recharge. It will provide sustainability to existing tube wells, cost of new tube wells well be reduced and there will be lesser maintenance of the pumps and failure of tube wells.
• There will be considerable saving in pumping of water for water supply
• It will not only increase recharge to ground water but also provide extra soil moisture, which will help the greenery
• Ground water quality will considerably improve
• It will reduce water impounding in the premises thereby reducing losses
• The reduction of impounding of rainwater will reduce the mosquito breeding. The common diseases like malaria, dengue etc. will be lesser.

• We should not use the Plastic Cup / Gilas in marriage / Parties, use the old traditional Kullahad ( made of soil ) .
• Avoid the use of Plastic visiting cards, use paper made visiting cards.
• Do not take the articles in easily available Polythene in market, use bag of paper / cloth / juts.
• Do not cover the copy / books with Plastic, use Paper for cover.
• Reuse the Plastic container / boxes or grow the small beautiful Plant in them.
• Do not throw the Polythene bags here & there, throw in the identified place only so that Polythene pickers can pick for recycling purpose.
• Do not throw the food items in Polythene bags to nearby road. Because animals eat bags along with the food items, animal can die due to the block in intestine.
• Don't open the refrigerator too often. Also , don't open it for too long.
• Do not throw the Polythene in drains otherwise the sewer gets chowcked & create a problem for you.