What can I do to help the envirornment?

Question

I am already vegetarian.

Now, Educate me =)

Answer 1

Adopt a highway with some friends. Or just clean up on your own.

By the way, make sure you take a daily multivitamin since you're not eating meat you're missing out on important vitamins.

Answer 2

Here is a website that can help.

http://www.thegreenguide.com/

Use the enegry light bulbs, only wash your clothes when you have a full load and use warm or cold water only.

Use power strips with TV, DVD, Cable box and turn them off that way.

recycle your cans, paper and buy recycled paper.  

I'm just learning also so that is all I have so far.

Answer 3

ok you can plant trees or help clean up all the garbage in you park or your neighborhood.Thats what i did.and please help and always recycle.

Answer 4

just that you ask this means that you will get the answers in your heart and all around you, take whatever opportunity you feel is good! i switched to animal friendly products too, even household cleaning products. they are both eco and animal friendly, and cheaper too!

i'm planning to get a water filter instead of wasting plastic bottles. and i try to remember to take what bags i have when i go shopping. that's my bit. there is more i'm sure and so looking forward to seeing the other answers!

best of all, if you want to help the environment, is to help your self.. self.. take up yoga, become peaceful, relaxed, forgive everyone, so that everyone that meets you becomes a happier person. chant hare krsna :) that's a form of yoga.. bhakti yoga, that means devotion, this is the way to water the root of the tree of life, and then you can tend to the leaves as you wish, but the important thing is to water the roots.. doesn't have to be hare krsna, god has many names, but i find hare krsna the quickest and most rewarding ones.

oh yes.. and you know already about when to water your plants, not when its hot, but in the early morning or evening, that way you save water!

:)

Answer 5

The one most important thing you can do to help the envirornment is do what most people don't or wouldn't do is     start at ur house. Seperate the plastic from glass and metal. Because some of those things you can reduce, recycle ,and reuse.

Answer 6

Reduce the impact you make on the planet.  Try to recycle and reuse things and throw away less.  Eat local foods that haven't had to be shipped across the country.  Use public transporation, walk or bike as much as possible.  Use recyclable shopping bags.  These are great ones:  http://jinxyknowsbest.blogspot.com/2008/...

Answer 7

Think globally act locally.

Start out  small by recycling all your plastics, paper and metal that you would normally throw out. Then if you can all organic material (vegitable trimmings) make a compost out of it. You'll need to search or go to your library to build the proper compost bin. Or ask another yahoo question. All that will reduce your garbage by atleast 50%.

Drive your car the least you have to and ride a bike, walk or use public transit as its cheaper and reduces your carbon emissions.

change your light bulbs to more efficent ones or if you can LED ones. that will reduce your power bill as well as helping the environment.

When doing dishes by hand have the soap water and the other tub willed with water an wee bit of vingar to get rid of water spots. this will reduce your water consumption instead of just letting it run as you rinse

Turn your heat down in the winter time and wear a sweater and slippers to ward off the cold and in the summer don't use the A/C unless its really hott and then when you do don't crank it.

Also turning off lights when not in the room will help too...

There are many other ways but here are just a few to get you started.

Answer 8

Plant a tree

Use canvas bags instead of plastic

Recycle

Walk, ride a bike, carpool or bus

Pick up trash

Answer 9

1.  use recycled paper products

2.  drive a hybrid car

3.  buy used books instead of new ones

4.  join the Care2.com community

5.  buy organic food

6.  turn off the water when you are brushing your teeth (only turn it on when you are rinsing your mouth and rinsing off your toothbrush.

7.  do click2donate sites

8.  support non-profits that protect the environment

9.  recycle your glass, newspaper, junkmail, etc..

10. use non-toxic cleaning products (and also products like vinegar and baking soda).

11. use your car as little as possible (consider walking, public transportation, combining trips to a certain area)

12. join freecycle

13. educate yourself via websites and books about the environment.

14. only buy what you need.

15.  sign up at GreenDimes to reduce the amount of junkmail you get.

16.  get your books out at the library rather than purchasing them.

17. plant trees

18. turn off lights when you're not in the room.

19. buy clothing made of organic cotton or hemp

20. Commit to doing one thing (no matter how big or small) each day that helps the environment.  Remember it all adds up over time.

Answer 10

Hey want to help Mother Earth?  Do you Recycle? I do and every one person that starts helps! Also Check out this Awesome new web site for recycling! www.freecycle.org It's the best way to recycle things you don't want to go to a landfill!