Because there are many factories and cars on the roads nowadays, we damage the environment. We make the air bad and we make the soil dirty. We make our beaches ugly because we throw a lot of rubbish in the sea. We breathe bad air and this causes many people to have health problems. It is time to look after the environment.
We can do many things to show that we care about our environment. We can drive less or use public transport to go places. We can also use bikes to travel short distances. For example, if we want to go to the local shopping centre, we can go there by bike. This will make us healthier and it will be a chance for us to do some exercise. We will feel good about ourselves.
We can also walk our kids to school. It will be a chance for us to meet other parents and our kids can make friends too. We can use less electricity at home. This will save us a lot of money because electricity prices are going up year after year.
We can plant trees in our backyards. Trees filter the air and are good for the environment. If you plant a lemon tree in your backyard, you will not need to buy any lemons at the supermarket. You can also give some to your friends.
Use a shopping bag when you go to do your shopping. Plastic bags are bad for the environment. Some of them end up in the sea and they kill many fishe including whales and dolphins. Fishes think that plastic bags are food and try to eat them.
We can take short showers to save water. Australia is a dry country. This means that we don’t have a lot of rainfall. Water prices are going up as well. When we take long showers, we use a lot of water. If we take hot showers, we use more gas or electricity. It is a good idea to use front-loading washing machines and not the top-loading ones. Front-loading washing machines use less water and they do a good job.
Put your empty plastic and glass bottles in the recycling bin. If we do so, we help the environment a lot. These bottles get recycled and we will not need to make new ones. We can also go to bed early. If we go to bed early, we won’t need to use a lot of energy. We won’t need to turn on the light in our rooms. We won’t need to use our heaters for long hours. It is a good idea to use energy-saving globes. Energy-saving globes use less electricity than the normal ones.
When we serve food, we can use normal cups, plates and dishes and not the disposable ones. We use them normally when we have a party or when we go to the beach. Disposable plates and cups are normally used once and then we put them in the rubbish bin. This can cost money and it is not a good thing to do.
We can report smoking cars that we see. Smoking cars do a lot of damage to the environment. We can write down the registration number for a smoking car and phone 9695 2755 to report it.
We can also use paper on both sides. If we do so, we will use less paper and not need to cut down trees. If we cut down trees, we will cause damage to the environment. Birds and animals will lose their habitats if we cut down trees.
We can try to use lemon and vinegar when we clean the house and not use chemicals. If we use chemicals, we will make the water of the seas dirty and this can kill a lot of fish and sea animals.
