how can we reduce pollution?

i think pollution is getting worst..lets try to do a bit of thing to help the environment if we can.
so everyone have a better life, better air, better environment, better food:)

So let's see:

At Home
□ Compost food waste outside or in an indoor compost bucket.
□ Start a family or community garden to grow the vegetables and herbs you eat most
often.
□ Ask your family to buy products packaged in recyclable materials or products that
use less packaging.
□ Take reusable bags, such as cloth or canvas, when you go to the supermarket.
□ Recycle all paper, newspaper, plastics, glass, aluminum and other metals.
□ Turn off the water while brushing your teeth.
□ Take a 4‐5 minutes shower instead of a bath to save hot water.
□Encourage your family to install a low flow showerhead (1.6 gallon per minute or
less).
□ Use a refillable water bottle, canteen or thermos instead of purchasing bottled
water.
□ Water gardens and flower beds in the evenings or mornings to reduce evaporation
and allow more water directly to the plants.
□ Turn off interior lights whenever you leave the room for more than two minutes.
□ Replace burned out light bulbs with compact fluorescents or LEDs.
□ Ask your parents to order renewable energy, such as wind power or solar power,
from your power company.
□ Turn off appliances (TV, stereo, computer, etc.) when not in use. Turn off at the
switch or wall socket instead of leaving them on standby.
□ Unplug your cell phone charger when not in use.
□ Purchase rechargeable batteries to reduce hazardous waste.

At Your School
□ If you live close to your school, walk, bike, carpool or take the bus at least twice
each week.
□ If you take your lunch to school, pack your lunchbox with reusable containers,
silverware and cloth instead of paper napkins.
□ Purchase folders and notebooks made from recycled fiber.
□ Use refillable pens and pencils made out of recycled materials.
□ For art projects, purchase crayons made from nontoxic soybean oil and water‐based markers with refillable heads.
□ Buy backpacks, raingear and gym shoes that do not contain polyvinyl chloride
(PVC)—a toxic chemical that can damage your immune system.
□ If you have the option, purchase used textbooks instead of new to save both paper
resources and money.
□ Use both sides of paper to reduce paper waste when writing or printing a report or
making copies for class.
□ Turn off the lights in your classroom when leaving for lunch, recess or any time
during the day when there are no students in the room.
□ Turn off school computers when they are not in use.
□ Keep windows and outside doors closed when the school is being air‐conditioned
or heated.
□ Wear temperature appropriate clothing so you are comfortable in school.
□ Recycle all paper, plastics, glass, aluminum and metal at your school. If your school
does not have a recycling program, start one!
□ Encourage your school to start an educational garden where classes can experiment
with growing native plants, vegetables and herbs and also learn about soil
productivity and small wildlife.
□ Ask your teachers to plan nature‐focused field trips, such as visiting your school or
local forest, a nearby lake or river system, or the city botanical gardens, so you can
observe the importance of keeping the planet’s many ecosystems healthy and
functioning properly.