Living close to your destinations helps to explore neighborhoods that are near your workplace, have public transportation, and offer easy access to the places you visit most often.
Contributed by: Mridula Pathak
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Using plant-based oils instead of petroleum-based chapstick which really helps the environment and is more natural for your lips.Give up your petroleum-based lip balm for a greener alternative.
Contributed by: Sharanya Ramanath
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Outdoor lighting not only consumes your electric bill but also disruptive to wildlife.Get motion sensors and let nature take back the night. Installing motion sensor lighting saves money,electricity and gives added security to your apartment.
Contributed by: Fatimat Hafeefa
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Fluorescents bulbs or tube contain mercury, which is highly toxic.each homeowner be required to have a garbage can labeled hazardous waste and only hazardous waste could go into it. Then contact hazardous waste garbage disposal company to pick it up in a separate truck, possibly only once a month.
Contributed by: Renu menon
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dump your e-waste properly. else it will be hazardous for the environment.
recycle your old mobile phones at nokia priority centre.
Contributed by: Faraz Tarique
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Reduce the use of products derived from forests, such as timber and paper.
Contributed by: Vanaja Ramakrishna
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Cycle daily to work and you can save the environment and also maintain your health
Contributed by: Neelkumar Golwala
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chewing gum is the second largest littering item in the world.Chewing gum is not biodegradable and will stick to its surface for many, many years until treated.
Contributed by: Fathima Hameed
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The shorter the route more the traffic which in turn makes pressing the clutch and brakes more often, which in turn consume more fuel.So it is always advisable to take a route where you can drive without much hassle on your way.
Contributed by: Arshad Kumar
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One simple way you can reduce your global footprint is to sign up for e-Statements – saving paper, trees, postage and delivery costs. Online banking, paying bills online, say no to postage or courier are good way to reduce clutter and good for the environment too.
Contributed by: Sandhya Agrawal
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