Dear Friends,
Today, on World Environment Day – Angel Eyes is proud to launch THE GREEN-TEAM CAMPAIGN.
This is where we share notes and exchange thoughts on how we can all do our little bit to help save our environment. As we know well by now, widespread de-forestation (owing to commercial development) is destroying our earth’s environment by the day. Meanwhile, lacs and lacs of animals and birds are losing not only their homes, but also their lives, as a result of their depleting natural habitat.
NOW is the time for you to ACT. And yes, there is much that you can do at your own individual level…!
1. While printing documents in office/school/college, always print on the flipside of a used A4 sheet.
2. Plastic/polythene bags are of course a big no-no. As a replacement, use jute bags, instead of cotton bags. Jute is bio-degradable, relatively cheap to buy and jute crops require little water.
3. Help make wedding-invitation cards an old-school concept. Send online invites to all internet-savvy people on your guest list. For others, have your wedding invitations made from recycled paper. (also, replace paper greeting cards with online e-cards).
4. Introduce pens or pen-pencils to school kids at an early age to help reduce the number of wooden pencils manufactured. Why must we wait up till class 5?
5. Re-use/re-cycle envelopes. Collect all the envelopes you receive in your letter boxes/couriers. When you need to send out a post, simply pick out an old one, strike out and replace the address previously mentioned on it and just send it out. Don’t worry…it will reach its correct destination.
6. Carry hand-towels and handkerchiefs with you in your bag at all times. Avoid usingtissue paper. Wash your hands after a meal at a restaurant, rather than calling for extra tissue paper.
7. If you run a company/business, make use of online/internet advertising and promotion. Then there are bulk sms facilities now available for publicity purposes. So avoid the printing of posters/pamphlets/brochures – most of which simply go into the bin. And if you must, use ‘Wood-free Recycled Paper.’
8. Avoid purchasing decoration pieces made from wood. And the next time you go to pick a new piece of furniture, check out the many easily-available alternatives to wooden furniture.
9. Youngsters – avoid wooden accessories/jewelry.
10. Never spill and waste dirty or unfit-to-drink water. A nearby tree or a plant will be thankful to get some.
11. Renovating your house? Do not opt for wooden flooring or wooden paneling on your walls. There are several other equally attractive options available in the market.
12. Teachers – let’s do away with those ‘margins’ in the notebooks.
13. Pay all your bills online – a great way to save paper.
14. A large number of families do not read the newspapers/magazines that are delivered at their door steps. Unsubscribe!!
15. Take down notes, scribble thoughts and jot down your 'to-do list' for the day on the back side of used paper. You can also make use of empty spaces on pamphlets/catalogues that you receive with your newspaper and in your letter boxes. Otherwise, there is always your computer notepad or the organizer in your mobile phone!
16. Adopt a tree. Plant a tree in a nearby park, garden or land. Nourish it well. Don’t forget to keep a water-filled clay-pot next to it for the animals and birds to drink water from.
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