How to get people more involved in being Eco-friendly?
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Create eco friendly devices that are affordable and a viable alternative to the things that waste. People will flock to it if they can afford it and it won't kill the economy all at once.
If you kill the economy there will be no one to be eco friendly.
Maybe it's just that people don't like other people telling them what to do...
You might have to find another way to get them on your side.
People don't like being preached to, so lead by example.
explaining to them why they should help is good.
you should also give them little small steps to start out with that seem easy but can help in a big way.
THAT IS ALWAYS THE PROBLEM
first people have to be made aware
then you can come with the solutions and progressive ideas
here is some back ground for you and some ideas
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Organise well publicized clean up parties ,talk on the radio
Have citizan meetings
Get the shools involved to plant trees and listen to environmental awareness talks,
If you do any cleaning up leave signs behind saying who cleaned,why and ask people not to start dumping rubbish again ,leave a hole or bins ,in case people come with trash ,
We have done a lot of comunity cleaning and if you dont leave alternatives or try to work on peoples guilt feelings (some people actually have those ,but not many)
than your efforts are a waste of time.
That is what we do in Mexico
POSITIVE ACTIONS
Print Tshirts with slogans ,hang posters all over the place (with recycled paper if possible)
Classify trash take out all the organic waste and make compost with it ,the worst you can do is throw it with the trash
70% of contamination is due to organic waste that is mixed in with the garbage .
And it is just as bad in the sewer where it helps to breed rats and in the landfill it poisons the ground
And it is the easiest to take care of
o first of all we have to clasify trash at least keep the organic to one side ,like in a plasic bin with a lid
If you got a few meters of ground ,you only need 1 or 2 square meters in a shallow hole ,in the shade ,that you can wet now and again ,where you dump everything that is organic ,from toilet paper,bones vegetable cuttings ,eggshells,,dead bodies ,excrement ,and cover regularly with leaves to keep humid and to hide any smell
the worms will come and decompose the wastes truning it into beautifull blck soil for the garden of flower pots .
If you are in a apartment ,if you have a balcony get a big plastic bin drill some holes in the side and lid ,
Add a few buckets of sand now and again to put over the trash ,you should realt stir or move the stuff at times to airate it and ensure that the decomposition is overall ,keep moist
This rubbish does not get big very fast and the thing works for a long time with out getting full
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If you want to help the planet ,plant a tree every week ,if everyone on the planet did we we would be able to slowdown the destructive processes
Reduce carbon emisions,and they are already working on that by alternative forms of energy and regulations on carbon producing materials,aerosol cans,burning rubbish,industrial chimneys,powerplants etc.
The capture of carbon and the production of water and assist the aquiferous manta.
The world bank pays large subsidies for reforrestation to capture carbon and the best tree for this is the Pawlonia
Waterharvesting projects ,such as millions of small dams.to redirect over ground waterflows from the rains into the ground to supply subteranian water supplies.
The protection of existing forrests.
Stop building more highways,urban planning to include vegetation stop building cities encourage people to return to the land to conduct their business from there which now has become possible thanks to the internet.
Education to motivate people to auto sufficiency by building more home food gardens.
Education on environmental awareness
education on family planning to curb over´population
Agricultural education and improvements to follow the principals or sustainability and soil management.
More environmental or land ,design to prevent bush fires,such as--fire breaks
More dams.regulations and control for public behaviour
Alternative effeciant public transport to discourage the use of the internal conbustion engine
Recicling wastes,limit water use
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GROWING YOUR OWN FOOD
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thats always what happens. debate as you like but it is impossible. start by making people aware that what is happening to our environment is not a political scam to pull in voters. next, argue a little about the effects of not being eco- friendly to our planet.then, hit them with the heavy artillery. show them pictures of the melted Ice caps and glaciers. the once proud forests that have been shaved to stubs. show them the effects of pollution and the garbage littering streams and rivers. show them that recycling is better than increasing the size of landfills.once that is done, encourage them to do at least one thing to be more eco-friendly. give them a short list of things they can do while you're asking that.
Start a club at your local school if you're in one.. if not and your a parent then start a club at your childs school.
1. you can start an eco-club and have a meeting where you explain what you ppl as a club will do
-set up a recycling program for the whole school
you can order boxes/bins at http://www.bottlesandcans.com/
- you can also order posters from this website
-next have an eco-fair
*have the club members make poster boards and research environmental issues and their causes
then have a fair where you raffel plants and display the boards you made...
-have a campus beautification day at your school... ask local business to help with your cause
hope it helps..
try find a local club via the internet!
Tell your friends to check Leonardo DiCaprio Eco-Site for Kids. I'm sure they will love to watch it:
http://www.leonardodicaprio.org/kids/...
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