
ECO CLUB
REPORT ON “SAVE ENVIRONMENT, SAVE EARTH”(ECO-CLUB)
DATE: 09/11/22
Unfortunately, humans have not been very good stewards of the Earth over the years. To protect the environment and preserve the planet for our children and future generations, we all need to take proactive steps toward cleaner living habits.
Most of the damage to our environment stems from consumption: what we consume, how much we consume and how often.
Whether it’s gas, food, clothing, cars, furniture, water, toys, electronics, knick-knacks or other goods, we are all consumers. The key is not to stop consuming, but to start being mindful of our consumption habits and how each purchase or action affects the ecosystem. The good news is that it’s often not too difficult, expensive, or inconvenient to become more environmentally friendly. It can even be a fun challenge to implement among your family or coworkers. And though small changes at the individual level may seem trivial, just think how much cleaner the planet would be if everyone adopted even a few of the following behavior modifications. So here are 10 ways we can start to protect the environment:
- Consume less: Curbing consumption can have a huge impact on the environment. The three “R’s”—reduce, reuse and recycle— get a lot of attention, but the planet could benefit from some focus on the most important and most underrepresented “R”: refuse.
- Compost: Composting your food scraps and yard waste offers double rewards: it keeps an incredible amount of trash out of the waste stream, and it produces free, rich soil to use in your garden.
- Choose reusable over single-use: All that single-use plastic has to go somewhere, and it’s had a devastating effect on our soil, oceans and marine life.
- Up cycle more: Get creative with your useless or unwanted items by upcycling—basically, turning trash into treasure.
- Recycle properly: Educate yourself on what can and cannot be recycled in your bins at home.
- Shop secondhand: Shopping secondhand applies for many other categories of consumer goods: children’s games and toys, shoes, appliances, furniture, cars and more.
- Buy local: check out your local farmers market for fresh, package-free food; try eating at a farm-to-table restaurant; and buy from local artists, clothing makers, and retailers before you click for that two-day shipping.
- Use fewer chemicals: We can opt for chemical-free lawn and garden care; all-natural beauty and hygiene items; natural household cleaners; and organic food.
- Use less water: Conserving water at home is one of the easiest ways to protect the environment. Turn off the tap while you brush your teeth, Collect and use rainwater for watering plants.
- Conserve electricity: We can trade incandescent bulbs for more energy-efficient CFLs or LEDs, Seal air leaks around doors and windows, maintain your heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system.
In ECO- Club activity, students watched few vedios of ways to conserve our environment. A quiz was also conducted among the students at the end of the activity.