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RECYCLING
Recycling our waste is a good way of reducing our carbon footprint. Most
packaging can be recycled and used again. This means that new card and
paper is not used, reducing pollution from factories making the packaging.
We can recycle glass and metal containers such as drinking bottles.
We can recycle rainwater by collecting it on our roofs and using it for
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TRANSPORT
Cars, and planes are responsible for much of the carbon we ‘pump’ into the
atmosphere and environment. If we reduce the journeys we make by cars and planes
our carbon footprint will also be reduced. This is also the case if we take
public transport rather than using our private cars. Cycling and walking is also
a healthy option for ourselves and the environment. We could also use
environmentally friendly fuels such as hydrogen in our cars. |
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HOLIDAYS AT HOME
If we stayed in this country for our annual holiday instead of flying
abroad our carbon footprint would be reduced. Aeroplanes produce a large
amount of pollution, especially carbon which damages the environment and
contributes to global warming. |
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BIO FUELS
Bio fuels are fuels that are produced by growing crops that can be
processes to give us fuel that is more environmentally friendly than
fossil fuels. Sugar cane is used to produce ethanol which can be used to
power cars and yet is less polluting than petrol or diesel. Animal waste
can be used to produce methane gas which can be used to power vehicles.
There are many more bio fuels which are alternatives to oil, petrol and
diesel. Using these fuels in place of fossil fuels would help reduce our
carbon footprint. |
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HOME GROWN FOOD
Most large supermarkets import cheap food from abroad. Supermarkets are
stacked with foods that could easily be grown in this country and locally.
Often food is transported from countries far away. In some cases it has
been transported thousands of miles to the supermarket. If home grown food
was purchased by the supermarkets this would dramatically reduce the
amount of fuel used and consequently the amount of pollution created.
We are spoilt for choice in the supermarkets. If we consumed locally
produced seasonal foods instead of out of season foods - again this would
reduce our carbon content. |
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