Our environment is polluted mainly by smoke and waste. The wastes mainly include paper and plastic.It is our responsbility to keep our environment clean.

Paper:

I read in an article that around 25 trees are cut to make one ton of printing and writing tree. Cutting trees lead to Global warming. So if we try to minimise the usage of paper we can save environment.Here are some suggestions for that.

• Instead of hard copy of newspaper we can subscribe to e-paper which many newspaper organisations are providing free of cost.
  
• We can subscribe to e-statements for utility bills instead of hard copies.
  
• If paper is printed on only one side instead of throwing it we can use the other side also for writing ( Rough work ).
  
• Educational institutions can think of using computers for writing exams instead of using papers.
  
• Daily calendar sheets can be given to temple so that the devotees can use it for taking prasadhams.
  

Plastic:

Low quality plastic carry bags damage the environment to a great extent. Also we can reuse the plastic bottles / containers.Here are some suggestions to avoid that.

• Whenever we go out to shop vegetables / fruits / groceries / flowers we can take our own bags.
  
• While buying oil / shampoo / washing / cleaning solutions / powders we should not buy these packed in containers. Instead we can buy these packed in refill package so that we can reuse the old containers instead of throwing it.
  
• When we go out we can take water if possible so that we can avoid buying water packed in plastic bottles.

Smoke:

Smoke mainly comes from industries and vehicles. Here are some suggestions to reduce that.

• Industries has to be located outside the city so that it wont affect people.
  
• Smoke emitted by the vehicles should be monitored periodically. Vehicle which emits heavy smoke should not be allowed to ride.