Doing these eight little things well on Earth Day can easily add green to the earth.

　　Xinhuanet Beijing April 22nd (Wang Ying) Today is the 49th Earth Day. Protecting the earth’s environment and protecting the common home have attracted much attention. There is only one earth for human beings. How can we cherish our blue home? These little efforts in life make it easy for us to add green to the earth.

　　Turn off the lights without wasting power resources.

　　Due to negligence or trouble, many people often forget to turn off the lights or power in their lives. At present, 60% of the electricity used in our life depends on burning coal, and 400 grams of coal is burned for every kilowatt hour. Burning coal not only consumes the earth’s resources, but also produces a lot of carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and dust, which seriously pollutes the environment. Develop the habit of turning off the lights at will, and unplug the power supply for unused electronic equipment in time, which can not only save electricity, but also protect natural resources.

　　Green and low-carbon travel is environmentally friendly and healthy.

　　In recent years, the concept of green and low-carbon travel has been deeply rooted in people’s hearts. In daily life, if you are a car owner, if conditions permit, you can try to walk, ride a bike or take public transport to reduce the use of motor vehicles. When the weather is fine, you can also go outdoors for cycling and walking, which not only exercises your body, relaxes your body and mind, but also reduces energy consumption.

　　Save paper to make the forest more lush.

　　In daily work and life, the consumption of paper is amazing. As we all know, paper is made of trees. The more paper is consumed, the more the number of trees decreases. Save paper from scratch, such as printing documents can be double-sided; Used paper can be used in reverse; Use paper reasonably and refuse to use it excessively (such as pumping paper and toilet paper); Put a handkerchief in your pocket to reduce the use of paper towels.

　　Use less plastic bags to protect soil and atmosphere.

　　The pollution of plastic bags to soil is self-evident. To protect the global environment, we should reduce the use of plastic bags and keep cloth bags or reusable shopping bags when going out. At the same time, use disposable things (such as disposable bowls, chopsticks and cups) as little as possible.

　　Garbage sorting makes the living environment fresher

　　We produce a lot of garbage every day, and disorderly mixing not only leads to the spread of odor, but also pollutes soil and groundwater. In recent years, garbage classification has been widely advocated, and we should also respond positively in daily life, separate waste, make use of existing manufacturing capacity, recycle recycled products, and turn waste into treasure.

　　Save water, the blue planet can’t lose a drop.

　　A dripping faucet wastes 1 to 6 liters of water a day, and a leaky toilet wastes 3 to 25 liters of water a day. Water resources are not inexhaustible. To save water, we should start from the dribs and drabs of life (washing, bathing, cooking, washing cars, washing clothes, etc.). For a simple example, the flushing toilet is the key equipment for household water use. In the past, many families directly discharged the wastewater, but now many people began to keep the wastewater for flushing the toilet.

　　Participate in planting trees to add more green to the earth.

　　A 50-year-old tree produces oxygen worth about $31,200. Absorbing toxic gases and preventing air pollution is worth about $62,500; Increase the soil fertility value by about $31,200; Water conservation is worth $37,500; Providing breeding grounds for birds and other animals is worth about $31,250; Resulting in protein worth $2,500. Excluding the value of flowers, fruits and wood, the total value is about $196,000. In life, take part in more tree planting activities to add more green to the earth.

　　Buying energy-saving appliances saves more than electricity bills.

　　According to relevant data, under the same wattage, an energy-saving lamp saves 80% more energy than an incandescent lamp, prolongs its average life by 8 times, and radiates only 20%. This is just a light bulb. If we replace all the high energy-consuming appliances in our home with energy-saving appliances, or buy energy-saving appliances directly, we can not only save electricity expenses, but also reduce electricity consumption.