2014年2月21日 星期五

【Eng-Notes】Environmental Protection

Pic from: http://safety.uchicago.edu/pp/environmental/index.shtml

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Types of pollution

Land pollution
²  Rubbish dump
²  Landfills

Air pollution
²  Factories – smoke, chimney
²  Motor vehicles – fumes
²  Power stations

Noise pollution
²  Domestic noise
²  Plane engines
²  Construction works
²  Road works

Water pollution
²  Ship accidents – oil spills
²  Sewage

Light pollution
²  Neon lights on advertisements and signs
²  Lights in office buildings

Fight pollution

Reduce waste
²  Use reusable shopping bags
²  Use rechargeable batteries
²  Repair things instead of throwing them away
²  Use handkerchiefs
²  Write on both sides on a piece of paper
²  Use second-hand products paper
² Use products with less packaging

Don’t
²  Use plastic bags
²  Use tissues
²  Use paper towels
²  Use wrapping paper

Reuse
²  Envelopes
²  Shopping bags
²  Wrapping paper

Donate
²  Toys
²  Books
²  Clothes
²  Furniture
²  Electrical appliances

Recycle

Recycling bins
²  Paper
²  Plastic bags
²  Plastic bottles
²  Cans
²  Paper bags
²  Glass bottles à Eco-blocks
²  Tyres à rubber mats
²  Food waste à fertilizer

Fighting air pollution
²  Use public transport instead of cars
²  Ride a bike
²  Plant more trees
²  Turns off the car engines while waiting
²  Use energy – saving light bulbs

Fighting water pollution

Use less water
²  Take showers instead of baths
²  Save the water for washing rice to water plants
²  Use both water to wash the floor
²  Only turn on the washing machine when it has a full load

Fighting noise pollution
²  Build screens to block of traffic noise
²  Keep the TV and music volume low
²  Use quieter construction machines

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