10 measures to protect the living environment for public health

1. Plant and protect trees

Trees regulate the air, absorb carbon dioxide, prevent soil erosion and provide an ecological environment for all living things. At the national level, attention is paid to protecting forests and planting trees to green bare hills. On a small scale, protecting trees in public places, planting trees around the house for shade, or growing indoor ornamental plants or clean vegetables... this will help us have fresh air and entertainment after the day. stressful work.

2. Use natural materials

If we all used energy and other transport services more carefully, we could reduce harmful emissions to the air, land and water. Pesticides such as pesticides, or chemicals used in daily cleaning are one of the causes of diseases such as cancer, Parkinson's and brain-related diseases. Therefore, it is recommended to use tools and materials originating from nature to protect health and protect the environment such as microbial fertilizers, natural cosmetics, Oriental medicine...

3. Save electricity

Perhaps you don't know that leaving household electrical appliances in "standby" mode for a long time consumes a large amount of electricity, so unplug the plugs from the socket or turn off all the power. equipment such as hair dryers, computers, televisions, mobile phone chargers... when not in use.

4. Use clean energy

Use renewable energy sources whenever possible such as wind energy, sunlight... This is clean energy because its production and consumption does not generate harmful emissions. greenhouse effect and does not affect the ecological environment like using fossil fuels.

5. Prioritize recycled products

This is one of the most popular and prioritized ways to help protect the environment today. In this way, we can take advantage of plastic waste to create new products that are useful in life. Prioritizing the use of recycled products will effectively clean the environment, reuse resources and create jobs for workers. 

6. Choose local food:

Prioritize the use of locally produced products, thus both ensuring freshness and contributing to reducing transportation - this is one of the causes of energy consumption and increased gas emissions. toxic.

7. Limit the use of plastic bags

You probably already know that although they are very convenient, plastic bags cannot be biodegraded, so they can exist in the environment for hundreds of years. On average, a family uses 4 plastic bags every day. This leads to extremely serious environmental pollution. To produce 100 million plastic bags, it takes 12 million barrels of kerosene (1 barrel is equivalent to nearly 159 liters) plus an additional amount of emissions released into the environment. So use cloth bags, paper, leaves... to wrap products instead of using plastic bags.

8. Take advantage of sunlight

Open your house windows whenever possible to let in sunlight instead of using lights. This will be better for your eyes and at the same time save your money.

9. Use scientific advances

Use fluorescent lights, although they are a bit more expensive, they are more durable and save up to 75% of electricity compared to normal light bulbs. But it must be noted that they also contain a small amount of mercury, although not enough to harm you, but will accumulate in the environment if not collected and treated well.

10. Enhance consciousness of life

Always be conscious of environmental protection. Activities for the green environment and Earth Hour all have the effect of raising people's awareness. If children are taught lessons about love for nature and their homeland from an early age, they will be more aware of the environment.

Let's start with small measures to join hands to protect the environment. Because this is not just anyone's job but the responsibility of the entire society, for your own health and that of the community.