• Question: Do you know that you are harming the ivirement?

    Asked by anon-224552 to Stuart, Scott, Lisa, Jack, Caragh, Alex on 18 Nov 2019. This question was also asked by anon-224553.
    • Photo: Alex Batchelor

      Alex Batchelor answered on 18 Nov 2019:

      There are a lot of things that harm the environment that most people do every day. But there are things we can all do to reduce the harm done.

      For example we can:
      -recycle (not just paper and plastic, there are also places to recycle clothes and shoes)
      -walk or get public transport like buses instead of driving
      -swap out the meat in some meals for vegetarian options
      -switch off lights and other electrical things when we’re not using them

      I try to do as many of these things as I can to try to do as little harm to the environment as possible but I know I don’t always get it right.

    • Photo: Caragh Whitehead

      Caragh Whitehead answered on 19 Nov 2019:

      Yes, unfortunately we all do some harm to the environment. So it is good to be aware of this and try to decrease the harm we do. This things I do to try make our environment better is:
      – recycle as much as possible. I’m also trying to buy less things packaged in plastic and use reusable water bottles.
      – switched my energy provider to one that produces energy from renewable sources such as wind and sun. I’m also aware of not leaving lights and appliances on.
      – I use the bus to get to and from work/school.
      – I’m also trying to shop more local so that my food hasn’t traveled so far to get to me. I’ve switched to getting my milk delivered in glass bottles.
      It is difficult to do everything to make a difference but we can all make a small difference if we try.

    • Photo: Jack Saunders

      Jack Saunders answered on 19 Nov 2019:

      Alex and Caragh have answered this question really well. The only thing I would add is that we need to try to make sure that big companies and our government work together with us to try and help the environment and not hurt it!

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