Green is Good.

1. 101 Ways for a101 Ways for a
Greener LifestyleGreener Lifestyle
(Kilos na! Ngayon na!)(Kilos na! Ngayon na!)
EARTH DAY 2010: Hamon ng Panahon:
CLIMATE CHANGE
10 Milyong Solusyon
COMPILED by: ADELIA R. ROADILLA, PhD, RGC
PUP MULANAY CAMPUS

2. THRU:THRU:
GREEN ENERGY & AIR QUALITYGREEN ENERGY & AIR QUALITY
MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER – CONSERVATION ANDWATER – CONSERVATION AND
POLLUTION PREVENTIONPOLLUTION PREVENTION
GREENINGGREENING
COASTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTCOASTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
MORE SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLEMORE SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE

3. GREEN ENERGY & AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
1. Conserve energy. Change your light
bulbs.
Use compact fluorescent light
bulbs (CFL) instead of
incandescent bulbs. CFLs use up
75% less electricity and last up to
13 times longer.

4. GREEN ENERGY & AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
2. Turn on the lights only
when needed.
3. Turn off lights and all
electrical appliances
when you leave the
room.

5. GREEN ENERGY & AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
4. Make sure that you
avoid overcharging
your mobile phone.
Turn it off as soon as
it is fully charged.

6. GREEN ENERGY & AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
5. Unplug appliances when
not in use. TV sets, radios,
video players, air
conditioners and computers
when on standby still
consume power.

7. GREEN ENERGY & AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
6. Buy energy efficient
appliances. Check the
energy efficiency rating
of any appliance that you
will buy.

8. GREEN ENERGY & AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
7. Maintain and keep
your appliances in
good working
conditions to
maximize their use.

9. GREEN ENERGY & AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
8. Turn off your computer completely
at night. And, don’t get addicted
to it. If you open your computer
for only 4 hours a day (instead of
24 hours), you will reduce its CO2
emissions by 83%.

10. GREEN ENERGY & AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
9. Keep bulbs/lamps
clean at all times to
maximize the light
that they give.

11. GREEN ENERGY & AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
10. Switch to
electronic banking
and credit card
payment, too.

12. GREEN ENERGY & AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
11.Drive carefully. Avoid
rapid acceleration since
this can burn as much
as 50% more fuel.

13. GREEN ENERGY & AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
12. Ride a bike or
walk when going
short distances.

14. GREEN ENERGY & AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
13. Use the mass transport
system, as much as possible.
Take the train or bus or
jeepney. Leave your car at
home. This will not only save
gas, it will also reduce CO2
emissions by millions of tons.

15. GREEN ENERGY & AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
14. If riding the public transport
system is not practical, join
a carpool. The idea is to get
the most number of
passengers for every
vehicle on the road.

16. GREEN ENERGY & AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
15. Consider buying a fuel-
efficient car or a hybrid.
16. Turn your car engine off
instead of idling.
17. Drive the speed limit.

17. GREEN ENERGY & AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
18. Combine all your errands
to minimize car trips.
19. Minimize vehicle loads.
Transporting excessive
weight will increase your
vehicle's fuel consumption.

18. GREEN ENERGY & AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
20. Pay your bills
online. This means
less car trips and
less fuel spent.

19. GREEN ENERGY & AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
21. Report smoke-belching
vehicles to LTO or to the anti-
smoke belching unit in your
locality.
22. Buy and use CFC-free sprays
and perfumes.

20. GREEN ENERGY & AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
23. Give up smoking.
Or at least, do not
smoke in enclosed
spaces.

21. GREEN ENERGY & AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
24. Take care of your car. Keep your
engine properly maintained and
your tires properly inflated. Keep
your air filter clean. Good engines,
properly inflated tires and clean
filters will give you a 17% increase
in fuel efficiency.

22. GREEN ENERGY & AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
25. Keep plants in your
home/school/office to
freshen the air. Plants
absorb carbon dioxide
(which is a green house
gas) and releases oxygen.

23. GREEN ENERGY & AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
26. Do not ride on smoke
belching tricycles, buses,
taxis, jeepneys. This way
you deliver the message
that you demand clean
air.

24. GREEN ENERGY & AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
27. Passive and side
stream smoke is toxic
to your health. Stay
away to protect
yourself.

25. GREEN ENERGY & AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
28. Open the windows to allow
sunlight and air to enter the
rooms. This will reduce the
need for electric fans or air
conditioners.

26. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
29. Do not burn your waste
30. Properly manage your solid
waste:
30.1Undertake an orientation on
ecowaste management for
everyone in your home, your
community, your school, your
office or your factory;

27. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
30.2 Implement ecological solid waste
management in your home, your school
campus, your office or your factory
How?
A. Segregate the waste at source into
biodegradables (left over food, etc), non-
biodegradables that can be recycled or
reused and the non-biodegradable waste
that cannot be sold which become your
residual waste

28. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
B. Segregate the waste at
source into biodegradable
(left over food, etc), non-
biodegradable that can be
recycled or reused and the
non-biodegradable waste that
cannot be sold which become
your residual waste.

29. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
C. Compost the biodegradable
waste and use the compost
as soil conditioner for the
plants and garden. Give
away or sell excess
compost.

30. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
D. Sell the recyclables to
nearby junk dealers. For
communities, schools, offices
and factories, set up a
Materials recovery Facility to
store your recyclable and
reusable materials

31. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
E. Coordinate with your local
government or with some
environmental NGOs for
the processing and/or safe
disposal of the residual
waste

32. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
31. Start a compost garden in
your back yard.
32. Recycle your newspapers.
33. Buy products that use
recyclable materials, whenever
possible.

33. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
34. If you use plastic grocery
bags, reuse them for doggie
poop bags or for small trashcan
liners.
35. Reduce use of plastic & paper
bags by using reusable totes.
Most stores give a credit!

34. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
36. Keep candy wrappers in
your pocket or bag. Do not
throw them in the streets.
37. Consider reading your
newspaper and magazine
subscriptions

35. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
38. If you have a
baby, use cloth
diapers instead of
disposables.

36. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
39. Take your used car
batteries to a recycling
center. There is an
ongoing Balik Baterya
Program of Ramcar with
Bantay Kalikasan.

37. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
40. Bring empty ink cartridges
to accredited recyclers
during the scheduled waste
market in your locality. Or
have them refilled.

38. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
41. Distribute
company information
and post company
materials online.

39. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
42. Share a magazine
subscription with a friend,
not only will you share the
cost but you will cut down
on the amount of trees
used.

40. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
43. Use reusable
containers instead of
plastic or paper bags
when bringing your
lunch to work.

41. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
44. Save your old
coffee grinds and
reuse them as
fertilizer for indoor
and outdoor plants.

42. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
45. When you stop for
coffee, bring a
reusable mug from
home. Refills are
cheaper and there is
no trash to throw away!

43. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
46. When going to
the market, use a
“BAYONG” or
similar reusable
bags.

44. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
47. Think before you print
your emails and
attachments. We can
save trees by only printing
out necessary documents!

45. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
48. Minimize the use
of disposable
cutleries and plates
during parties.

46. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
49. Reuse scrap paper.
Use clean paper only
for external
communications.

47. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
50. When buying
recycled paper,
choose one with the
highest recycled
paper content.

48. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
51. Make rags out of
old towels and
t-shirts.

49. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
52. Segregate your
kitchen waste. You can
use it for animal feed
or you can compost it.

50. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
53. When riding a boat or
any water vehicle, do not
throw anything into the
water even if the material
is biodegradable.

51. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
54. If there is space within your
home, school or office,
establish a vegetable
garden or a herbal garden.
Use the compost for these
gardens.

52. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
55. Save the eggshells.
it can help organic
farming
56. Opt for recycled
paper products.

53. WATER CONSERVATION ANDWATER CONSERVATION AND
POLLUTION PREVENTIONPOLLUTION PREVENTION
57. Fix leaky faucets right
away and regularly check
them.
58. Use a glass while
brushing. Don’t run the
water when brushing your
teeth.

54. WATER CONSERVATION ANDWATER CONSERVATION AND
POLLUTION PREVENTIONPOLLUTION PREVENTION
59. Teach everyone to close
the faucet while soaping
their hands and open it only
when washing.
60. Check out your bathroom.
Use low-flow faucets,
showerheads.

55. WATER CONSERVATION ANDWATER CONSERVATION AND
POLLUTION PREVENTIONPOLLUTION PREVENTION
61. If installing new toilets,
use dual flush toilets
which use less water for
flushing urine.
62. Stop using the bathtub.
This wastes a lot of water.

56. WATER CONSERVATION ANDWATER CONSERVATION AND
POLLUTION PREVENTIONPOLLUTION PREVENTION
63. Limit the length of your
showers. Shut off the water
while soaping up and
shampooing.
64. Better yet, use pail and
dipper (tabo) when bathing.

57. WATER CONSERVATION ANDWATER CONSERVATION AND
POLLUTION PREVENTIONPOLLUTION PREVENTION
65. Wash towels and bed
sheets after several uses.
66. Collect rainwater, and
use it to wash your
clothes, flush the toilets,
and water your
houseplants and garden.

58. WATER CONSERVATION ANDWATER CONSERVATION AND
POLLUTION PREVENTIONPOLLUTION PREVENTION
67.Recycle used water
from washing
clothes. Use this to
flush the toilet and to
clean the floors.

59. WATER CONSERVATION ANDWATER CONSERVATION AND
POLLUTION PREVENTIONPOLLUTION PREVENTION
68. Use a basin when
washing dishes instead of
letting the water flow
continuously. Better yet,
wipe the plates, spoons
and forks first before
washing them.

60. WATER CONSERVATION ANDWATER CONSERVATION AND
POLLUTION PREVENTIONPOLLUTION PREVENTION
69. Just thaw your
frozen food inside
your refrigerator. Do
not use running
water to thaw it.

61. WATER CONSERVATION ANDWATER CONSERVATION AND
POLLUTION PREVENTIONPOLLUTION PREVENTION
70. Use a basin of
water instead of
running tap water to
clean your fruits and
vegetables.

62. WATER CONSERVATION ANDWATER CONSERVATION AND
POLLUTION PREVENTIONPOLLUTION PREVENTION
71. Water your
plants/garden early in
the morning or late in
the afternoon to lessen
evaporation.

63. WATER CONSERVATION ANDWATER CONSERVATION AND
POLLUTION PREVENTIONPOLLUTION PREVENTION
72. Use a pail and
wash cloth when
cleaning your
vehicle. Do not hose
it down.

64. WATER CONSERVATION ANDWATER CONSERVATION AND
POLLUTION PREVENTIONPOLLUTION PREVENTION
73. Wash clothes in bulk for
fewer loads in your
washing machine. Set the
rinse cycle to “cold.” And,
hang clothes to dry,
rather than using an
electric dryer.

65. WATER CONSERVATION ANDWATER CONSERVATION AND
POLLUTION PREVENTIONPOLLUTION PREVENTION
74. Check your septic
tank. Make sure it is
sealed. Have your
septic tank dislodged
regularly (3 to 5 years
for a regular
household).

66. WATER CONSERVATION ANDWATER CONSERVATION AND
POLLUTION PREVENTIONPOLLUTION PREVENTION
75. Connect to a
sewerage system,
if one is available
in your area.

67. WATER CONSERVATION ANDWATER CONSERVATION AND
POLLUTION PREVENTIONPOLLUTION PREVENTION
76. If possible, put in rain water
harvesting using gutters and
storage tanks. Use this water to
clean the rooms, the floors,
flush the toilets and water the
plants. This will provide
substantial savings from your
water bill.

68. GREENINGGREENING
MAKING THEMAKING THE
ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT
GREEN ANDGREEN AND
ALIVEALIVE

69. GREENINGGREENING
77. Plant/landscape with77. Plant/landscape with
native and indigenousnative and indigenous
plants.plants.
78. Support Organic78. Support Organic
Farming!Farming!

70. GREENINGGREENING
79. Start Urban79. Start Urban
Farming!Farming!
80. Plant a tree at80. Plant a tree at
least once a year.least once a year.

71. GREENINGGREENING
81.81. Find your local watershed.Find your local watershed.
A. Ask the nearest DENR office.A. Ask the nearest DENR office.
B. Be involved in protecting and/orB. Be involved in protecting and/or
rehabilitating it. Adopt a forest.rehabilitating it. Adopt a forest.
C. Coordinate with your local DENRC. Coordinate with your local DENR
office to identify your watershed andoffice to identify your watershed and
offer not just to plant once but to adoptoffer not just to plant once but to adopt
a portion of that watershed.a portion of that watershed.

72. GREENINGGREENING
Find your local watershed.Find your local watershed.
D. Mobilize your family and friends (students,D. Mobilize your family and friends (students,
faculty, administrative staff and the parentsfaculty, administrative staff and the parents
for schools; management and employees forfor schools; management and employees for
offices and factories) to go and plant the areaoffices and factories) to go and plant the area
and regularly maintain it.and regularly maintain it.
E. You can raise the seedlings or buy sameE. You can raise the seedlings or buy same
from local communities. Seek technicalfrom local communities. Seek technical
advice from the local DENR.advice from the local DENR.

73. COASTAL RESOURCECOASTAL RESOURCE
MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT
82. Support efforts to82. Support efforts to
protect and/orprotect and/or
rehabilitate mangroverehabilitate mangrove
forests in your area.forests in your area.

74. COASTAL RESOURCECOASTAL RESOURCE
MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT
83. Learn about threats to83. Learn about threats to
ocean life and helpocean life and help
environmental groups takeenvironmental groups take
action.action.
84. Join the Bantay Dagat in84. Join the Bantay Dagat in
your locality.your locality.

75. COASTAL RESOURCECOASTAL RESOURCE
MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT
85. Support efforts to85. Support efforts to
stop dynamite andstop dynamite and
cyanide fishingcyanide fishing

76. COASTAL RESOURCECOASTAL RESOURCE
MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT
86. If living in a coastal86. If living in a coastal
area, lobby with yourarea, lobby with your
local government tolocal government to
establish marinaestablish marina
protected areas.protected areas.

77. MORE SUSTAINABLEMORE SUSTAINABLE
LIFESTYLELIFESTYLE
87. Build a greener87. Build a greener
home by using non-home by using non-
toxic and non-toxic and non-
hazardoushazardous
materials.materials.

78. MORE SUSTAINABLEMORE SUSTAINABLE
LIFESTYLELIFESTYLE
88. When painting your88. When painting your
house, use lead freehouse, use lead free
and non-hazardousand non-hazardous
paint. Also ensurepaint. Also ensure
proper disposal of theproper disposal of the
remaining paint.remaining paint.

79. MORE SUSTAINABLEMORE SUSTAINABLE
LIFESTYLELIFESTYLE
89. Use organic all natural89. Use organic all natural
cleaning products like acleaning products like a
mixture of baking sodamixture of baking soda
and vinegar instead ofand vinegar instead of
chemical-basedchemical-based
products.products.

80. MORE SUSTAINABLEMORE SUSTAINABLE
LIFESTYLELIFESTYLE
90. Support local90. Support local
restaurants thatrestaurants that
use organicallyuse organically
grown food.grown food.

81. MORE SUSTAINABLEMORE SUSTAINABLE
LIFESTYLELIFESTYLE
91. Support local91. Support local
restaurants that userestaurants that use
food derived less thanfood derived less than
100 miles away, and100 miles away, and
learn more about thelearn more about the
benefits of eating locally.benefits of eating locally.

82. MORE SUSTAINABLEMORE SUSTAINABLE
LIFESTYLELIFESTYLE
92. Buy locally made92. Buy locally made
products. Productsproducts. Products
from far awayfrom far away
consume a lot ofconsume a lot of
fuel to transport.fuel to transport.

83. MORE SUSTAINABLEMORE SUSTAINABLE
LIFESTYLELIFESTYLE
93. Use services93. Use services
within your locality.within your locality.
94. Opt for eco-friendly94. Opt for eco-friendly
and holistic healthand holistic health
products.products.

84. MORE SUSTAINABLEMORE SUSTAINABLE
LIFESTYLELIFESTYLE
95. When you catch a wild95. When you catch a wild
animal like snakes,animal like snakes,
birds, etc., turn thembirds, etc., turn them
over to the Protectedover to the Protected
Areas & Wildlife BureauAreas & Wildlife Bureau
(PAWB) or the local(PAWB) or the local
DENR.DENR.

85. MORE SUSTAINABLEMORE SUSTAINABLE
LIFESTYLELIFESTYLE
96. During holidays and96. During holidays and
birthdays, give yourbirthdays, give your
family and friends thefamily and friends the
gift of saving the earth.gift of saving the earth.
Plant a tree in theirPlant a tree in their
name or support groupsname or support groups
that do so.that do so.

86. MORE SUSTAINABLEMORE SUSTAINABLE
LIFESTYLELIFESTYLE
97.Attend seminars97.Attend seminars
and symposiumsand symposiums
on environmentalon environmental
protection.protection.

87. MORE SUSTAINABLEMORE SUSTAINABLE
LIFESTYLELIFESTYLE
98.Donate to your98.Donate to your
favoritefavorite
environmentalenvironmental
group, foundation,group, foundation,
or organization.or organization.

88. MORE SUSTAINABLEMORE SUSTAINABLE
LIFESTYLELIFESTYLE
99. Share with family99. Share with family
and friends,and friends,
especially kids, theespecially kids, the
need to protect theneed to protect the
environment.environment.

89. MORE SUSTAINABLEMORE SUSTAINABLE
LIFESTYLELIFESTYLE
100. Be involved in100. Be involved in
legislation oflegislation of
environmentalenvironmental
ordinances orordinances or
laws.laws.

90. MORE SUSTAINABLEMORE SUSTAINABLE
LIFESTYLELIFESTYLE
101.101. Ensure theEnsure the
physicalphysical
cleanliness ofcleanliness of
your area.your area.

91. MORE SUSTAINABLEMORE SUSTAINABLE
LIFESTYLELIFESTYLE
Set aside regular clean upSet aside regular clean up
days either weekly,days either weekly,
every two weeks or onceevery two weeks or once
a month with you anda month with you and
your neighbors (foryour neighbors (for
communities);communities);

92. MORE SUSTAINABLEMORE SUSTAINABLE
LIFESTYLELIFESTYLE
students, faculty,students, faculty,
administrative staff andadministrative staff and
parents (for schools);parents (for schools);
management andmanagement and
employees (for officesemployees (for offices
and factories).and factories).

93. MORE SUSTAINABLEMORE SUSTAINABLE
LIFESTYLELIFESTYLE
You can rotate this activityYou can rotate this activity
among the different streetsamong the different streets
(for communities), different(for communities), different
grade levels or differentgrade levels or different
sections (for schools);sections (for schools);
different departments (fordifferent departments (for
offices).offices).

94. MORE SUSTAINABLEMORE SUSTAINABLE
LIFESTYLELIFESTYLE
students, faculty, administrativestudents, faculty, administrative
staff and parents (for schools);staff and parents (for schools);
management and employeesmanagement and employees
(for offices and factories). You(for offices and factories). You
can rotate this activity amongcan rotate this activity among
the different streets (forthe different streets (for
communities), different gradecommunities), different grade
levels or different sections (forlevels or different sections (for
schools); different departmentsschools); different departments
(for offices).(for offices).

99. Look how beautiful ourLook how beautiful our
blue planet isblue planet is

100. What do we need to
comply?
• Only genuine concern and
supreme sacrifice…
for the next
generations

101. How?
• Begin with ourselves..
• Not tomorrow but now!