How we can Help the Planet: Part 6

         Five ideas you can use to help the Earth:

• Become truly motivated to make a difference in the world. You don't necessarily need to help the planet with this one, even though it is recommended, but the more people around the world who follow their dreams will make the world a better place as well as create a more pleasant atmosphere.
• Collecting rain water is a great way to save water in your community. The water that we don't catch just goes down the drain and into the ocean, but if we catch the rainwater, we can use if for practical purposes, like watering the plants and turning the sprinklers off, giving your pet some water, and even boil it for human consumption.
• Make sure to turn off everything when you leave a room for a long period of time. If you leave to go to the store or to go to an event, the lights, computer, air conditioning, fans, etc should all be off. It is just a waste of energy otherwise. The only argument is the air conditioning, but that uses a lot of electricity and cools a house fairly quickly once it is turned on, so you will only have to deal with a short period of heat in your house.
• Don't rinse dishes before putting them in the wash. Not only do you save time, but you can also save up to 20 gallons of water by just allowing the washing machine to do what it was designed to do. It also saves energy because many people rinse with hot water, and water requires energy to heat the temperature many people like.
• Run errands in bunches. Basically, if you know you need you need to go grocery shopping, but you also feel like you might want a book, a game, a new light bulb, or anything that you might need in the near future, buy it while you are out. Not only do you save time by not needing to go back and forth, but you also save gas and may not even have to drive to several places if everything you need is in one mall.

Help the Earth by sharing this blog. I know that this is not the most professional blog out there, nor the most informative, I just want to help the planet in the way I find as most effective. Thank you all for reading and these short lists will continue for as long as I can think of ways to help the Earth.
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