Here are some specific things you can do in your bedroom to help save the environment.

Global Warming and Electricity

• Turn off and unplug any electronics when you’re not using them.
• Turn off lights when you don’t need them.
• On hot summer days, don’t turn on the air conditioning. Instead, open your windows.
• On cold winter days, don’t turn up the heat.  Put on sweatshirts, sweatpants, sweaters or blankets.
• When you’re sleeping during cold winter nights, don’t turn up the heat. Put some extra blankets on your bed.

The 3R’s

• If you draw or do homework in your room, be sure to use the back of papers.
• Recycle any used papers.
• From now on, make sure that you only buy notebooks, notepads, journals, stationery, etc. that are made from recycled material.
• Give your toys, clothes, books, and other things that you don’t want anymore to people who can use them.
• Fix or repair anything in your bedroom that is broken instead of throwing it away and buying a new one.
• Make crafts out of recycled materials.
• Reuse things you would normally throw away and turn them into desk organizers, containers for small items such as hair accessories and jewelry, school supply holders, etc.

Trees

• Use both sides of paper.
• Recycle any paper products that you can’t use any more.