World Environment Day is commemorated on 5 June every year. This day is an opportunity for us to raise environmental awareness and to encourage action to safeguard the environment.
We are living in a time when wasteful consumption and bad habits are placing growing demands on the earth’s resources. Unless we take on the task of safeguarding the environment, we cannot prevent it from further degradation.
An enormous amount of resources and energy can be saved with just a little effort. At home, we should separate and recycle waste, Reducing water wastage and conserving electricity are practices that will safeguard the environment. we should discard products only as a last resort. As consumers, we should make an effort to buy only environmentally-friendly goods. We should avoid products that are disposable. Instead, we should buy products that can be reused, recycled or products that are biodegradable.
Petrol-guzzling and pollutant-emitting machines are a major source of environmental pollution. We can reduce the amount of emissions by car-pooling and using public transport.
Every little action on our part can go a long way towards protecting our environment. Whatever we do serves as an example for others. If we all get together and make an effort to save the environment, we can make a difference.
Vocabulary
commemorated remembered
last resort when every other method has failed
biodegradable can be reduced to natural or harmless substances
