Ways on how to prevent, reduce or to stop

pollution today (air, water, and land)

Updated on May 24, 2015
Stop pollution! Help create awareness re the need for people to take responsibility
towards a sustainable future.

Air pollution

Garbage family

Landfill and methane

Noise pollution

Smoker's hand

Pollution is a major concern

" This entire planet is our home. We are the only species that systematically destroy
our own habitat."- Marianne Williamson
Pollution prevention is an exceptionally major global concern because of the harmful
effects of pollution on the persons health and on the environment. Environmental
pollution comes in various forms, such as: air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution,
etc..
Everyone is a stakeholder as we are all inhabitants of this one and only mother earth.
Each person has something to contribute to advance an effective pollution prevention
awareness initiatives. Environmental protection is caring for ourselves, loving our
children and ensuring a sustainable future for generations to come.
"If we heal the earth, we heal ourselves."
You and I should therefore accept personal responsibility for the success of the
environmental protection programs of our respective community by cooperating and
actively participating in making the atmosphere pollution free. Help stop pollution today.
Although on an individual basis we can help combat pollution in our own immediate
environment, efficient control can be best institutionalized through legislation. Thus,

most countries have already addressed the issue by passing some form of pollution
prevention measures.
Averting the onset of pollution in any area, i.e. be it on air, water or land, could be the
start and the simplest preventive solution to the problem. This calls for a conscientious
effort to adopt good practices or habits by the people, the passage and the proper
implementation of appropriate government laws and the strict compliance especially by
potential industrial pollutants.
If there are no pollutants, there will be no pollution. And yet, this is easier said than done.
Certain bad habits are entrenched and industrial development somehow carries with it the
concomitant burden of pollution. The cost to business and its commercial ramifications
make this rather simple preventive approach quite complicated and more difficult to
implement.

Street trash

Drinking polluted water

Stop global warming

Clean earth

Happy family

Happy family, too!

cardinal feasting on a mulberry

Source: Paloma De Los Santos onto God's marvelous creations!

How can we help?

The good news is that there is hope. This seemingly difficult situation does not deter
environmental protection advocates to pursue their dream for a more pollution-free earth.
Kudos to Greenpeace and all similar organizations all over the world as they bear for us
the campaign torch on environmental issues.

Everyone can help by self education and by adopting good and healthy practices. It is
also important that we help raise awareness about the significance of environmental
issues, their dire consequences and what can be done.
One person alone cannot save the planets biodiversity, but each individuals effort to
encourage natures wealth must not be underestimated.- United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP)
Every action or inaction of any person in regard to her or his surroundings has an effectbe it good, neutral or bad- on the environment. Nature already provides for our
needs.Whatever we do to it gets back to us. If we are friends of the earth, it will also be
friendly to us. By becoming aware and doing the right action, we choose to be part of the
solution. What comes to mind now to serve as reminders include the following:

Stop smoking or at least follow the No Smoking sign.

Use unleaded gasoline in your cars.
Keep your car properly maintained to keep it in good running condition to avoid
smoke emissions.
Share a ride or engage in car pooling.
Instead of using your cars, choose to walk or ride a bicycle whenever possible.
With this eco-friendly practice, you will also be healthier and happier by staying
fit.
Never use open fires to dispose of wastes.
Adopt the 3Rs of solid waste management: reduce, reuse and recycle. Inorganic
materials such as metals, glass and plastic; also organic materials like paper, can
be reclaimed and recycled. This takes into account that the proven solution to the
problem of proper waste management (especially in third world countries) is
proper disposal (in waste bins for collection and not in the street where it could
fall into drains), waste segregation and collection, and recycling.
Start composting brown leaves in your yard and green scraps from your kitchen. It
will reduce waste while improving your yard and garden soils.
Reconnect with nature. Live green by using green power supplied abundantly and
freely by wind and the sun. Hang your laundry to dry to minimize use of gas or
electricity from your dryers. Enjoy fresh air from open windows to lessen the use
of air conditioning system.
Patronize local foods and goods. In this manner, transporting goods and foods
prepared with GMOs which uses fuel from conventional energy sources will be
minimized.
Use eco-friendly or biodegradable materials instead of plastic which are made up
of highly toxic substances injurious to your health.
Create your green space. Value your garden. Plant more trees and put indoor
plants in your homes.They clean the air, provide oxygen and beautify your
surrounding. Thus, care for them and by protecting them, especially the big trees
around and in the forest, you protect yourself and your family, too.
Have a proper waste disposal system especially for toxic wastes
Take very good care of your pets and their wastes.

Never throw, run or drain or dispose into the water, air, or land any substance in
solid, liquid or gaseous form that shall cause pollution.
Do not cause loud noises and unwanted sounds to avoid noise pollution.
Do not litter in public places. Anti-litter campaigns can educate the populace.
Industries should use fuel with lower sulphur content.
Industries should monitor their air emissions regularly and take measures to
ensure compliance with the prescribed emission standards.
Industries should strictly follow applicable government regulations on pollution
control.
Organic waste should be dumped in places far from residential areas.
Say a big "NO" to GMOs or genetically modified organisms. Genetically
engineered crops are not only bad for the environment since they require massive
amount of fungicides, pesticides, and herbicides; but GMO altered foods are also
health risks and negatively impact farmers' livelihood.
Help stop pollution. Join the Earth Day celebration every April 22nd and
consider making it an everyday practice for the rest of your earthly life.
The following reminder has been sourced from facebook (05.04.13) which I
added to this article because of its relevance:
MANDATORY REMINDER FROM CNN- NASA reports that by the next 10
months, earth gets hotter by 4 degrees from now. Himalayan glaciers are
melting @ rapid rate. Our climate is changing drastically & it's getting
worst. We must help fight Global Warming by doing the following steps:

Together . . . we can protect our Mother Earth!

1) Plant more trees
2) Don't waste water
3) Use cloth bag and don't burn plastic
Pls copy & paste this to your wall: SAVE MOTHER EARTH

Consider these . . . Breathing is life. We know that we will survive without food for
several weeks and without water for few days, but without oxygen, we will die in a
matter of minutes. The oxygen, the air we breathe sustains us. So, let us make today and
everyday a good day for everyone. Allow the earth to have more clean air. Help control
pollution.
"You're not going to make me have a bad day. If there's oxygen on earth and I'm
breathing, it's going to be a good day." ~Cotton Fitzsimmons
"Negative thinking destroys your brain cells and causes global warming." Source: The
Scientific Institute of GetOverIt!
We have a moral and spiritual bond to the planet that God made the source of all living
things that our own survival depends upon. Many urban dwellers have lost their spiritual
bond to the earth when they lose a connection to the natural environment. They can lose
their inner peace too. Fr. Shay Cullen
Final thoughts
Let me leave you with the following excerpts from Eckhart Tolle's "The Power of Now".
". . . The pollution of the planet is only an outside reflection of an inner psychic
pollution: millions of unconscious individuals not taking responsibility for their inner
space."
"Are you polluting the world or cleaning up the mess? You are responsible for your inner
space; nobody else is, just as you are responsible for the planet. As within, so without. If
humans clear inner pollution, then they will also cease to create outer pollution."
Know more About Earth Day . . . and participate. Check out the link below.

More knowledge is to be empowered. Read more.

Pollution is directly linked to climate change. To know more about this topic, please visit
this link: http://loryrich.hubpages.com/hub/What-Causes-Changes-in-Earths-Climate

About Earth Day

Earth Day Celebration, which should be a yearlong and continuous event, is one
positive approach to help curb pollution. We are all caretakers of this planet. We
can do it . . . together.