write a paragraph about environment ( from 60 -120 words . Use simple words)

both are reusable and prettier than paper and sticky-tape.

2 Start a compost heap to reduce the waste you send to landfill sites.

3 Buy your own hive: without bees the planet would last for only 60 years (and honey is good for your health).

4 Use a nappy washing service: they use 32% less energy and 41% less water than home washing.

5 Slow down. Driving at 50mph uses 25% less fuel than 70mph.

6 Wash your clothes with your flatmates' instead of wasting water on half-empty loads.

7 Turn down your central heating and put on a jumper.

8 Take a brisk shower, not a leisurely bath, to save water.

9 Hold a Tupperware party. Airtight food containers can be reused; sandwich bags and plastic wrap cannot.

10 Choose energy-efficient appliances when you replace old ones.

11 Buy compact fluorescent light bulbs. They last eight times as long and use a fraction of the energy.

12 Join a library instead of buying books.

13 Get to know your neighbours; they are more likely to keep your home safe than energy-guzzling security lamps.

14 Recycle your car oil at a recycling depot or petrol station; it contains lead, nickel and cadmium.

15 Get on your bike instead of driving.

16 Let them carry you off in a biodegradable cardboard coffin, saving trees.

17 Use low-phosphate washing-up liquid and washing powder. Phosphates stimulate algal growth when discharged into the water supply, lowering oxygen levels and killing plants and fish.

18 Buy local, or better still, grow your own food, so energy is not wasted on transportation.

19 Raise your glass to organic beer; conventionally grown hops are sprayed up to a dozen times a year.

20 Use recycling facilities. If there aren't any, ask your council for them.

21 Ditch the air-conditioner and buy an aspidistra; plants help cut pollution.

22 Take the plunge and move in with your partner so you light and heat one home rather than two.

23 Give a colleague a lift to work; if no one is going your way, join a carshare scheme to find a passenger.

24 Cook for friends. Large quantities of food use less packaging than the same quantity in individual portions (and take less energy to cook).

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25 Copy ministers by holidaying in Britain (but unlike them, skip the follow-up trip to Tuscany).

26 Give your garden a good breakfast; coffee grounds and eggshells are ideal for composting.

27 Refuse plastic carrier bags, or at least reuse them. Cloth bags are better.

28 Donate your leftover paint to a community project; Britons fail to use 6.2m litres of the paint they buy each year.

29 Drink tap or filtered water, not bottled.

30 Invest in a washing line; tumble dryers devour electricity.

31 Buy chocolates from proper chocolate stores, so they are not individually wrapped.

32 Turn off TVs and stereos instead of switching them to standby.

33 Lighten up: paint your walls a pale colour, so you need less artificial light.

34 Only flush toilets if really needed; follow the Australian maxim: "If it's yellow that's mellow, if it's brown flush it down."

35 Improve the ambience and dine by candlelight, saving electricity.

36 Insulate your home. Cavity wall insulation can cut heat loss through the wall by up to 60%.

37 Buy from companies with eco-friendly policies; boycott those without.

38 Soak up the sun; even in Britain, solar panels can produce a surprising amount of energy.

39 Clean the back of your fridge. Dusty coils can increase energy consumption by 30%.

40 Avoid air travel; it produces three times more carbon dioxide per passenger than rail.

41 Pretend Christmas has come early; turkey is more likely than chicken to be produced in the UK, while British-grown brussel sprouts require less transport than Kenyan mangetout.

42 Grow plants to give to friends instead of cut flowers.

43 Choose a car with a 3-way catalytic converter, to reduce nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons emissions by 90%.

44 Ban blinds. Heavy curtains keep in more heat in winter.

45 Change materials as well as rooms; MDF and chipboard release formaldehyde, a carcinogen. Buy sustainably produced wood instead.

46 Cut up the plastic rings from packs of beer; they are invisible in water so wildlife can choke on them or trap themselves.

47 Bring a mug to the office instead of using polystyrene cups.

48 Snap up a 36-exposure film instead of 24, reducing waste from packaging and processing.

49 Cancel that expensive gym membership and walk to work instead.

50 Buy less. Save time and money as well as the planet.

Suggestions submitted by Guardian journalists and staff, the World Wildlife Fund and The Ecologist magazine's book Go Mad! 365 Daily Ways to Save the Planet. See www.theecologist.org

We have some news…

… about how we will respond to the escalating climate crisis – we will not stay quiet. This is the Guardian's pledge: we will continue to give global heating, wildlife extinction and pollution the urgent attention and prominence they demand. The Guardian recognises the climate emergency as the defining issue of our times.

Our independence means we are free to investigate and challenge inaction by those in power. We will inform our readers about threats to the environment based on scientific facts, not driven by commercial or political interests. And we have made several important changes to our style guide to ensure the language we use accurately reflects the environmental catastrophe.

The Guardian believes that the problems we face on the climate crisis are systemic and that fundamental societal change is needed. We will keep reporting on the efforts of individuals and communities around the world who are fearlessly taking a stand for future generations and the preservation of human life on earth. We want their stories to inspire hope. We will also report back on our own progress as an organisation, as we take important steps to address our impact on the environment.

More people in Vietnam, like you, are reading and supporting the Guardian’s journalism – made possible by our choice to keep it open to all. We do not have a paywall because we believe everyone deserves access to factual information, regardless of where they live or what they can afford.

We hope you will consider supporting the Guardian’s open, independent reporting today. Every contribution from our readers, however big or small, is so valuable. Support The Guardian from as little as $1 – and it only takes a minute. Thank you.

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both are reusable and prettier than paper and sticky-tape.

2 Start a compost heap to reduce the waste you send to landfill sites.

3 Buy your own hive: without bees the planet would last for only 60 years (and honey is good for your health).

4 Use a nappy washing service: they use 32% less energy and 41% less water than home washing.

5 Slow down. Driving at 50mph uses 25% less fuel than 70mph.

6 Wash your clothes with your flatmates' instead of wasting water on half-empty loads.

7 Turn down your central heating and put on a jumper.

8 Take a brisk shower, not a leisurely bath, to save water.

9 Hold a Tupperware party. Airtight food containers can be reused; sandwich bags and plastic wrap cannot.

10 Choose energy-efficient appliances when you replace old ones.

11 Buy compact fluorescent light bulbs. They last eight times as long and use a fraction of the energy.

12 Join a library instead of buying books.

13 Get to know your neighbours; they are more likely to keep your home safe than energy-guzzling security lamps.

14 Recycle your car oil at a recycling depot or petrol station; it contains lead, nickel and cadmium.

15 Get on your bike instead of driving.

16 Let them carry you off in a biodegradable cardboard coffin, saving trees.

17 Use low-phosphate washing-up liquid and washing powder. Phosphates stimulate algal growth when discharged into the water supply, lowering oxygen levels and killing plants and fish.

18 Buy local, or better still, grow your own food, so energy is not wasted on transportation.

19 Raise your glass to organic beer; conventionally grown hops are sprayed up to a dozen times a year.

20 Use recycling facilities. If there aren't any, ask your council for them.

21 Ditch the air-conditioner and buy an aspidistra; plants help cut pollution.

22 Take the plunge and move in with your partner so you light and heat one home rather than two.

23 Give a colleague a lift to work; if no one is going your way, join a carshare scheme to find a passenger.

24 Cook for friends. Large quantities of food use less packaging than the same quantity in individual portions (and take less energy to cook).

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25 Copy ministers by holidaying in Britain (but unlike them, skip the follow-up trip to Tuscany).

26 Give your garden a good breakfast; coffee grounds and eggshells are ideal for composting.

27 Refuse plastic carrier bags, or at least reuse them. Cloth bags are better.

28 Donate your leftover paint to a community project; Britons fail to use 6.2m litres of the paint they buy each year.

29 Drink tap or filtered water, not bottled.

30 Invest in a washing line; tumble dryers devour electricity.

31 Buy chocolates from proper chocolate stores, so they are not individually wrapped.

32 Turn off TVs and stereos instead of switching them to standby.

33 Lighten up: paint your walls a pale colour, so you need less artificial light.

34 Only flush toilets if really needed; follow the Australian maxim: "If it's yellow that's mellow, if it's brown flush it down."

35 Improve the ambience and dine by candlelight, saving electricity.

36 Insulate your home. Cavity wall insulation can cut heat loss through the wall by up to 60%.

37 Buy from companies with eco-friendly policies; boycott those without.

38 Soak up the sun; even in Britain, solar panels can produce a surprising amount of energy.

39 Clean the back of your fridge. Dusty coils can increase energy consumption by 30%.

40 Avoid air travel; it produces three times more carbon dioxide per passenger than rail.

41 Pretend Christmas has come early; turkey is more likely than chicken to be produced in the UK, while British-grown brussel sprouts require less transport than Kenyan mangetout.

42 Grow plants to give to friends instead of cut flowers.

43 Choose a car with a 3-way catalytic converter, to reduce nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons emissions by 90%.

44 Ban blinds. Heavy curtains keep in more heat in winter.

45 Change materials as well as rooms; MDF and chipboard release formaldehyde, a carcinogen. Buy sustainably produced wood instead.

46 Cut up the plastic rings from packs of beer; they are invisible in water so wildlife can choke on them or trap themselves.

47 Bring a mug to the office instead of using polystyrene cups.

48 Snap up a 36-exposure film instead of 24, reducing waste from packaging and processing.

49 Cancel that expensive gym membership and walk to work instead.

50 Buy less. Save time and money as well as the planet.

Suggestions submitted by Guardian journalists and staff, the World Wildlife Fund and The Ecologist magazine's book Go Mad! 365 Daily Ways to Save the Planet. See www.theecologist.org

We have some news…

… about how we will respond to the escalating climate crisis – we will not stay quiet. This is the Guardian's pledge: we will continue to give global heating, wildlife extinction and pollution the urgent attention and prominence they demand. The Guardian recognises the climate emergency as the defining issue of our times.

Our independence means we are free to investigate and challenge inaction by those in power. We will inform our readers about threats to the environment based on scientific facts, not driven by commercial or political interests. And we have made several important changes to our style guide to ensure the language we use accurately reflects the environmental catastrophe.

The Guardian believes that the problems we face on the climate crisis are systemic and that fundamental societal change is needed. We will keep reporting on the efforts of individuals and communities around the world who are fearlessly taking a stand for future generations and the preservation of human life on earth. We want their stories to inspire hope. We will also report back on our own progress as an organisation, as we take important steps to address our impact on the environment.

More people in Vietnam, like you, are reading and supporting the Guardian’s journalism – made possible by our choice to keep it open to all. We do not have a paywall because we believe everyone deserves access to factual information, regardless of where they live or what they can afford.

We hope you will consider supporting the Guardian’s open, independent reporting today. Every contribution from our readers, however big or small, is so valuable. Support The Guardian from as little as $1 – and it only takes a minute. Thank you.

Support The Guardian