Going Green Family
Pledge
Your family can make a big difference in keeping our planet healthy.
When they sign the Family Pledge they will join families around the
world who are stepping up and taking care of the Earth.
MY family’s actions make a difference in keeping our planet healthy.
CHANGING the little things like turning off the lights or drinking
from a re-usable water bottle can make a big impact in protecting
the Earth.
PLANET! This is our only one and we will help lead it to a great future.
Our family will start protecting the Earth today!
We pledge to:
Reduce the energy and water we use, and the garbage we make with actions
like:
- Turning off lights when not in use
- Taking shorter showers and switching off the faucet when I brush my teeth
- Using a lunch box, cloth napkins and re-usable lunch containers
- Using regular cups and plates at home – not plastic or paper
Reuse items to keep things out of our landfills, lakes, streams and
oceans by:
- Using both sides of a piece of paper
- Giving old toys, sports gear and clothes away instead of throwing
them away
- Trading used books with friends
- Creating new uses for old things like making a vase out of a glass
bottle
Recycle everything we can so trash can become something new by:
- Putting paper, cans, aluminum foil, glass, plastic containers in
recycling bins
- Bringing items home if there is not a recycling container available
- Encouraging our school, community center, athletic fields to recycle
Plant a flower, tree, fruit or vegetable in our yard, a flowerpot
or at school
Ride our bikes or walk more often
Eat fresh food, which is healthier for us and helps reduce the packaging
and energy required for frozen, pre-packaged foods
Share what we know with others by encouraging other families to sign
the Family Pledge, writing our government leaders, or starting a program
like a community garden at school or our local community center
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By doing what we can to go green, we are making the world a better
place for each other, our friends and all the plants and animals we
share the Earth with.
Signed,
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