ECO WARRIOR

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ECO WARRIOR
RESISTING POLLUTION ON PLANET EARTH
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POLLUTION BATTLE

• Register now Sign up to save our planet your
  country needs you!
• Pollution is a Crime
• Obey the following rules prevent DISTRUCTION
• Recycle paper
• Dont waste water
• Reuse plastic
• Recycle cans
• Use a compost bin
• Dont litter
• Dont waste energy
• Recycle old glasses
• Dont throw away old mobiles
• Use public transport or walk
• Dont drop gum
• Reuse old clothes

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SAVE OUR TREES
SOS Save our souls

• At home in work and in school we all waste a lot
  of paper
• Paper is made from trees so the more we use the
  more trees have to be cut down.
• ECO WARRIOR SOLUTION
• Get an old cardboard box
• Label it paper
• Place it beside your regular bin
• Encourage people to recycle paper
• Empty the box out once a week into your Green
  Oxigen bin

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NOT A DROP TO DRINK

• Word of Warning-Water is Precious Conserve it.
• Get a basin to rinse/clean your fruit veg.
• For car washing use a bucket of water not a
  hose.
• Fix leaking taps as soon as you hear them.
• Only use your dishwasher washing machine when
  they are full.
• Don't leave the tap running while brushing your
  teeth.
• Dont get washed away in the shower reduce the
  time you spend in it.
• Know how to turn off your water supply.

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PLASTIC FANTASTIC

• Most food products come in plastic packaging.
  Think of how much every family eats bins in 1
  day.
• Plastic can be recycled so make the effort.
• WARRIOR WARNING
• You must rinse off any food left on the plastic
  or else it will not be suitable for recycling.
• Try to get into the habit of rinsing out drink
  bottles, yoghurt cartons, sauce bottles,
  microwave dinner containers, sandwich packaging
  etc .

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CASH FOR CANS
Collect empty aluminium cans and get some cash
for your school. Your local waste contractor will
give you 60cent per bag or 30cent per
kilo. WARRIOR WARNING Make sure the cans are
empty going into the bin or else things will get
very sticky messy. So go on set up a collection
point for empty fizzy drink cans and go can crazy.
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COMPOST CRAZY
We all try to eat more fruit veg to be
healthy. We can also save our planet by recycling
the leftovers in a compost bin. All fruit skins
cores as well as veg skins rot turn into great
fertiliser for soil. You can buy compost bins in
any hardware store set it up in your
garden Have a mini compost bin in your kitchen .
WARRIOR WARNING- Empty it out into the garden
quite frequently as it can get very smelly.
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ENERGY BATTLE

• Its important to try to save energy here are some
  easy tips
• Turn off lights on leaving a room
• Dont have the blinds down lights on when its
  sunny
• Turn off the heating if it is too warm dont just
  open the window
• Dont leave electrical equipment on when you
  aren't using it
• WARRIOR WARNING-
• Dont leaving a mobile phone to charge all night
  as it can over heat cause a fire.

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SIGHT SAVING
Most opticians now collect old prescription
glasses which can be used in third world
countries. Collected eyeglasses are cleaned,
repaired and measured to determine the
correction. Available glasses are cataloged in a
computer database, and matched to people in need.
Many of the glasses are sent to other countries
Set up a collection box in your school where
people can drop in old glasses and help give
people across the gift of sight
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MOBILE MORGUE

• You can recycle your old mobile phone in most
  phone shops or Oxfam stores
• Oxfam can turn your unwanted or broken mobile
  phones and their accessories into funds to
  support their work with poor people all over the
  world.
• Think about it....A Nokia 3310, worth 30/20 to
  us, can feed a family of five for a month in an
  emergency situation.
• So B-ring B-ring them in

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LITTER BUG
So many people dump rubbish on the streets even
when there are bins all around. It is polluting
our planet and messing up our towns. Chewing gum
costs a lot of money to remove. So dont be a
litter bug BIN IT! WARRIOR WARNINGYou will be
charged an on-the-spot fine of 125 euro for
leaving or throwing litter in a public place.
There is a maximum fine of 3,000 euro if you are
convicted of a litter offence in the District
Court
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GET ACTIVE

• How many of us jump in the car when we could use
  public transport or better still walk or cycle?
• Make an effort to reduce petrol pollution by car
  pooling or forming a walking club to school to
  help bring junior pupils safely to school.
• WARRIOR WARNING
• Oil is a fossil fuel that is non-renewable, when
  we use it up it will be gone forever. Already
  petrol prices are beginning to soar and we need
  to think of alternative means of transport.
  Battery powered vehicles may be the way forward.

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OLD CLOTHES

• Every once in a while clear out your wardrobe and
  the clothes which your friends or family wont use
  can be sent to a charity shop and be recycled.
• You can jazz up an old pair of jeans by turning
  them into cut offs or adding sequences.
• Any clothes that are not in good condition can be
  used as rags.
• When you have finished school, instead of burning
  your uniform donate it to your school it will
  be given to a family who may not be able to
  afford a new one. You can also donate school
  books or things like communion dresses.