A.

ARE YOU OBSERVING OR FOLLOWING THESE PRINCIPLES OF THE

ENVIRONMENT? TO SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER, SITE A SITUATION OR AN
ACTIVITY.
Yes, We are currently facing the most critical environmental issues in human history.
Our climate, planet, lives, and future as a civilization are all at risk. While the magnitude
of that thought can be extremely overwhelming, don’t allow yourself to feel helpless, not
knowing where to begin. Making small steps and adjustments in your daily routine will
give you a sense of success and a yearning to attempt more.
1. Replace disposable items with reusable
Anything you use and throw away can potentially spend centuries in a landfill. See
below for simple adjustments you can make to decrease the amount of disposable
items in your daily life.
2. Pass on paper
We are living in the Digital Era but think about all the paper products you use in your
daily life. These actions still align with reusing and repurposing, though may take a little
more time for transition.
3. Conserve water & electricity
4. Support local & environmentally friendly
Reduces plastic and paper waste
Boosts cost-efficiency, Enables bulk purchasing, Helps support your neighbors, Retains
farmland within the community,and Builds up the local economy.
5. Recycle (& then recycle properly)
Implementing recycling habits into your daily life is one of the most effective ways to
help lessen landfill waste, conserve natural resources, save habitats, reduce pollution,
cut down on energy consumption, and slow down global warming.

B. RELATE THE PRINCIPLE " EVERYTHING CHANGES" TO TECHNOLOGY AND

HOW CAN YOU OBSERVE THIS PRINCIPLE AND STILL TAKE CARE OR PROTECT
THE ENVIRONMENT?
One of the most significant ways to contribute to saving the environment is to
sustainably generate and use the available energy resources. Some examples of
technology-efficient energy solutions are fuel cells, lithium-air batteries, hydrogen
energy storage, and thermal energy collectors. The tools of sustainable development—
economic instruments, legislative measures, and consumer pressures- aim to achieve
technological changes such as recycling, waste minimisation, substitution of materials,
changed production processes, pollution control, and more efficient usage of resources.
C. WHAT IS YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO YOUR SCHOOL OR COMMUNITY TO
PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT?

Recycle/Reuse Your Books, While your books certainly aren’t doing any harm sat on
your bookshelf, they could be recycled or reused by someone else. Send your books to
us, and we’ll either resell them or recycle them, so they can be used for other purposes.
You’ll be giving someone else the chance to learn without using more resources, or
saving resources. It’s a win-win. Ditch the Paper, You can do anything without paper
these days – enroll in your course, get learning resources and class resources via
email, and take lecture notes on your phone (assuming you’re paying attention anyway).
If you think there are ways your uni could decrease the amount of paper they use, make
suggestions and check their paper usage policy. Buy a Water Bottle, We use so much
plastic from buying bottled water instead of reusing old ones when we could be carrying
a more permanent solution. If you forget your bottle, your uni should have a water
cooler (which stocks recyclable cups, we hope). Turn Off Your Phone, Do you need to
check your Instagram when you’re falling asleep in your 5th lecture of the day? Do you
want notifications from the Student Beans app at 3 am? If you know you won’t be
needing your phone for the foreseeable future, turn it off. You won’t be scrambling
around like the world’s about to end as you hit 1%, and you’ll be saving energy.
Recycle, It’s pretty obvious – but still relevant. If your uni has recycling bins, use them. If
they don’t, ask why they don’t. It can be difficult to recycle, especially if you’re living in
the herd-like environment of shared living. Other people might not be passionate about
the planet, so you might have to take on more responsibility. Avoid Public Transport
When Possible, We get it, it rains a lot in the UK and it’s cold. But if you want to protect
the environment, get your raincoat and mittens out and brave the storm. Plus, you’ll be
burning off all those Aldi value pot noodles you devoured the night before.
Save Water, Protecting the planet means saving water – only 0.03% of the 70% of
water available to us is freshwater. There are plenty of ways you can save water in your
student digs, like taking shorter showers, avoiding small clothes washes, and turning all
your taps off.