1.

Look at every item you use, purchase or consume as having a "cost" to

the environment. That item was made with resources, had some cost to the
environment in production, was shipped to you, marketed and after you use
it it will have to be disposed of.
2.

Try buying things that could be recycled. For example, buy recyclable
pens that could be filled with ink rather than pens that get
thrown away after being used. If you have papers, bottles or
whatever, don't throw them away. Instead, send them to the
recycling company in your district.

Reduce the amount you use and try to reuse existing items instead
of buying new ones. One great idea is to buy clothes second-hand
(lots of clothes are thrown/given away that are barely a year old and
have hardly been worn) and to customize old clothes instead of
buying new ones.

τρy to make your purchase decisions from companies that support

sustainable production, fair trade, or organic. If you don't know all
about how something is made, look it up!

Turn off all the upstairs lights (and downstairs if your parents are
already upstairs) before you go to bed each night. If you leave
phone or iPod chargers plugged into the main power source then it
uses electricity even if it's not connected in your phone/iPod.

Talk about pollution and global warming to your parents if you are
truly interested in it. Don't push them to be more green and annoy
them; they wouldn't mind a few suggestions every now and again.
Some grownups are interested in living large. They might drive a
huge S.U.V, live in a mansion, or simply waste things. Try to explain
to your younger siblings what is happening in the world to them, as
simply as possible. Allow them to make up their own mind but you
might find they will be more open to it than your parents.