To be able to conserve our natural environment it is important to keep in the following principles -
1. Reduce : the amount of things we use
2. Reuse : the things we have in different forms until we have absolutely no use for them
3. Recycle : items that are no longer functional.
4. Rethink: the choices we make when deciding to buy something and
5. Refuse : things that we do not need at all.
So this Diwali, before you buy something new apply the above five principles and only then pay at the counter!
3. High Energy Consumption
The festival of lights puts a considerably heavy load on electrical energy sources that are already overloaded. The use of electric lights to adorn homes, business establishments, monuments and roads requires a huge amount of electricity. The older tradition of burning oil lamps is a possible alternative to electric lights - even though it does use oil, the duration of the lamps is shorter.
