Hey kids!

Do you know that 1 ton of non-recycled printing and office paper uses 24 trees?

Cutting down trees is harmful for all of us. Our planet is a beautiful green planet and it is our responsibility to keep it that way. Trees are the lungs of our planet, they are the habitat for birds and animals, even some plants need the shade of trees to survive. Tree roots hold the soil and prevent erosion. Trees give us valuable medicines, resins, glues and other products.

Trees also give us paper…but they have to be cut down to produce paper. We all need paper…imagine a world without school copies or text books? That might be fun! But how would we study? And then, what about a world with no exciting comic or story books? That would be a tragedy!

Join us in our effort to save Trees. Be Green Crusaders .



Here’s how you can help in conservation of our forests -

First
since half of all the trees on the planet get cut down to make paper, using less paper is a great way to help save our ancient forests.

	Write on both sides of every piece of paper, and try to use scratch paper or half-sheets whenever possible. Recycle paper when you are finished with it.
	Put a cloth napkin in your backpack, purse, or lunch pail and use it instead of paper napkins.
	Take a canvas bag to the grocery store instead of using paper bags.
	Use cloth towels at home to clean up spills instead of paper towels, and use real cups and plates instead of paper ones. Paper plates and cups may be easy to use, but they are very bad for the rainforests!

Second
when purchasing paper at the store, try to buy 100% post-consumer recycled paper. Post-consumer means "after it's been used by someone." That means it's made from the papers we've already used and put into the recycling bin.

Third
Plant a tree – in your home or your school or just by the roadside.