Do you do a good thing for the environment? I see commercials and advertisements about ecology every day, for example, tax reductions for eco-friendly cars, eco-points for certain products, and so on. From such things, I understand that environmental problems are becoming serious year by year. Environmental problems are related to our life and so we need to think about the environment in order to be able to live comfortably. We have to take action.

The first thing you can do is to purchase merchandise with eco-points. The eco-point system was started in order to activate and promote the economy through global warming prevention measures. An eco-point is given for purchasing energy-saving merchandise, and it can change with designated merchandise and service. The merchandise for which we can get an eco-points are televisions, air ?conditioners, and refrigerators at present.

The second thing you can do is to use eco-bags and choose energy-saving products. An eco-bag is a substitute for plastic shopping bag. Eco-bags are very popular now. There are all kinds of eco-bag. If everybody is conscious of and does these things, it will lead to a good result, at least for the environment.

The third thing you can do is to eliminate waste from your life. For instance, do not waste paper, save water, eat leftovers, reduce wasted electricity. I think it is very easy for us, however, it does not have meaning at all if we do not continue it every day. It is important to continue.

Therefore, I want to try to different ecological activity. For example, when I go shopping in the supermarket I do not get the plastic bag. I use my own eco-bag. And when dining out, I use my own non-disposable chopsticks. I think that economizing is important, too. In my home, we collect caps of the pet bottles and caps. They are recycled to make clothes and so on. We also recycle newspaper that is used to make toilet paper and tissue. I think that eco-friendly actions are important because many small things by many people will help us all go green.

Making these small changes will have a huge impact on the environment. The environment will be maintained by each of us acting steadily. The first thing we have to think about environmental problems. Everyday accumulation is important. I hope that environmental problems are improved, even a little, by our actions. Let us begin with ecology familiar to us. Take action!