On Day Against Pollution, a warning to minimize environmental impacts
On this Day Against Pollution, we invite you to make a small gesture for the environment. How about seizing the date and taking a sustainable approach? The planet thanks you. Do even more: talk and encourage someone to feel responsible and be aware of the harm that pollution causes to nature and to humans.
Brazil and the world have enough reason to embrace the cause, as the general scenario of environmental degradation has been worsening, despite the efforts of some countries and some punctual advances.
Attitudes can and should start on our homes. Some examples:
- Separate recyclable waste
- Save energy
- Reduce water consumption
- Dispose of batteries in specific collection points
- Do not throw cooking oil in the sink, use appropriate collection points.
- Use recycled paper
- Exchange plastic grocery bags for reusable bags
- Whenever possible, do not use car, prefer public transportation, hiking and bicycles. Encourage carpool.
- Plant trees
- Avoid using disposable plastic materials such as bottles, glasses, cutlery and straws.

POLLUTION KILLS 12 MILLION A YEAR
Nature's pollution is so intense that it accounts for one in four premature human deaths each year in the world. This means it kills 12.6 millionpeople every year. The conclusion is in a report by the United Nations environmental agency, the UN Environment. The document is the most complete publication ever produced by the agency on the subject.
Air pollution, chemicals that affect drinking water and the fast destruction of ecosystems are causing a kind of global epidemic that has negative effects even on the economy of countries.
Today, polluted air kills 6.5 million people a year. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it is responsible for more deaths than malnutrition, alcohol use and physical inactivity. It is estimated that in 80% of urban centers air quality does not meet the UN health standards.
Air pollution causes 1 out of 9 deaths worldwide. Watch the video: