Keep our beautiful islands clean & green!

1.  Heating and Cooling takes the
      most energy in your household

• keep A/C at 78F or warmer
• turn off your hot water heater overnight
• limit your use of irons and clothes dryers

2.  Conserve Water

• take showers, not baths
• turn off the tap when brushing your teeth
• wash only full loads of laundry/dishes

3.  Reduce, Reuse & Recycle

• say NO to plastic bags
• buy reusable containers for food
• recycle aluminium cans

4.  Save Trees

• copy and print on both sides of paper
• plant trees to shade your house
• use cloth towels instead of paper towels

5.  Compost

• add your kitchen scraps (e.g. egg shells, coffee grounds, fruit and vegetable peels)and grass clippings to the compost pile
• log on to www.hgtv.com and search "compost" for more info

6.  Save Energy

• turn off lights and computers when not in use
• use fluorescent lights
• use rechargeable batteries  

7.  Drive Less

• for short trips, bike or walk car pool
• if you must drive, ensure that your tires are properly inflated and use A/C sparingly to save fuel

8.  Eat Smart

• cut back on meat consumption - grazing animals are hard on the environment   
  
• support local growers for fresher food -
  you'll also help the local economy

9.  Take Pride In Our Islands

• learn about the importance of native flora
  and fauna
• stop litter louts from fouling the towns
  and beaches
• participate in clean up and beautifying projects
• bring a bag to the beach and collect trash - if the beach is clean to start with, people are less likely to litter

Grade 6 students from Cayman International School cleaning up the beach at Starfish Point in Feb 2009 (above).

Students from Triple C School participated in a Trash-a-thon in South Sound in March 2009 (below).

10. Learn about the environment
        and share what you know

• check the internet, read books, watch programs
• environmental issues are everywhere you look
• be an ambassador for the environment and help keep our islands beautiful

Check out this fun, life-changing mini-film:

In observance of World Environment Day 2009 The Sustainable Development Unit at the Department of Environment launched the first of a series of guides on 5th June, designed to advise businesses and organisations in the Cayman Islands on how to reduce the environmental impact of their office operations. 

Did you know?

97% of plastic grocery bags end up either in landfills or littering our planet's fragile ecosystems. Do your part and purchase reusable shopping bags, available at Foster's Food Fair and other vendors.

The Cayman International School PTA sold blue bags with the theme "I love my home...planet earth."

Did you also know?

Blackle.com is saving energy "one search at a time."

Set Blackle as your home page, save a little energy and remind yourself that every bit counts.