Some important actions to protect the environment from pollution are:
a. Reducing air pollution by keeping vehicles in good condition, or changing to non-fuel driven vehicles, stopping the practice of smoking.
b. Reducing noise pollution by ensuring that noise levels are low, for example, discouraging needless honking on the road, or making rules regarding noisy music at certain hours.
c. Managing disposal of garbage sensibly, for example, by encouraging separation of biodegradable garbage from nonbiodegradable waste, or composting of kitchen waste. These practices need to be adopted both at home and in public places. Special attention has to be paid to the management of industrial and hospital waste.
d. Planting trees and ensuring their care, keeping in mind that those plants and trees should not be planted that have adverse health effects.
e. Saying ‘no’ to plastics in any form, thus reducing toxic wastes that pollute water, air and the soil.
f. Reducing the non-biodegradable packaging of consumer goods.
g. Laws related to construction (especially in urban areas) that violate optimal environmental design.
