JARINGAN Green Earth Campaign Series

Start Young:
Be an Example for the Young Generations in Making the Earth a Better Place to Live 

We can teach our children how to love nature and how important it is to safeguard the world to enjoy their life at a young age. We can avoid destroying the earth for our lives is uncertain, it is not our permanent property for us to treat as we wish. We are only sharing and we must try to keep it safe for our next generations. Parents are the role model for children and so the more practice parents have on recycling, the more likely children will hold the lesson and apply it throughout their lives.

More and more people become aware of the importance of recycling and if we practice these issues personally and seriously, we can help the earth, and help ourselves. We can reduce the cost of living and help our children learn that with a little creativity and some thought, they can make a difference

Few tips on how your child learn early the value of recycling and find opportunities to recycle and reuse items: 

Plastic Bags

That you get from supermarket, hypermarket or stores, pharmacies can be used to store dirty clothes when you travel and also to dump waste at home, or to wrap a dirty diaper or pads so they can be dispose properly. You can also use these to keep a set of clean clothes in your luggage or the trunk of your car so that it does not get wet even if there is heavy rain when you travel from place to place.

Carton boxes 

Can be saved for the kids’ arts and craft activities. And also can be made into a beautiful gift boxes with used wrapping paper and ribbon.

Ribbons

Are excellent for reuse, what the children get from your birthday or Christmas gift packing can be made as attractive bow or hair ribbon.

Old Clothes

Can be donated to charity homes, or to less fortunate person you know in your communities. Collect them in a box or bag and let your child play with their friends for Halloweens or Snow White play etc.

Printer Paper, Copy Paper and/or Old Letters or Pages

Your child can use them to draw pictures, jot down notes when doing homework, and bind them together for rough books or to practice maths.

Pages from a Newspaper or Magazines

Can be use to create a school project, and/or cut out the interesting informative page that you want to share with others or use to wrap unrefrigerated vegetables.


Glass Jars or Old Vases

Can be use to grow seedlings, some small flower plants or food.


There are various ways you come across to teach your children. Be creative, anything you can think of to recycle. When you recycle involve the children even if it's just by telling them you recycled something. Of course, you won't tell them every time, but make sure they know you're finding ways to recycle and make sure you listen when they have ideas of their own.