Environmental Tips and Advices

In this section, we offer tips and advice for citizens and residents in the Sultanate of Oman to ensure environment preservation. The following tips have been adapted from "Fifty Simple Things You Can Do to Save Oman's Environment" Second Edition, Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs.

No	Advice	Details
Save our water
1	Use only as much water as you need when washing	Keep your showers short Try not to turn the tap on full
2	Fill the sink with water when washing dishes rather than leaving the tap running	Did you know that if you leave the tap running when you brush your teeth you could easily use more than 20 liters of water?
3	Turn off dripping taps	Make sure that leaking pipes or taps are fixed quickly
Save Energy
4	Only turn on lights when you need them	Use natural daylight instead of turning on lights Switch off lights when you leave a room
5	Use your air conditioning efficiently	Turn off individual air conditioning units in rooms you are not using Keep doors closed when air conditioning is on
Minimize Waste
6	Re-use plastic bags	Avoid throwing away plastic bags unnecessarily Take plastic bags with you when you go shopping and re-use them for packing Use plastic bags you have around the house for rubbish
Express your views on the environment
7	Enter environmental competitions	Every year the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs organizes a national painting competition on the environment for all school children in Oman
8	Write to the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs with your questions and comments	Your letter can be addressed to: Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs Pollution Operations Monitoring Centre Tel: + 968 2 4693666 Fax: + 968 2 4691082 Ministry of Fisheries Wealth General Directorate of Fisheries Resources Development
9	Become a member of the Environment Society of Oman and get involved with projects helping to promote the conservation of Oman's environment! For more information, click
10	Pass these tips on to family, friends and colleagues!