How you encounter your everyday living, including the food you eat, the products you use, the communities and environment around you, even at home and in the work place you can think of many ways not to waste. Many things get wasted daily, it is our job to get rid of trash, save, and try not to waste time. Generations to come need to be ensured a safe planet, and we have time to make changes now. By doing nothing, we are wasting a lot of time. Items that we can protect include food, energy, water, and clothing. We don’t need to waste food, but sometimes it does happen. There are many ways to prevent from wasting food. You could use the leftovers from the previous night and turn it into a new dish for the present night. For example; if you had grilled chicken and rice, you can now make it chicken tacos, chicken sandwich, or even chipotle. Google can also help us with many food dishes that can be mixed and matched together. Also, we can control the amount of food we put on our plate or someone else’s. If we put a little portion on our plates, we can avoid throwing a lot away. If we eat all of our food the first plate, then we could get some more instead of being full and throwing the rest out. Buying what you need instead of just buying things or buying what, can save money. You can look in the refrigerator and see what you already have and make a list of the food and items you actually need. Another way to not waste food is to store our groceries properly so they can last longer. We can bag and freeze our fruits, vegetables and even meats. We all may be guilty of wasting energy. You can save energy by turning off the TV before you go to sleep, use incandescent bulbs, and not standing in front of the refrigerator with it wide open thinking or looking for something to eat could save time and energy. Wasted energy could be reduced if we used energy more efficiently by turning off fans, lights, radios, TV sets, and computers when leavi