It is no longer an option to live blithely on this planet with no care as to what you are doing to it. Pollution in it's many forms has grown to critical proportions and if we don't stop the way we've been treating this planet, we will no longer have the honor of living on it. Here are some simple things that you can do in your own personal environment to help clean up the earth: Don't use pesticides, herbicides, or chemical fertilizers in your yard and gardens. Mulch your garden waste and use that to fertilize.