A Chinese environmental protection group began to issue one million pamphlets on conservation know-how to the public on Saturday, which is World Environment Day (WED).

The pamphlets tell people simple methods to save water, recycle resources and improve their environment at home and in office, like reusing water after washing rice, chopsticks and bowls.

"Every one of us is changing the earth's environment with our own consumption behavior and lifestyle," said an official with the China Environmental Culture Promotion Agency.

"Cases listed in the pamphlets all look like trivial matters, but they are the very basis for fostering environmentally-friendly ways of life in the whole society," the official said.

He said that through promoting these small things, more people will be attracted to the environmental protection ranks.

Source: Xinhua