Go Green, Go Woodtech!

What is "Green Technology"?

Green is the color for immaturity and inexperience. The ripe the fruit, the quicker it falls. As life is advancing every minute and maturing by attaining the saturation level it is reaching near the verge of decease. There is need to recover the early stage of earth.The environment which is messed up due to human intrusion needs to be slow down and adopting healthy ways towards life. Earth can be recovered by adopting green technology wisely. Green technology is the safeguard against environmental pollution. There are different techniques which if follows could be effective.

As the name implies green technology is one that has a "green" purpose. By green we do not mean the color, however, mother nature is quite green, and the long and short term impact an invention has on the environment is what we are talking about. Green inventions are environmentally friendly inventions that often involve: energy efficiency, recycling, safety and health concerns, renewable resources, and more.

The field of "green technology" encompasses a continuously evolving group of methods and materials, from techniques for generating energy to non-toxic cleaning products. The present expectation is that this field will bring innovation and changes in daily life of similar magnitude to the "information technology" explosion over the last two decades. In these early stages, it is impossible to predict what "green technology" may eventually encompass.

Our environment needs salvage from pollution. With the help of recycling process we can reduce the waste material. Reusable things are better to introduce to improve the cleanliness level. There are many factories which are busy to renew or use the waste material in different way by collecting waste in an organized body. Governments are busy to recycle the products that can be utilized in either way to secure the environment from negative impacts.

After all, we can conclude that the Green technology is the development and application of products, equipment and systems  used to conserve the natural environment and resources, which minimizes and reduces the negative impact of human activities.

Criteria Of Green Technology
The criteria for green technology are as follow:

1. It minimizes the degradation of the environment;
2. It has a zero or low green house gas (GHG) emission;
3. It is safe for use and promotes healthy and improved environment for all forms of life;
4. It conserves the use of energy and natural resources; and
5. It promotes the use of renewable resources.

So, what are we waiting for, save and protect our mother earth by shifting to the green technology!

Go Green, Go Woodtech!!

Wood-based Technology Program, Politeknik Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.