How can we move forward to avoid noise pollution?

Answer 1

It is fairly easy to reduce the noise pollution in this world. While noise cannot totally be avoided for the most part, some steps can be taken to reduce it... *Rake leaves by hand, don't use a noisy leaf blower. *Trim bushes or shrubs by hand, don't use a noisy bush trimmer. *Sound proof rooms that might have music conducted in them, like a room with a piano or if someone in the hosue plays drums or guitar or whatever. This can be done simply with curtains, window inserts, carpeting, and closing windows and doors. *Don't blast music on the radio or computer or speakers. Be considerate of your own ears and those of other around you. *Don't slam doors / car doors, close them eaily and with only as much force as needed. (People don't usually think of this, but imagine - how loud is it when you slam your car door? Pretty tolerable. But imagine thousands of people doing so. Now that can start to get loud. *Turn off the TV or radio when you aren't actually fully listening to it. *Train your dog not to bark so much. *Don't yell. Have civil conversations. Call someone or go find them instead of yelling across the street for them, for example. *Plant trees and bushes around you house. They help keep the air clean, absorb sound, give privacy, and add nice design and looks to a house. *Do noisy things (dishes, hammering, ect.) over or on a rubber mat to reduce noise. *Put carpets, rugs, mats, throw rugs, ect. in your house / mats outside. *Put fabric window coverings instead of plastic or wooden shades / blinds. *Don't rev up a motorcycle or car unless it is actually needed for the drive. *Don't beep your carn horn "just because", make sure it is a legitamate reason.