Make sentences, using present participle and past participle clauses

1. Using public transportation instead of driving, we are reducing our carbon footprint.

• Realizing the negative impact of excessive driving, we have started using public transportation.

2. Recycling paper and plastic, we are contributing to the reduction of waste.

• Encouraged to recycle more by our local council, we started recycling paper and plastic.

3. Cleaning up litter from the streets, we are improving the local environment.

• Appalled by the amount of litter we saw on the streets, we started cleaning up the litter.