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How can you go green? It’s easier than you think. Some little things you can do every day to make a BIG difference.
  • 100 acres of rainforests are cut down every minute.
  • 137 species of plants, animals and insects are lost every day to rainforest deforestation.
  • 650 pounds of paper is what the average American uses per year.
RECYCLE PAPER. USE RECYCLED PAPER PRODUCTS.
ONLY PRINT WHEN YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST.

  • 1/3 of water used in most homes is flushed down toilets.
  • 3 trillion gallons of water would be saved annually by the U.S. alone if every household invested in water-saving appliances.
  • 36 U.S. States are anticipating local, regional or statewide water shortages by 2013.
USE CONSERVATION DEVICES ON YOUR FAUCETS, SHOWER HEADS AND  TOILETS.
TAKE SHORTER SHOWERS.
DO NOT RUN THE WATER WHEN YOU BRUSH YOUR TEETH.

  • 3 hours is how long you could watch TV using the energy saved from recycling
    one aluminum can.
  • 4 times is the number America’s commercial air fleet could be rebuilt using the aluminum cans
    thrown away each year.
  • 11 hours is how long you could power a typical laptop using the energy saved from recycling one aluminum can.
  • 20 recycled aluminum cans can be made from the same amount of energy it takes to make one can from raw materials.
RECYCLE ALUMINUM CANS.

  • 4 billion dollars per year is the estimated cost to supply power to appliances which drain energy while turned off.
  • 20-40 gadgets/appliances in the average American household drain energy even while turned off.
  • 75 percent of the electricity used by home electronics is consumed while the
    products are turned off.
  • 165 dollars is the annual cost to power a plasma TV while turned OFF, according to the U.S. Dept. of Energy. 
UNPLUG APPLIANCES OR  TOGGLE OFF POWER STRIPS WHEN NOT IN USE.
USE ENERGY-CONSERVING CERTIFIED APPLIANCES.
TURN OFF LIGHTS  WHEN NOT IN USE.

  • 4 hours is how long you could power a 100-watt light bulb from energy saved by recycling one glass bottle.
  • 4,000 years is how long it would take for a glass bottle to decompose.
RECYCLE GLASS BOTTLES AND JARS.

  • 25 billion styrofoam cups are thrown away each year.  They are not recyclable.
BRING A MUG OR GLASS TO WORK INSTEAD.

  • 4 million plastic bottles are used every hour in America. Only 1 out of 4 is recycled.
  • 700 years is how long it would take for a plastic bottle to decompose in a landfill.
RECYCLE PLASTIC BOTTLES.


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