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Go Green

Go Green. Save money, save the environment. Go Green. Energy and Water Efficiency Reduce, Recycle, Reuse. Energy and Water Efficiency. Lighting Heating and Cooling Equipment Water. Lighting. Fluorescent lights Daylight Turn off lights. Heating and Cooling. Summer Winter

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Go Green

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  1. Go Green Save money, save the environment

  2. Go Green • Energy and Water Efficiency • Reduce, Recycle, Reuse

  3. Energy and Water Efficiency • Lighting • Heating and Cooling • Equipment • Water

  4. Lighting • Fluorescent lights • Daylight • Turn off lights

  5. Heating and Cooling • Summer • Winter • While you’re away • Programmable thermostat

  6. Equipment • Turn off equipment • Turn off computer monitors • Use a power strip • Unplug chargers and adapters

  7. Water • Don’t let water run • Fix leaks immediately • Install aerators • Run full loads • Lower water heater temp

  8. Reduce, Recycle, Reuse

  9. Guess When……… • The first city dump opened. • 500 B.C. • Pigs were used to get rid of garbage. • 1900 • Landfills became popular. • 1920 • The first solid waste management laws were passed. • 1965 • A garbage barge circled Long Island with no place to unload. • 1987

  10. What can we do? • Reduce the amount of waste. • Recycle items into new products through a manufacturing process. • Reuse the product in a different way.

  11. Toxicity Reduce Packaging • Compare product packaging • Buy loose items • Buy economy sizes • Use concentrated product • Buy in bulk • Use least amount necessary • Use non-hazardous alternatives • Follow use and disposal directions • Find a hazardous waste collection site

  12. Where Recycle What • Paper • Glass • Aluminum • Plastic • Curbside Collection • Drop-off Centers • Buy Back Centers

  13. How many years to disappear? • Disposable Diaper • 500-600 years • Cotton Sock • 5-6 months • Styrofoam Cup • 1 million years + • Glass Bottle • 1 million years + • Leather Belt • 40-50 years • Wooden Block • 10-20 years • Banana Peel • 3-4 weeks • Cardboard Box • 1-2 months • Plastic Bottle • 1 million years + • Aluminum Can • 200-500 years

  14. Reuse • Consider reusable products. • Maintain and repair durable products. • Reuse bags, containers, and other items. • Borrow, rent, or share items. • Sell or donate goods instead of throwing them out.

  15. Go Green • Energy and Water Efficiency • Reduce, Recycle, Reuse

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