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Green Planet 101
Earth Day 2011Brought to you by
The Jason Lee Green Team
7 Steps to a Better Planet
Dead Planet Live planet
1. Turn off the water when you wash your hands and brush your teeth.
Look what happens when you waste water! Use our water wisely!
About 95% of the water entering our homes goes down
the drain!www.chelseagreen.com
2. Turn it off.
This is you. This is what you could be.
You could conserve nearly
22,000 watts of energy per
year by just switching off
one bulb for one hour every day!
www.green571.com
3. Recycle ALL recyclables!!!
Don’t be mean… Be GREEN!!!
About 80% of
what Americans
throw away is
recyclable
www.dosomething.org
4. Dispose of Chemicals Properly!!!
This is what happens when you don’t dispose of your batteries properly.
Try this instead!
More than 80% of the
mercury in the waste
stream can be traced
to discarded batteries
www.findarticles.com
5. Unplug your electronics.
Plugged in but not being used! PLEASE!! Unplug when you are not using it!!!
40% OF ENERGY IS USED WHILE
APPLIANCES ARE SHUT OFF!
http://www.electriciandirectory.com/basics/conservingenergy
Plugged in but not turned on electronic devices are wasting 10 billion dollars of energy annually in the US alone www.vampirepowersucks.com
6. Use Refillable Water Bottles30,000,000 plastic water bottles are thrown away every day!!!!!!!!! Try this instead.
Bottled Water Facts1. 48% of all bottled water is tap water2. Over 80% of all single-use water bottles used in
the U.S. simply become "litter.“3. 3 liters of water is used to package 1 liter of
bottled water.4. Tap water is delivered to homes and offices for
$0.002 a gallon. Bottled water, which can cost as much per gallon as gasoline, is a thousand times more expensive.
The Story of Bottled Water..\Bottled Water\SoBottledWater_MASTER_Web_SMALL_081110.mov
Read more: http://thewaterproject.org/bottled_water_wasteful.asp#ixzz1Gtx4iBbS
7. Reuse, then Recycle!!!
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure!
Be Resourceful, Be CreativeGo GREEN!
