Living GreenLiving Green

Our Homes, Our Food, Our Our Homes, Our Food, Our Earth, Our Lives.Earth, Our Lives.

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What is Green?What is Green? It is an attempt to live your life in such a way that you do It is an attempt to live your life in such a way that you do

not help destroy the earth.not help destroy the earth.

Like this swirl bulb below. It uses far less energy than a Like this swirl bulb below. It uses far less energy than a regular bulb.regular bulb.

What do you think this picture means?What do you think this picture means?

Do you know that…..Do you know that…..

Most household waste is made up of paper, plastic, Most household waste is made up of paper, plastic, metals, glass, food waste, organic materials, and metals, glass, food waste, organic materials, and wood. Plastics, metals and glass can take millions wood. Plastics, metals and glass can take millions of years before they break down. Yet they are of years before they break down. Yet they are prime materials for recycling. prime materials for recycling.

Who can tell what recycling is?Who can tell what recycling is?

AnwserAnwser

Recycling is the collection and processing of Recycling is the collection and processing of used materialsused materials to create to create new products.new products.

Recycling reduces waste, the consumption Recycling reduces waste, the consumption of raw materials, energy use, air and water of raw materials, energy use, air and water pollution, and greenhouse gases. pollution, and greenhouse gases.

Energy.Energy.

This is a wind farm……….This is a wind farm……….

What do you think it is used for?What do you think it is used for?

Pollution.Pollution.

Hey! What do we have here?Hey! What do we have here? You tell meYou tell me

What can you tell about this picture?What can you tell about this picture?

Is this good or bad?Is this good or bad?

Do you know what greenhouse gas is?Do you know what greenhouse gas is?

Let’s learn 2 new wordsLet’s learn 2 new words 1.emission1.emission 2.pollution2.pollution

Why the warning?Why the warning?

Do you know plants use carbon dioxide?Do you know plants use carbon dioxide?

They also need water.They also need water.

What happened to this piece of land?What happened to this piece of land?

DegradeDegrade

What does that mean?What does that mean?

Those that degrade easily and put nutrients back Those that degrade easily and put nutrients back in the soilin the soil

Can you name some ?Can you name some ?

ErosionErosion

What do you think? Good or Bad?What do you think? Good or Bad?

So what can we do?So what can we do?

Live an environmentally healthy lifeLive an environmentally healthy life

SustainSustain

Recycle, Reuse and buy smartRecycle, Reuse and buy smart

Remember that bulb!Remember that bulb!

What is the difference?What is the difference?

Eco-FriendlyEco-Friendly

Is this good for our earth?Is this good for our earth?

Losing IceLosing Ice

What do you think is happening here?What do you think is happening here?

FogFog

What’s over New York City?What’s over New York City?

TreesTrees

Why do we need them?Why do we need them?

Our Rivers.Our Rivers.

Don’t DumpDon’t Dump

Protect the earthProtect the earth

Dispose of garbage safelyDispose of garbage safely

Losing TreesLosing Trees

Do we want our earth to look like this ?Do we want our earth to look like this ?

Eco-FriendlyEco-Friendly

Notice the word eco?Notice the word eco?

Eco_friendlyEco_friendly

How would these bags help?How would these bags help?

Farmers are ImportantFarmers are Important

Organic foodsOrganic foods

USDAUSDA

What does organic mean?What does organic mean?

The BeachThe Beach

Sustain our EarthSustain our Earth

Our GarbageOur Garbage

Today our garbage can be deadlyToday our garbage can be deadly

The RiversThe Rivers

One of our important resourcesOne of our important resources

OrganicOrganic

What’s different about these cows?What’s different about these cows?

Our SchoolsOur Schools

What will make your school an eco-school?What will make your school an eco-school?

How does this help?How does this help?

Ride, Ride, Ride!!!!Ride, Ride, Ride!!!!

Eco_ShampooEco_Shampoo

Some bathroom products are harmful.Some bathroom products are harmful.

What do you think?What do you think?

Is this a good idea?Is this a good idea?

What about this?What about this?

Make a list of what you can recycleMake a list of what you can recycle

Hybrid CarsHybrid Cars

Like this? It’s an eco-friendly car.Like this? It’s an eco-friendly car.

LaptopsLaptops

Do they help us or hurt us?Do they help us or hurt us?

Here’s what we can doHere’s what we can do

Yes we canYes we can

Plastic BagsPlastic Bags

Get your own eco-bag to take to the deliGet your own eco-bag to take to the deli

Printer paperPrinter paper

Do not waste paperDo not waste paper