Living Green

Living Green ? Living Green is defined by benefits-of-

recycling.com as To reduce your impact on the environment by living an eco-friendly life style by using the 4 R’s

RethinkRecycleReduceReuse

Recycle Recycle is to use again or reuse waste

material by converting it into something new as defined by the yourdictionary.com

Bills can be printed on recycled paper

It is important to recycle because not only does it help the environment but cuts down on waste landfills.

Items to Recycle Paper Plastic Tires Aluminum Copper Cardboard

Rethink It is important to rethink about what you

buy. When buying new products it is important

to ask yourself if the product is environment friendly.

Always compare your products to others to see how safe it is for the environment.

Reduce Reduce the amount of resources that

are used in your household. food, water and electricity.

Reducing the amount of resources also helps reduce landfills.

Landfills contain products that take many years to break down when they can be recycled to create new materials.

Reuse Think about ways to reuse everyday

house hold items. Clothes to create dust rags.

Use Cloth bags when grocery shopping. Using cloth bags each time you shop will

cut down on the amount of plastic bags that are put into landfills.

Energy Savers Other Energy Savers that help you in

living your life green can be beneficial to the environment.

Solar Energy Wind Energy Hydro Electricity

Solar energy Solar Energy is defined by

yourdictionary.com as energy derived from the sun radiation by converting sunlight to electricity.

Using Solar energy cuts down on electricity. Ways to use solar energy can be used in

houses and cars.

Wind Energy Wind Energy is defined as using wind to

make electricity and power windmills that are used for mechanical purposes. (wikipedia)

Wind Energy is used in the western part of the United States by using wind farms with wind turbines.

Wind Turbines are connected to electric power transmission.

Hydro Power Hydro Power is the use of water for

irrigation. This type of energy can be considered a

reusable resource. You can collect rain in barrels and then later

use that water to water plants, crops and use for drinking water.

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References www.benefits-of-recycling.com www.yourdictionary.com www.wikipedia.com