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Print and share our Eco Quiz and Table Tents and learn about sustainable food choices. |
Play our Eco Jeopardy Game |
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The Story of Stuff
Watch this 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever. Click the pile above and check it out. |
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A short slideshow in the Earth Day spirit |
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www.earth911.org |
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Why Recycle? Recycling conserves energy and natural resources. Without recycling the US timber harvest would need to increase by 80 percent to meet our fiber demand. It takes from 17 to 20 trees to produce a ton of paper. Recycling saves more energy than waste-to-energy facilities produce. Recycling reduces the impact of mining and manufacturing. Recycling one ton of aluminum uses 95 percent less energy than mining bauxite, saving 37 barrels of oil per ton. Recycling reduces greenhouse emissions. Increasing the recycled content of paper and containers by 10 percent would reduce carbon emissions by 10 million metric tons. Recycling saves landfill space. One ton of paper would occupy 3.3 cubic yards in a landfill. |
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