The questions is, what can we do as individuals? The answer is to be educated on our use of resources. Our daily lifestyles rely on these resources to supply a modern way of living. Are we using our resources effectively and within the respect of the environment that supplies us a home?
Let's see below with Something to think about's GREEN KEY FACTS.
Today I am going to focus on paper waste and protecting our carbon dioxide converting trees!
GREEN KEY's "word to the wise" ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS
1. Find out about your local paper recycling programs. You can also call 1 (800) CLEANUP for state recycling information.
2. Be sure to seperate your paper into categories.
- White Office Paper
- Newspaper (you can place news paper in brown bags)
- Mixed-Color Paper
- Cardboard
3. Post a free add on craigslist.com or another free classified posting website. Many people need boxes and pay for them daily! Use the need as a way to recycle. If you search in craigslist cardboard, you can find people who will be willing to pick it up free of charge.
4. Certain company's will pick up your paper waste for free in large bursts Like this company out of Lofton Virginia.
Miller's Office Products has a program that picks up old cardboard, printer cartridges, and inkjet toners for free!
5. Find out what your city is doing! Many cities offer free paper waste drop offs to recycling centers. Going the extra mile will help protect our enviornment for the future generations of the world.
Heres some interesting facts about paper waste:
1. Paper accounts for almost 40% of solid waste in the united states which is around 72 million ton's annually.
2. It takes 28% less energy to recycle than to produce paper normally.
3. Today Americans recover 57% of the paper they consume.
3. One single tree will absorb one ton of carbon dioxide over it's lifetime.
4. Each ton of paper saved (2,000 pounds) 17 trees, 380 gallons of oil, three cubic yards of landfill space, 4000 kilowatts of energy, and 7000 gallons of water. This represents a 64% energy savings, a 58% water savings, and 60 pounds less of air pollution!
5. Recycling a single run of the Sunday New York Times would save 75,000 trees.
6. To produce each week's Sunday newspapers, 500,000 trees must be cut down.
7. If all our newspaper was recycled, we could save about 250,000,000 trees each year!
8. The average household throws away 13,000 separate pieces of paper each year. Most is packaging and junk mail.
Now that's something to think about!
Green Key Environmental Solutions
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