logging in or signing up going_green aSGuest126232 Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 6 Category: Entertainment License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: February 09, 2012 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Go Green: Go Green Save money, save the environmentGo Green: Go Green Energy and Water Efficiency Reduce, Recycle, ReuseEnergy and Water Efficiency: Energy and Water Efficiency Lighting Heating and Cooling Equipment WaterLighting: Lighting Fluorescent lights Daylight Turn off lightsHeating and Cooling: Heating and Cooling Summer Winter While you’re away Programmable thermostatEquipment: Equipment Turn off equipment Turn off computer monitors Use a power strip Unplug chargers and adaptersWater: Water Don’t let water run Fix leaks immediately Install aerators Run full loads Lower water heater tempReduce, Recycle, Reuse: Reduce, Recycle, ReuseGuess When………: Guess When……… The first city dump opened. 500 B.C. Pigs were used to get rid of garbage. 1900 Landfills became popular. 1920 The first solid waste management laws were passed. 1965 A garbage barge circled Long Island with no place to unload. 1987What can we do?: What can we do? Reduce the amount of waste. Recycle items into new products through a manufacturing process. Reuse the product in a different way.Reduce: Reduce Packaging Toxicity Compare product packaging Buy loose items Buy economy sizes Use concentrated product Buy in bulk Use least amount necessary Use non-hazardous alternatives Follow use and disposal directions Find a hazardous waste collection siteRecycle: Recycle What Where Paper Glass Aluminum Plastic Curbside Collection Drop-off Centers Buy Back CentersHow many years to disappear?: How many years to disappear? Disposable Diaper 500-600 years Cotton Sock 5-6 months Styrofoam Cup 1 million years + Glass Bottle 1 million years + Leather Belt 40-50 years Wooden Block 10-20 years Banana Peel 3-4 weeks Cardboard Box 1-2 months Plastic Bottle 1 million years + Aluminum Can 200-500 yearsReuse: Reuse Consider reusable products. Maintain and repair durable products. Reuse bags, containers, and other items. Borrow, rent, or share items. Sell or donate goods instead of throwing them out.Go Green: Go Green Energy and Water Efficiency Reduce, Recycle, Reuse You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
going_green aSGuest126232 Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 6 Category: Entertainment License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: February 09, 2012 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Go Green: Go Green Save money, save the environmentGo Green: Go Green Energy and Water Efficiency Reduce, Recycle, ReuseEnergy and Water Efficiency: Energy and Water Efficiency Lighting Heating and Cooling Equipment WaterLighting: Lighting Fluorescent lights Daylight Turn off lightsHeating and Cooling: Heating and Cooling Summer Winter While you’re away Programmable thermostatEquipment: Equipment Turn off equipment Turn off computer monitors Use a power strip Unplug chargers and adaptersWater: Water Don’t let water run Fix leaks immediately Install aerators Run full loads Lower water heater tempReduce, Recycle, Reuse: Reduce, Recycle, ReuseGuess When………: Guess When……… The first city dump opened. 500 B.C. Pigs were used to get rid of garbage. 1900 Landfills became popular. 1920 The first solid waste management laws were passed. 1965 A garbage barge circled Long Island with no place to unload. 1987What can we do?: What can we do? Reduce the amount of waste. Recycle items into new products through a manufacturing process. Reuse the product in a different way.Reduce: Reduce Packaging Toxicity Compare product packaging Buy loose items Buy economy sizes Use concentrated product Buy in bulk Use least amount necessary Use non-hazardous alternatives Follow use and disposal directions Find a hazardous waste collection siteRecycle: Recycle What Where Paper Glass Aluminum Plastic Curbside Collection Drop-off Centers Buy Back CentersHow many years to disappear?: How many years to disappear? Disposable Diaper 500-600 years Cotton Sock 5-6 months Styrofoam Cup 1 million years + Glass Bottle 1 million years + Leather Belt 40-50 years Wooden Block 10-20 years Banana Peel 3-4 weeks Cardboard Box 1-2 months Plastic Bottle 1 million years + Aluminum Can 200-500 yearsReuse: Reuse Consider reusable products. Maintain and repair durable products. Reuse bags, containers, and other items. Borrow, rent, or share items. Sell or donate goods instead of throwing them out.Go Green: Go Green Energy and Water Efficiency Reduce, Recycle, Reuse