Did you know...

27,000 trees are cut down each day so we can have Toilet Paper.

 

When you throw plastic bags and other plastic materials in the ocean, it kills as many as 1 million sea creatures annually.

During the time it takes you to read this sentence, 50,000 12-ounce aluminum cans are made.

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By: Stella E.

Clean Up Time!

     Hello everyone! I hope you are having an amazing day! Today I have a pretty interesting and different challenge for you guys ( including me ). I would really appreciate it if today everyone can  encourage one other person ( friend, family member...) to do this challenge with you. The challenge is to do some spring cleaning as ecologically friendly as possible. If it is not spring where you are living, that should not be a problem because you might as well clean up! Only keep the things you need because many people have so many things they do not need. This is bad for the environment because the production of most of these objects create a lot of air pollution. Also a lot of waste is create since millions of people throw away many things. 

From now on it would be really great if everyone only bought what they needed. As your doing your clean up, try to use Eco-friendly products, techniques and thoughts...this will create a huge impact if many people do this.Thank you so much for your time. I also would like to thank you for your participation.Tell your friends, family members etc, about this blog so we can raise awareness about all the horrible things that are happening in our world.

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By: Stella E.

    

Are you buying the right cotton balls?

Hey everyone!

     

      Are you buying the right cotton balls? Today's challenge is to check if you're buying the right cotton balls because many people buy cotton balls that aren't even made of cotton! Some cotton balls are made out of polyester which is a synthetic material that is related to plastic. First of all polyester uses 67 % more energy than the production of cotton. Second of all polyester is not organic...it is completely not Eco friendly! Also, consider buying cotton balls that are made f organic cotton or cotton balls bleached without chlorine because they are better are better for the environment, and they are better for your health!

Did you know?

     It is not good to use chlorine just to make cotton balls white. Choosing to buy cotton that is whitened by Eco friendly substances such as hydrogen peroxide is a much better option. Also, did you know that cotton keeps the body cool in the summer, and warm in the winter because it is a good conductor of heat?

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By: Stella E.

Use Rechargeable Batteries!

 Hey everyone!

      I know I haven't been posting and I just want to say that I'm really sorry about that.today's challenge is to use rechargeable batteries instead of using regular ones. You might be thinking that I forgot that we can recycle regular batteries, but most people don't, and even recycling creates pollution on its own. Rechargeable batteries are also better for your economy because you only buy them once and just recharge them once your finished with them. Also by buying less batteries you reduce the amount of waste there is.

     I also would like to mention that as you are doing this challenge, you're probably going to find old batteries (regular ones). Go ahead and recycle those. I know I just mentioned that recycling alone creates pollution, but it's much better than just throwing something in the waste.If you already use rechargeable batteries...That's great!!! Continue your great job and spread the word!


                                                      

 Did you know?

      Americans purchase nearly 3 billion batteries every year to power radios, toys, watches, laptops, tools and more (That's why rechargeable batteries are better for the environment and your economy).    

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 By: Stella E.

Paper Towels

Groceries
Hey everyone, today's challenge is to buy paper towels with smaller-size sheets. If you can, select paper towel rolls with smaller-size sheets in order to extend the life of each roll you buy. ( To determine the size, check the package label for paper towel sheet sizes.) A decrease in U.S. household consumption of only three rolls  per year would save 120, 000 tons of waste and 4.1 million landfill dumping fees! So next time you go to do your shopping, don't forget to buy the smaller-size sheets for your paper towel rolls.

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By: Stella.E

Canned Goods

Groceries
Hey everyone, today's challenge is to try to buy less cans of the same product. If you are planning on purchasing several cans of the same product, look around to see if a larger can is available. If you buy a 28-ounce can of stewed tomatoes instead of two 14.5-ounce cans, you will save up to 50 percent on the price, but you will also reduce waste and conserve resources. If every month each U.S. household substituded a larger can of the product for two smaller ones, the annual savings in steel could build an Eiffel Tower on  each of the six continents!

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By: Stella.E

Biking

Outdoor Exercise
 Instead of using your car or motorcycle bike to work, to school or anywhere you are planing to go to and stay on marked paths. You can your intake of fumes by staying on the edge of traffic zones, such as in bike lane s or on bike paths, and you can reduce your exposure to air pollutants by doing the majority of your outdoor exercise in the morning when pollution levels are lowest and by using your bike more often you are decreasing the amount of air pollution. If you want you can bike with family or friends to make a larger difference.

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By: Stella.E

Junk Mail

In the living room:
Get rid of your junk mail---or at least recycle it. The average U.S. household receives 1.5 trees worth of junk mail each year, and many of these trees are thrown right into the trash. For the junk mail you continue to receive, remember to toss it in the recycling bin instead of throwing it out in the garbage. You can even recycle plastic window envelopes so why not give it a try. If all Americans recycled their junk mail, $370 million in landfill dumping fees could be saved every year.

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By: Stella.E

Composting

In the kitchen:
Keep your kitchen scraps from fruits, vegetables, and coffee grounds in a composting bin or container. You can even try adding them to your garden or starting a compost site in the yard. You'll grow a better garden, create deeper topsoil, recycle nutrients, and save some landfill  space. If, over the the course of a year, everyone in the United States composted their kitchen scraps instead of sending them away with the trash, the organic waste diverted from landfills could make a three foot-high compost pile to cover the city of San Francisco.

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By: Stella.E

Reuse creatively!

Hi everyone, today I was thinking that the daily challenge should be more creative than usual. So basically try to reuse things to create new ones... Down below I will add a couple of pictures to inspire you. The first picture is a bag that I got my birthday present in a couple of years ago. This bag is made out of milk cartons and the bag itself can prove that. The other two pictures are crafty ways of re using different items that you would usually throw in your recycling bin like toilet paper rolls, cardboard, paper,water bottles...Have fun getting crafty!! :)

 

Did you know:
By choosing to buy environmentally friendly products, you become an eco-consumer.


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                                          By: Stella.E