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My Belief
• Every single person can make a change…this can create a spiral effect to SAVE our world.
BE RESPONSIBLE
• I am the ONLY person RESPONSIBLE for my behavior.
• I choose to recycle…to make the world better place for my family.
• I choose today to introduce and challenge each of you to RECYCLE!
Shopping Totes• I shop with canvas totes…
• I take these to the grocery store and the mall! I don’t want their plastic bags!
Statistics on Plastic Bags and Reasons to Stop Using Them!
• Plastic bags often end up in nature…and oceans• Sea turtles mistake clear plastic bags for
jellyfish. Birds swoop down and swallow the plastic. The petroleum-based plastics take decades to break down, and as long as they float on the ocean's surface, they can appear as feeding grounds.
• "These animals die because the plastic eventually fills their stomachs…It doesn't pass, and they literally starve to death.
Statistics on the Amount of Time Items Take to Decompose
. The New York Times and other sources : Has the following listed:Paper: 2.5 monthsMilk Carton: 5 yearsCigarette Butt: 10-12 yearsPlastic Bag: some say 10-20 years…other sources say 100 yearsTin Can: 100 years-200 yearsPlastic Bottle: 450 yearsGlass Bottle: 1,000,000 years
My Change
• Buy a PUR water purifier for your faucet.• Buy a large plastic container to keep in the
refrigerator for a constant “cold” water supply…
• Buy a container to take places
How To Conserve Energy and Water
• Shut the water off while brushing your teeth…or brush your teeth in the shower!
• Put a bucket in your shower to capture water…use it to water your plants.
• Shut off the water while washing the dishes (by hand)
• Use less electricity in the summer by running appliances in the early morning or late evening…run “full” loads
If Not Us…Then Who?
• If we don’t change…then who will?• Society tends to always think someone
else will do “it”.• “It” happens to other people, “it” doesn’t
really matter…• I THINK “IT” DOES!!!