GO GREEN

BE A PART OF “THE RIPPLE

EFFECT”

What is “SUSTAINABILITY”

Sustainable development implies:

“Meeting the Needs of the Present Generation Without Compromising

the Ability of Future Generations to Meet

their Own Needs.”

Shared Natural Resources

Consumption of Processed Goods

[1] Depleting Natural Resources

TREESA Renewable Resource

NATURAL OIL A Non-Renewable Resource

[2] CO2 Imbalance

Pre-industrial levels of 280 ppm has increased to 390 ppm in 2010

NASA scientists warn that 450 ppm is absolute maximum allowable, but recent evidence says this may be too high.

One-third of animal and plant species, and millions of our own, could be lost from impacts of climate change

[From NASA scientist James Hansen at Columbia University website: www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/]

[3] Pollution - Toxic Landfills

Can You Guess What This Is?

Zooming in…..

PLASTIC BOTTLES!!

Depicts the 2,000,000 (2M) Plastic Beverage Bottles Used Every Five Minutes In the US -- 2007

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Non-Biodegradable Waste

• 2,000,000 (2M) Plastic Beverage Bottles Used Every Five Minutes

• 60,000 Plastic Bags Every Five Seconds• An estimated 50,000 PLASTIC BAGS

floating in Every Square Mile in the World‘s Oceans

US vs. THE WORLD• Only 5% of World

Population• Uses 25% of the

World’s Resources• Produces 30% of

the World’s Waste

Let’s Review!

What Can We Do As Individuals?

• RESPECT• REDUCE • REUSE• RECYCLE• EDUCATE

At Home: “REDUCE NON-BIODEGRADABLES”

Bag Ban in Austin

19 April 21, 2023

Recycle Solid Wastes

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