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waste watchers
"Now, all that was left 'neath the bad-smelling sky was my big, empty factory, the Lorax, and I... I'll never forget the grim look on his face when he hoisted himself and took leave of this place through a hole in the smog without leaving a trace!"
(Dr. Seuss, "The Lorax")
Facts that should not be wasted
facts compiled and supplied by Lisa Borden, Borden Communications + Design Inc
- 25 recycled bottles can make one fleece jacket.
- If every household in Canada changed 1 regular incandescent light bulb to an energy-efficient light bulb, Canadians would save over $73 million in energy costs every year. It would also reduce greenhouse gasses by 397,000 tonnes per year - the same as taking 66,000 cars off of the road.
- By using 1 reusable mug every morning for your coffee or favourite beverage rather than a disposable one, you will personally save 23 pounds of garbage from going into landfill. [not to mention the potential toxic nature of the disposable cup]. Starbucks will even give you 10 cents off as an environmental discount per beverage.
- 1 organic cotton t-shirt [over a conventionally grown cotton one] saves 744 gallons of water.
- Canadians throw away 900 million plastic chemical bottles each year - enough to circle the earth 5 times.
- Canadians take 55 million plastic shopping bags home from the grocery store every day.
- 5 billion drink boxes are thrown out in North America each year.
- Every year, Canadians throw away 25 billion styrofoam cups. 500 years from now, those cups will still be sitting in the landfill site.
- Each Canadian uses up to 4 trees per year in paper products.
- 1 tree can filter 60 pounds of pollutants out of the air every year.
- The average Canadian household spends over $600 on chemical cleaning products per year.
- Backyards are 3 times more poisoned with pesticides (per acre) than farmland.
- Watering your lawn uses 700 litres in 1/2 hour, which is more than the average daily water consumption of an entire household.
- Plastics numbered 3, 6 and 7 can contain carcinogenic substances and can be found in such everyday products as baby bottles and shower curtains. Numbers 1, 2 and 4 are acceptable if required...5 is the safest!
- If everyone on earth lived like the average Canadian, we would need 4 earths to sustain our lifestyle.
It's not too late - find out how making small changes can make a big difference!
Borden Communications + Design Inc is a full-service design and marketing company based in Toronto. With expertise in marketing, promotional products, product management, design and print for companies of all shapes and sizes, it is equally committed to bettering the earth and the Canadian lifestyle though promoting and stocking the world’s healthiest and most innovative products and services. President Lisa Borden is a world-class eco-advocate and mother of two, whose business is a direct reflection of her commitment to better, more responsible living.
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"And all that the Lorax left here in this mess was a small pile of rocks with one word: 'UNLESS'...Unless someone like you, cares a whole awful lot, nothing's going to get better. It's not."
(Dr. Seuss, "The Lorax")
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