Recycle Oil
Did you know that used oil can recycled into new oil? Surprisingly, a lot of people don’t. If you recycle just two gallons of used oil it can generate enough electricity to run the average household for almost 24 hours. Cars are an indispensable fact of life for most of us. So too are abundant and clean supplies of drinking water. What we do with the used oil from our cars plays an important role in balancing our desire for convenient transportation with our desire for a clean and healthy environment today and for future generations.
We are all familiar with recycling newspapers, aluminum cans, glass and plastic bottles, but you may not be aware of the efforts of the petroleum industry and other groups to promote used motor oil recycling. The provide convenient collection sites for the purpose of keeping used motor oil out of our waterways and ground water supplies and getting used oil into the recycling system.
Solution? If you change your own oil, be certain that you take it to a collection center for recycling. If you take your car to an automotive service outlet, you can be fairly certain that they recycle the oil that they change. But if you’re not sure, ask.
THE FACTS
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Quit Smoking
Unless you’ve been living in an underwater cave for the last 20 years, you already know that smoking is not good for you. But did you know tobacco growth is also bad for the environment?
CIGARETTES AS AIR POLLUTION
This is what you all must have already understood, still to clear things up I want to introduce some statistics in this article. Each cigarette is a blend of over 4,000 chemicals that are inhaled and then exhaled unknowingly into the atmosphere. This means that there is a massive amount of pollution released into the air everyday. Trees - the lungs of the planet - have to work hard to clear all this mess from the environment. We have to be a bit more lenient towards trees because they are the only oxygen generating sources on the planet and everyone needs to breathe to live, but no one needs to smoke to live.
CIGARETTES AS LAND POLLUTION
The harmful effects of cigarettes do not end in the air only millions of butts are discarded on the ground everyday. Every year California has a statewide cleanup and cigarette butts account for almost half of the waste that is collected. These are the ones that are picked up and disposed off properly still there are millions more that remain unattended.
CIGARETTES AS WATER POLLUTION
The butts that remain unattended find their way to water streams, rivers, and lakes where fish and animals eat them by mistake and quite often they die from them. These diseased fish are also consumed by humans hence the disease enters our body. These butts also pollute water, which in turn pollutes the soil and finally damages plants.
Tobacco industries are unwilling to adopt better techniques for the production of cigarettes because they are already profiting in billions of dollars each year with old techniques. The best way to stop this pollution is to stop buying their products. We have to understand that together we all can make a difference.
THE FACTS
A cigarette is a blend of over 4,000 chemicals that are inhaled and then exhaled unknowingly into the atmosphere.
Green Your Pet
The biggest choice you can make to Green your pet is to buy high quality American made pet food. Most pet food is made overseas and needs to travel a long way to reach your local pet store. These foreign foods are also very low quality and can even be harmful to your pet. Next time you buy pet food, read the packaging or ask to make sure the food you’re buying is American made or better yet local. Look for food containing all natural ingredients, not meat by products or fillers. It might be a little more expensive but its locality is better for the environment and means better nutrition for your pet.
PET TOYS
One way to offset the costs of high quality food is to stop buying plastic pet toys. Not only do they take their toll on the environment while being produced, but they are also mass produced with harmful ingredients. There is nothing my dog loves more than a plain old tennis ball, which only cost $1 for three pack. Look for more Green pet toys at www.greatgreenpet.com.
THE FACTS
Americans spent over $38.4 billion on our pets in 2007.