Happy Earth Day

[starwood]

* 544,000: Trees saved if every household in the United States replaced just one roll of virgin fiber paper towels (70 sheets) with 100 percent recycled ones.

* 20 million: Tons of electronic waste thrown away each year. One ton of scrap from discarded computers contains more gold than can be produced from 17 tons of gold ore.

* 9 cubic yards: Amount of landfill space saved by recycling one ton of cardboard.

* $160 billion: Value of the global recycling industry that employs over 1.5 million people.

* 79 million tons: Amount of waste material diverted away from disposal in 2005 through recycling and composting.

* 5 percent: Fraction of the energy it takes to recycle aluminum versus mining and refining new aluminum.

* 315 kg: Amount of carbon dioxide not released into the atmosphere each time a metric ton of glass is used to create new glass products.

* 98 percent: Percentage of glass bottles in Denmark that are refillable. 98 percent of those are returned by consumers for reuse.

* 51.5 percent: Percentage of the paper consumed in the U.S. that was recovered for recycling in 2005.

 

[SoScary'09]

Happy Earth Day to you too

 

[FireDancer]

Most importantly in celebration of Earth Day you get a free brewed coffee or tea if you bring any refillable mug into Starbucks.

 

[topolino]

Most importantly in celebration of Earth Day you get a free brewed coffee or tea if you bring any refillable mug into Starbucks.

Now this is a cause I can get behind. Saving the planet is cool and all, but I want to save what's in my wallet first!!

 

[jcb]

Cool Starbucks Commercial - you don't even need to bring in a mug. Ask for your beverage in one of the ceramic mugs they have in the store.

 

[ADP]

Happy Earth Day everyone.

And Happy 13th Birthday to the Animal Kingdom!

 

[jcb]

I can't believe I missed the opportunity to say, "Yes, you can use your refillable mug at any location."