Keep Walton Beautiful & Recycling Center
Phone:
770-267-1421 Fax:
770-267-1423
2051
Leroy Anderson Road, SE, Monroe,
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Conservation
Here
are a few helpful tips to save money conserve our natural resources:
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Water: Every Drop Counts !!!
- Repair
leaky faucets
- Avoid
taking long showers
- Turn
off water while shaving or brushing your teeth
- Reuse
tub water to water your plants
- Keep
a small bucket in your sink or shower to catch water as it is warming
up, use to water plants
- Avoid
flushing toilet unnecessarily
- Avoid
running water to defrost meats, place in refrigerator while defrosting
- Run
your dishwasher only with full loads
- Water
lawns early in the morning or late in the evening to reduce loss from
mid afternoon evaporation
- Adjust
sprinklers to ensure water is soaking grass and not roadways
- Avoid
over watering and over fertilizing
- Raise
your mower blade to at least 3"
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All
of the water we have is
all
of the water we have!
Water
is neither a manufactured nor produced commodity, it is a natural resource.
Water is an element of our planet that has been present since the beginning
of time. Although our planet has a unique water recycling process
that filters and replenishes our vital supply, occasionally some areas
may not get enough precipitation to fulfill that areas needs.
This deficiency is called a drought. Every
living creature on earth requires water for survival. Therefore,
during drought conditions, it is important to take care of and conserve
our water supply to ensure an ample supply for tomorrow.
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How
much water does it take to?
- Brush your teeth? - 2 to 5 gallons
- Wash the car? - 50 gallons
- Use the dishwasher? - 8 to 15 gallons
- Flush the toilet? - 1.5 to 4 gallons
(each flush)
- Take a shower or bath? - 17 to 24
gallons
- Run the washing machine? - 35 to 50
gallons (each load)
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And
all this in addition to the environmental benefits!
Here
are just a few thoughts:
- Recycling one tone of paper saves 7000
gallons of water
- A paper mill uses 20% less energy to
make paper form recovered fiber than from wool
- Using recycled content in packaging
often saves the Manufacturer & Consumer money
- Recycling provides fiber/raw material
for a large part of the world's paper & packaging production
- For every ton of glass recycled, we
save over a ton of natural resources… 1330 lbs of sand 433 lbs of soda
ash, 433 lbs of limestone, 151 lbs of feldspar
- Recycling Aluminum cans saves 95% of
the energy required to make it from raw bauxite
- Recycling 1 lb of steel saves enough
energy to light a 60 watt bulb for 26 hrs
- For every 3,700 tow liter plastic (PET)
bottles recycled, a barrel of oil (42 gal) is saved
- Compost made from yard trimmings helps
to replenish depleted soils and retain moisture resulting in less frequent
watering and healthier plants
- Recycling creates some pretty cool new
products, you might be writing on, eating food from, wearing, drinking
from, walking on or driving in recycled content products everyday!
For
more information on recycling and its benefits, visit www.georgiarecycles.org
or www.americarecyclesday.org
and www.earth911.org
To
view a power point presentation entitled “Why is Recycling Important to
YOU?” go to the following link: http://judgemedia.com/GRC/GRC%20Presentation.ppt
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Car
Pool
- Use
Public Transportation
- Bike
or walk to work and run short errands
- Use
non-aerosol products
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