News you Earth Day 2000 *(717) 783-6397 fl| www.depJate.pa.us Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Rochel Cason State Office Bukfing 400 Maker Start HatrisbtJig, M 17105 V877-M6REEN Recydng Hottne; 800-3464242 Radon Horihe: 800-237-2366 HHW Hotfine: 800-3464242 Utter Hotfine; 8884JTTERBU6 S£ www.dep.slale.pa.us Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. 4999 Jonestown Road, Suite 203 Hansbug,M 17109 «(717)545f1878 |ij£ www.pacri.org Governor's Center For local Government Services 9(888)223-6837 ||| www.dced.slale.po.us Game Commission 2001 Etmertontanue Homsbug, HU 7110-9797 9(717)787-4250 1| www.pgcstate4iQ.us Ftsh and Boat Commission RO. Box 67000 Hnristag,M 171067000 9 (717) 657-4515 www.fish.state.pG.us Department of Consarvalii» and Natural Resources Executive Office, 7* Ffca, Ratal Carson State Office Buifing, RO. Box 8767 Hanebig, M 17105^8767 *(717)787-2869 Don’t txash Whenever you buy overpackaged or disposable products, you are essentially buying trash. You can prevent a lot of By not using unnecessary products or packaging, we don’t just avoid having to send it to landfills or incinerators. We also avoid having to expend the ener gy, consume the natural resources and create the pollution that comes from rechnoS manufacturing it in the first place! 0 You Can Have An Impact On Society- - litter-ally! Randomly discarded trash, even the smallest of items, endangers our environment, our wildlife and our economy. It pollutes our territory, decreases our property values and wastes our tax dollars Litter can be a serious problem unless everyone works together to prevent it. inßw«nwett«ii^ Cover trash receptacles tightly, Always clean up after an outdoor activity. Carry a litter bag m your vehicle —and use it! »S0? Teach your children to dispose of trash properly. Wj^i "' Never throw anything from your vehicle windows?. * "C. ‘‘T-• ; 4 Always dispose of trash in a proper receptacle, Secure your load if you carry loose materials in a tfuck. Call the Pennsylvania Litterbug Hotline for more information. 888-LITTERBUG A Publication of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection CreenWorksaazette recycling that not just by recycling but by reducing your purchases of disposable and overpackaged items and reusing more of what you already have. You can help the environment both “downstream,” when products are disposed of, and “upstream,” when they are manufactured. can use! ■;*ii-nm. i.i , t ~ A ton of paper matte ft#a 10^ ft recyded paper saves thcequivalent of: ❖ 4,100 kwh energy " ❖ 7,000 gallons of water ❖ 60 pounds of air emissions ❖ 3 cubic yards of landfill space ❖ The iron and steel (tin cans) Americans throw away every day could continuously supply all our nation's auto makers. $lO billion was spent in the US to dispose of trash in 1990. * Americans throw away enough aluminum cans every 3 months to rebuild the entire US commercial air fleet. 5 million homes could be heated for 200 years with the wood and paper thrown away in the US each year. ❖ Packaging accounts for almost half of the municipal solid waste disposed in the US today. ❖ Recycling 1 glass bottle saves enough energy to light a 100-watt bulb for 4 hours. ❖ Reusing 1 ton of paper will save enough energy to heat: ...an average home for 6 months ...7,000 gallons of water ...380 gallons of oil GTMnWorksgoMU* This is the first time something like the (iirni has been published and we’d like to know what you think! Give us your comments by calling toll-free 877-PAGREEN, sending e-mail to: talktous@GreenWorksChannel.org OR writing to , Environmental Fund for PA, 1420 Walnut St., Suite 1304, Philadelphia, PA 19102.© Vj-i 3 R IS OUR HHJPFUL7
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