School supplies have a huge impact on the environment. Wasting school supplies contribute to cause the following: (all definitions from the dictionary)
Deforestation: the process of clearing an area of forest or trees for human benefits.
Deforestation is used to make paper, create areas of human housing, and more. This wipes out habitats of many animals who live in forest areas. Deforestation not only releases harmful chemicals into the earth's atmosphere, but it also clears thousands of trees, which provide us with oxygen, and more carbon dioxide is released into the air.
Landfills: a system of trash and garbage disposal in which the waste is buried between layers of earth to build up low-lying land.
The National Retail Federation estimates that Americans bought more then $20 billion back-to-schools supplies in 2012. A lot of back-to-school supplies end up in landfills, which makes a significant impact on the environment. If people purchased more recycled paper, refillable or recycled pens, and reusable lunch boxes, the number of waste in landfills would decrease and would revive our planet's condition.
Carbon Footprint: the amount of greenhouse gases and specifically carbon dioxide emitted by something (as a person's activities or a product's manufacture and transport) during a given period of time.
In order for a family's carbon footprint to decrease, people must make wiser choices when buying school supplies and other products for the household.
Recycle: to pass again through a series of changes or treatments.
a: to process (as liquid body, glass, or cans) in order to regain material for human use.
b: recover
c: to reuse or make (a substance) available for reuse for biological activities through natural processes of biochemical degradation or modification <green plants recycling the residue of forest fires>
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! Recycling products is such an important part of making eco-friendly choices. Recycling has many benefits:
1) helps to prevent climate change
2) reduces greenhouse gases
3) reduces pollutants from accessing the air and water
"In 2005, recycling reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 2.5 million metric tons of carbon equivalent or 9 million tons of Carbon Dioxide" (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection).
"Additional reductions of air emissions due to recycling total 587,000 tons. Reduced water emissions total nearly 9,000 tons" (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection).
Deforestation: the process of clearing an area of forest or trees for human benefits.
Deforestation is used to make paper, create areas of human housing, and more. This wipes out habitats of many animals who live in forest areas. Deforestation not only releases harmful chemicals into the earth's atmosphere, but it also clears thousands of trees, which provide us with oxygen, and more carbon dioxide is released into the air.
Landfills: a system of trash and garbage disposal in which the waste is buried between layers of earth to build up low-lying land.
The National Retail Federation estimates that Americans bought more then $20 billion back-to-schools supplies in 2012. A lot of back-to-school supplies end up in landfills, which makes a significant impact on the environment. If people purchased more recycled paper, refillable or recycled pens, and reusable lunch boxes, the number of waste in landfills would decrease and would revive our planet's condition.
Carbon Footprint: the amount of greenhouse gases and specifically carbon dioxide emitted by something (as a person's activities or a product's manufacture and transport) during a given period of time.
In order for a family's carbon footprint to decrease, people must make wiser choices when buying school supplies and other products for the household.
Recycle: to pass again through a series of changes or treatments.
a: to process (as liquid body, glass, or cans) in order to regain material for human use.
b: recover
c: to reuse or make (a substance) available for reuse for biological activities through natural processes of biochemical degradation or modification <green plants recycling the residue of forest fires>
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! Recycling products is such an important part of making eco-friendly choices. Recycling has many benefits:
1) helps to prevent climate change
2) reduces greenhouse gases
3) reduces pollutants from accessing the air and water
"In 2005, recycling reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 2.5 million metric tons of carbon equivalent or 9 million tons of Carbon Dioxide" (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection).
"Additional reductions of air emissions due to recycling total 587,000 tons. Reduced water emissions total nearly 9,000 tons" (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection).