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The theme for Valley Earth Week is "Learn Green. Live Green." This page has been developed to help you Learn to be green. Below are some links and facts to help you better understand the importance of doing your part.
General Facts:
- The average home generates 25 pounds of toxic waste each year from household cleaners.
Conserve Water
- The average faucet puts out about 3-5 gallons of water each minute.
- It takes about 72 billion gallons of water a year, worldwide, just to make the empty bottles that hold water.
Save Energy
- A compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) will last up to 13 times longer than a regular light bulb.
- One person taking public transportation can save 200 gallons of gasoline per year.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Recycling one glass jar saves enough energy to watch TV for 3 hours.
- One mature tree can be saved by recycling 50 pounds of newspaper.
- Plastic shopping bags take 500 or more years to break down.
Habitat/Wildlife
- Scientists estimate that 1 in every 6 species of animals is threatened with extinction.
- North Dakota and Minnesota have 24 plant and animal species that are threatened or endangered.
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