$ustainability Make Good $ense Using Environmentally Friendly Products at Home and for Income Generation Grace Foster-Reid Civil & Environmental Engineer
100 4 1 90 2 3 50 5 20 9 7 8 15 6 Not to Scale
Air: Global warming * Climate Change * Air Pollution Land: Deforestation * Waste Disposal * Sewage contamination Water: Pollution * Not enough * Too much * Overfishing What are the issues
What can you do?
Use water more efficiently Daily consumption of fresh water (gallons) ACTIVITY Average Household Conservation Method Bath 36 15 Brushing Teeth 60 Tap running 15 Hand Washing 80 Tap running 20 Automatic faucets Shaving 20 Tap running 1 Using Bowl Shower (5 min. ) 270 Tap running Toilet Flush 300 5 -7 gallons Washing Car Washing Dishes by Hand Washing Machine TOTAL 18 Tap running 100 Tap running 20 Top Loading 904 gallons 45 Wet, Soap, Rinse 100 Low Flush Toilet 4. 5 Stopping Tap 20 Wash, Rinse in sink 12. 5 Front Loading 233 gallons
Collect Rainwater 77 inch rainfall annually 2, 000 sq ft house Collect 262 gallons per day $26, 094
Composting
$5, 000
Tangible Savings Water $26, 094 Gas $32, 000 Fertilizer $5, 00
Air: Global warming * Climate Change * Air Pollution Land: Deforestation * Waste Disposal * Sewage contamination Water: Pollution * Not enough * Too much * Overfishing
$ustainability Make Good $ense Using Environmentally Friendly Products at Home and for Income Generation Grace Foster-Reid Civil & Environmental Engineer
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