Students from around the world calculated their class mean and standard deviations for their footprints and posted them on our world map.
Do you see differences across the globe? If so, why do you think those differences exist?
Did you use the calculator to try to reduce your footprint down to the average from a citizen of another country? What changes would you have to make to lower your footprint in this way? Are you going to try and take some of these actions in your daily life?
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Save the planet
Recycling is very important to protect the environment. Recently in my town were placed several waste recycling centers in select categories.Although some believe that recycling is not so good for the environment, British experts have scientifically proven importance of recycling by category.A clean environment equal to a healthy lifestyle and clean, where you can perform actions without thinking too much should be the consequences of your activities!
But recycling is not a new concept, existing since the dawn of humanity when resources were scarce.
Archaeological studies show evidence that we were less numerous waste not only because the number of inhabitants of the planet, but also because access to resources was limited and people were forced to recycle and reuse waste in the absence of new material.
Recycling has an important role during the two World Wars, when they held promotional campaigns intense, especially in countries that participated directly in these conflicts, to donate metal for the manufacture of various goods used in those periods.
Currently, recycling is the fundamental strategy of Waste Management. Waste Management is a set of measures that implement an integrated waste getionarea of ecologically and economically.
We recycle almost everything. Recyclable materials are found in industrial environment, in the workplace and in our homes. We recycle materials like paper, plastic, glass, metal, wood, including textiles
It is important to recycle to enjoy a clean environment, but also to conserve natural resources.
Recycling brings advantages both in economic and social terms, and for improving quality of life in a clean environment.
The benefits of recycling economically and socially:
Creating new jobs;
Recycling costs are lower than those of the collection, storage or incineration.The benefits of recycling on the environment and natural resources are:
Reducing the number of polluting agents;
Help conserve natural resources. By recycling one ton of paper save 17 trees from being cut;
Reduce the amount of CO2 emissions.
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