In January we will be starting a new book/bible study based on the book "Gardening Eden: How Creation Care Will Change Your Faith, Your Life, And Our World" by Michael Abbate. It will meet on Wednesday nights from 7-8:30 pm. We will meet at Panera Bread on Haven and Foothill in Rancho Cucamonga. We are trying to make this fun and casual, and will read a chapter each week, then discuss it as a group. For more info please contact me at:
birdgrl8@hotmail.com
Friday, December 18, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Re-generation's 1st Annual Fashion Show
The Fashion show on Nov. 14th was a success with about 70 attendees and most of our designs auctioned off. We hope to have even more attend next year as designs are already being planned. Here are a few of the designs from this years show: Bottle cap shirt, newspaper dress, soda can dress, pillow case apron, coke dress and plastic and knitted video tape dress.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Recycle Stats and Tips
1. Stat: 700 years - that is how long it takes a plastic bottle in a landfill to began to biodegrade. Fourteen 20 oz plastic bottles yield enough fiber for an extra large T-shirt.
Tip: Close the Recycling Loop! Buy products that are made from recycled/post consumer materials. Check out www.greengiftguide.com to see examples of these products.
2. Stat: The average person generates 4.5 pounds of trash every day- 1.5 tons of solid waste per year. Although the EPA estimates that 75% of solid waste is recyclable, only about 30 % is actually recycled.
Tip: Recycling does make a difference! The most important part of recycling is participation, so read the bottom labels on packaged items to differentiate what is recyclable and what is not.
3. Stat: Nationwide,130 million cell phones go out of use annually. This creates an estimated 65,000 tons of electronic waste.
Tip: Recycle your cell phone by donating to a charity at: w ww.phones4charity.org OR by taking them to a local recycling center http://www.call2recycle.org
4. Stat: Americans throw out enough paper each year to build a 12-foot high wall from New York to Los Angeles. However, each ton (2000 pounds) of recycled paper can save: 3.5 cubic yards of landfill, 17 thirty foot (pulp) trees, 7,000 gallons of water, 380 gallons of oil, and 4100 kwh of energy!
Tip: Use paper products made from recycled materials, print on both sides of paper and recycle after use (to find the nearest paper recycling center: www.Earth911.com.
5. Stat: 75% of old electronics sit in storage, because there is uncertainty of how to manage them. Many of these items can be reused, refurbished or recycled.
Tip: Check out eRecycle.org to find locations that manage used electronics.
6. Stat: Americans throw away more than 25 percent of the food we prepare, about 96 billion pounds of food waste each year. Food waste includes uneaten food and food preparation scraps from residences or households, commercial establishments like restaurants, institutional sources like school cafeterias, and industrial sources like factory lunchrooms. The nati on spends about 1 billion dollars a year to dispose of food waste.
Tip: By separating food waste to use for composting o r putting in the green waste bin, it makes it easier to recycle solid waste.
7. Stat: Americans throw away about 40 million soft drink cans and bottles every year. Placed end to end, they would reach the moon and back nearly 20 TIMES!
Tip: Recycle bottles and cans by placing in the designed bin supplied by your city. If these bins are not supplied, take recyclables to a local grocery store that has a "Replanet" recycling center: http://www.replanetusa.com
8. Stat: 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are used per year - or one million per minute.Most don’t make it to a recycling facility.
Tip: At most grocery stores there is a bin to recycle these plastic bags. There are also other great uses for these bags; such as jewelry and crafts this web site has great ideas to turn nonsense plastic bags into instant Fun! http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2007/08/plastic_bag_crafts.html
9. Stat: The average refrigerator aged 10 years or older contains more than 120 pounds of recyclable steel.
Tip: Recycle your old inefficient refrigerator of freezer by calling Southern California Edison at : 800-234-9722 for a free pickup and $50.00 for the rec ycling process.
Tip: Close the Recycling Loop! Buy products that are made from recycled/post consumer materials. Check out www.greengiftguide.com to see examples of these products.
2. Stat: The average person generates 4.5 pounds of trash every day- 1.5 tons of solid waste per year. Although the EPA estimates that 75% of solid waste is recyclable, only about 30 % is actually recycled.
Tip: Recycling does make a difference! The most important part of recycling is participation, so read the bottom labels on packaged items to differentiate what is recyclable and what is not.
3. Stat: Nationwide,130 million cell phones go out of use annually. This creates an estimated 65,000 tons of electronic waste.
Tip: Recycle your cell phone by donating to a charity at: w ww.phones4charity.org OR by taking them to a local recycling center http://www.call2recycle.org
4. Stat: Americans throw out enough paper each year to build a 12-foot high wall from New York to Los Angeles. However, each ton (2000 pounds) of recycled paper can save: 3.5 cubic yards of landfill, 17 thirty foot (pulp) trees, 7,000 gallons of water, 380 gallons of oil, and 4100 kwh of energy!
Tip: Use paper products made from recycled materials, print on both sides of paper and recycle after use (to find the nearest paper recycling center: www.Earth911.com.
5. Stat: 75% of old electronics sit in storage, because there is uncertainty of how to manage them. Many of these items can be reused, refurbished or recycled.
Tip: Check out eRecycle.org to find locations that manage used electronics.
6. Stat: Americans throw away more than 25 percent of the food we prepare, about 96 billion pounds of food waste each year. Food waste includes uneaten food and food preparation scraps from residences or households, commercial establishments like restaurants, institutional sources like school cafeterias, and industrial sources like factory lunchrooms. The nati on spends about 1 billion dollars a year to dispose of food waste.
Tip: By separating food waste to use for composting o r putting in the green waste bin, it makes it easier to recycle solid waste.
7. Stat: Americans throw away about 40 million soft drink cans and bottles every year. Placed end to end, they would reach the moon and back nearly 20 TIMES!
Tip: Recycle bottles and cans by placing in the designed bin supplied by your city. If these bins are not supplied, take recyclables to a local grocery store that has a "Replanet" recycling center: http://www.replanetusa.com
8. Stat: 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are used per year - or one million per minute.Most don’t make it to a recycling facility.
Tip: At most grocery stores there is a bin to recycle these plastic bags. There are also other great uses for these bags; such as jewelry and crafts this web site has great ideas to turn nonsense plastic bags into instant Fun! http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2007/08/plastic_bag_crafts.html
9. Stat: The average refrigerator aged 10 years or older contains more than 120 pounds of recyclable steel.
Tip: Recycle your old inefficient refrigerator of freezer by calling Southern California Edison at : 800-234-9722 for a free pickup and $50.00 for the rec ycling process.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Reduce Stats and Tips
1) The typical American home uses about 300 gallons of water a day.
Tip: Set your sprinklers on a timer or water your lawn once a week, turn off the water while you are brushing your teeth, take shorter showers/baths throughout the week, recieve a Free low flow shower and sink set from the rancho cucamonga water company:http://www.socalgas.com/residential/EE_kit_promo/index.html
2) If all cars on US roads had properly inflated tires, it would save nearly 2 billion gallons of gas a year.
Tip: check tires weekly, for safety and to increase your mpg! Local gas stations have air pumps for your car tires.
3) By turning the heat down, Americans could save more than 500,000 barrels of oil each day--that's over 21,000,000 gallons.
Tip: When heating your home: Reduce your thermostat by 3-5°F when your home is occupied; set to 55°F or lower, or turn off your heating system when your home is unoccupied.
When cooling your home: Increase your thermostat by 3-5°F when your home is occupied; set to 85°F or higher or turn off your cooling system when your home is unoccupied. http://www.sce. com/NR/rdonlyres/D272AFA9-793E-4E19-96B4-E68944DAC6D8/0/08Apr_ResidentialEnergyGuide.pdf
4) If we turned off home computers when not in use, we would cut their CO2 impact by 8.3 million tons a year or 50%.
Tip: put your computer on sleep or hibernation mode when you will be away from it for several hours. You will save electricty and money at the same time! Or simply turn it off when you are done!
5) Less than 1% of the worlds freshwater is readily available for human use.
Tip: Purchase a reverse osmois filter for your home. For more information about price and what this filter can do for your home, check out this website: http://www.freedrinkingwater.com/
6) Everyday in the US we produce enough trash to equal the weight of the Empire State Building.Everyday, the average American produces four and a half pounds of trash-75 % of which is recyclable.
Tip: Reduce your waste by recycling plastic,paper, and alummiun. if you are not sure what is recyclable this website will show you the dos and donts: http://www.ci.rancho-cucamonga.ca.us/govt/documents/ReuseRecyclingGuide..pdf
7) Between 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide annually, which is more than one million bags per minute.
Tip: Invest in a reusable canvas bag (from the Flipside) for grocery shopping and other purchases.
8) The average adult is on 50 mailing lists and receives an average of 41 lbs of junk mail a year. 44%of this goes unread and directly into the garbage.
Tip: Stop junk mail from being delivered to your home.http://www.ci.rancho-cucamonga.ca.us/govt/pdf/JunkMail.pdf
Tip: Set your sprinklers on a timer or water your lawn once a week, turn off the water while you are brushing your teeth, take shorter showers/baths throughout the week, recieve a Free low flow shower and sink set from the rancho cucamonga water company:http://www.socalgas.com/residential/EE_kit_promo/index.html
2) If all cars on US roads had properly inflated tires, it would save nearly 2 billion gallons of gas a year.
Tip: check tires weekly, for safety and to increase your mpg! Local gas stations have air pumps for your car tires.
3) By turning the heat down, Americans could save more than 500,000 barrels of oil each day--that's over 21,000,000 gallons.
Tip: When heating your home: Reduce your thermostat by 3-5°F when your home is occupied; set to 55°F or lower, or turn off your heating system when your home is unoccupied.
When cooling your home: Increase your thermostat by 3-5°F when your home is occupied; set to 85°F or higher or turn off your cooling system when your home is unoccupied. http://www.sce. com/NR/rdonlyres/D272AFA9-793E-4E19-96B4-E68944DAC6D8/0/08Apr_ResidentialEnergyGuide.pdf
4) If we turned off home computers when not in use, we would cut their CO2 impact by 8.3 million tons a year or 50%.
Tip: put your computer on sleep or hibernation mode when you will be away from it for several hours. You will save electricty and money at the same time! Or simply turn it off when you are done!
5) Less than 1% of the worlds freshwater is readily available for human use.
Tip: Purchase a reverse osmois filter for your home. For more information about price and what this filter can do for your home, check out this website: http://www.freedrinkingwater.com/
6) Everyday in the US we produce enough trash to equal the weight of the Empire State Building.Everyday, the average American produces four and a half pounds of trash-75 % of which is recyclable.
Tip: Reduce your waste by recycling plastic,paper, and alummiun. if you are not sure what is recyclable this website will show you the dos and donts: http://www.ci.rancho-cucamonga.ca.us/govt/documents/ReuseRecyclingGuide..pdf
7) Between 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide annually, which is more than one million bags per minute.
Tip: Invest in a reusable canvas bag (from the Flipside) for grocery shopping and other purchases.
8) The average adult is on 50 mailing lists and receives an average of 41 lbs of junk mail a year. 44%of this goes unread and directly into the garbage.
Tip: Stop junk mail from being delivered to your home.http://www.ci.rancho-cucamonga.ca.us/govt/pdf/JunkMail.pdf
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