EARTH DAY!!!!!!!!!!

As you all know…

TODAY IS EARTH DAY!!!

Come to Tate Plaza today between 10- 3 to celebrate with free food, great music and lots of giveaways! See you there!

Earth Day- April 22nd!!

Just a reminder that next Wednesday, April 22 is Earth Day: It’s SO Easy Being Green! The event is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tate Plaza. If you have volunteered to have a booth for your organization, we are so happy you’re participating! If not, please come on out and see the celebration! If you have not let us know, and would like to have a booth for your organization, please email ugaearthday09@gmail.com and we can get you all set up! On Wednesday, WEAR GREEN! We want a unified effort to let UGA know how easy it is to live GREEN! Thank you, and if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact ugaearthday09@gmail.com. See you Wednesday!

Helpful Hint

Cut your showering time down by three minutes for a savings of 513 pounds of CO2 every year.

Helpful Hint

Turn off the power strip or unplug any electrical device that’s not being used. Many appliances, such as computers, TVs and VCRs draw power even when turned off. NYU may expend as much as $750,000 per year on these “phantom loads”!

Helpful Hint

Try switching to cold or warm water when doing laundry. 85 - 90% of the energy consumed in washing your clothes is used to heat the water.

Helpful Hint

Get your leaky sink and shower faucets fixed. A leak of just one drop per second will waste 2,400 gallons of water a year.

Helpful Hint

To save on paper, always print and copy double-sided (“duplex”). Most public NYU printers can be configured to duplex.

Before You Recycle

Rinsing cans and keeping boxes out of the weather makes them easier to process (keeps costs down).

Helpful Hint

Use rechargeable batteries. Otherwise dispose of batteries properly because they contain toxic chemicals. Find the nearest drop-off location by calling 1-800-8-BATTERY.

Helpful Hint

Download your software. More than 1 billion unwanted computer disks are being thrown away each year, though most software can be downloaded online.

Helpful Hint

You can get cash back by recycling your old electronics such as cell phones and mp3 players.