NATIONAL GREEN HOUSE Navigating through GPS (Green Practices through Sai) Sai Sports and Service Retreat August 2009

Please see this video to understand why we should act to save our planet

GO – GREEN RECYCLE REUSEREDUCE What? Minimizing the consumption Why? To preserve Nature What? Reuse products Why? Minimize resource consumption What? Recover raw material Why? Minimize resource consumption

God stretched Himself as this Universe Everything is His manifestation What do we do when our hand is injured? Similarly, we need to take care of Nature

Nature is the mirror in which the image of God is reflected – Baba

Goals of National Green House Navigate through G.P.S. – Green Practices through Sai Lead a ‘Green-life’, thereby serving as examples in the society Develop reuse and recycle programs at Sai centers, homes, and communities Create teaching modules to disseminate green practices

Do not waste food Buy vegetables at farmers market Eat organic Grow vegetables Eat vegetarian Less oily food

Turn off water while brushing, shaving, cleaning dishes Take shorter showers Use low flush toilets Rain barrel to irrigate plants

Unplug all electrical gadgets Switch off AC, lights Use products with EnergyStar label Put computers in ‘energy-save’ mode Turn off computer monitors Use washing machine and dish-washer at off- peak times

Avoid use of plastic bags Reuse paper (print on both sides) + Recycle it Avoid usage of paper plates, napkins, plastic cutlery Avoid drinking bottled water + Drink tap water

Sept - OctNov-DecJan-FebMar-AprMay-Jun E-Waste Collection Food Water Energy Materials

Purpose:- Collect e-waste in a community 1.Reuse functional products  Donate to Refugees  Charities 2.Recycle non-functional (damaged or obsolete) products at local recycling centers

Computers (desktops + laptops/notebooks) Computer monitors, mouse, keyboards, webcams Cell phones Printers + scanners TVs Batteries (alkaline, nickel cadmium, rechargeable) Cameras + MP3 players + IPods Laptop chargers + Cellphone chargers

Please see this video on how e-waste is treated

Resources – Team of volunteers to collect e-waste in the community – Storage place in Sai center/devotee home to sort reusable/ recyclable waste – Have at least 1 volunteer from each city Collection bins at Sai centers – Bins to collect smaller electronic items like cell phones, and printer cartridges Organize e-waste collection drive periodically – For example: Do a cell phone collection drive Spread the word at your work place, school, friends and family.

Local refugee church/organization – Youth Coop in Miami – Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society in Charlotte Wireless Foundation March of Dimes

To find a recycling center in your neighborhood please visit

E-Waste Collection Center Address/ Phone/ Hours of Operation/ Website Materials Accepted Acceptance Type + Fee Electronic Recycling Center NW 29th Street Miami, FL (305) Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm ComputersComputers, Cellphones, Computer Monitors, Electronics, Office machines, Telephones, TelevisionsCellphones Computer MonitorsOffice machines Drop Off at location No Fee Miami-Dade HC2 Permanent Center 8831 NW 58th Street Miami, FL (305) Wed 9am - 4pm Sat 8:30am - 5pm Services are restricted to residents of Miami-dade County only. ComputersComputers, Cellphones Computer Monitors, Electronics, Office machines, Telephones, Televisions + a host of other itemsCellphones Computer MonitorsOffice machines Drop Off at location No Fee Prepare a list of local recycling centers as they could accept different materials

Find a free recycling center in your neighborhood – ponsible_recycler_withmap.htm ponsible_recycler_withmap.htm – Free Recycling USPS Free Pre-Paid Recycling through the Mail for Small Electronic Products

Switches on/off the fan in interview room Shuts the tap when washing His face – Soap gets into eyes and they become red Puts a lid on the glass of water He drinks Reuses envelopes which have nothing written on them Boy serving chapatis drops it on floor – He picks it and puts it in His plate

At a drop a second, a worn tap or outdoor faucet is leeching about 20 gallons a day — over 7000 gallons per year. If every U.S. household put a lid when boiling water, it can save up to $2,212,175. Recycling 1 aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for 3 hrs, or the equivalent of a ½ gallon of gasoline. Startling Facts

1500 bottles are trashed every second 28,000,000,000 bottles were used in ,000,000 barrels of oil was used to produce 2,500,000 tons of C0 2 was released