$ustainability Make Good $ense Using Environmentally Friendly Products at Home and for Income Generation Grace Foster-Reid Civil & Environmental Engineer.

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$ustainability Make Good $ense Using Environmentally Friendly Products at Home and for Income Generation Grace Foster-Reid Civil & Environmental Engineer

Not to Scale

What are the issues Air: Global warming * Climate Change * Air Pollution Water: Pollution * Not enough * Too much * Overfishing Land: Deforestation * Waste Disposal * Sewage contamination

What can you do?

Use water more efficiently ACTIVITYAverage HouseholdConservation Method Bath Brushing Teeth 60Tap running15 Hand Washing 80Tap running20 Automatic faucets Shaving 20Tap running1Using Bowl Shower (5 min.) 270Tap running45Wet, Soap, Rinse Toilet Flush gallons100Low Flush Toilet Washing Car 18Tap running4.5Stopping Tap Washing Dishes by Hand 100Tap running20Wash, Rinse in sink Washing Machine 20Top Loading12.5Front Loading TOTAL904gallons 233gallons Daily consumption of fresh water (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 Water: Pollution * Not enough * Too much * Overfishing Land: Deforestation * Waste Disposal * Sewage contamination

$ustainability Make Good $ense Using Environmentally Friendly Products at Home and for Income Generation Grace Foster-Reid Civil & Environmental Engineer

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