How Wasteful are YOU?

 Would you be inclined to change your habits?

Yes, I know I am extremely wasteful when it comes to electricity. I tend to flip EVERY light switch available when I go into a room. I cannot stand rooms that are not well lit, and my apartment has terrible lighting. I’m definitely working on this “bad habit” of mine. Once I change completely it will make a different in my electricity bill, because it tends to be rather high (sometimes).

 

Fuel Usage

Home- Starbucks 1.1 Miles

Starbucks- School 7.1 Miles

School- Home 7.7 Miles

15.9 Miles x 52 Weeks = 826.8 miles

Waste

1 Venti frappuccino Cup + Straw x 52 Weeks = 52 cups & straws

2- 16.9 oz water bottles x 52 weeks = 104 water bottles

2 – Pieces of grilled chicken breast ** Accident x 52 weeks = 104 pieces of grilled chicken

2 –16 oz glass bottles x 52 weeks = 104 glass bottles

1— 5oz. Garnier fructis “Rough it putty” – this is a hair product that last me a long time

50-65 Gallons of Water (Shower, sink, toilet, dishwasher) x 52 weeks= 2600-3380 Gallons of water

5-10 min Electricity x 52 weeks = 260-520 minutes

2- 9in pieces of Tin Foil x 52 weeks= 39 feet Tin foil

Cotton

 Fact Sheet: Cotton
"The Fabric of our lives"

 

·          Cotton is a natural fiber that is harvested from a cotton plant

·          There are several species of “wild cotton” (cotton that grows uncultivated) in the world. They have been found in Australia, Africa, Arizona, Central America, Lower California, Brazil, Mexico and other tropical countries and islands.

·          Each fiber is an outgrowth of a single cell that develops in the surface layer of the cotton seed. During early stages of its growth, the fiber elongates to its full length as a thin-walled tube. As it matures, the fiber wall is thickened by deposits of cellulose inside the tube, leaving a hollow area in the center. When the growth period ends and the living material die, the fiber collapses and twists about its own axis.

·          Cotton is harvested by hand or machine.

·          Once picked the cotton get pressed into large modules, each containing some 20,000 lbs of cotton.

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