Sentences with phrase «plastic water bottles over»

Moreover, each SOURCE hydropanel produces enough water to displace over 20,000 plastic water bottles over 15 years.

This is estimated to save 888 1 - liter plastic water bottles over the course of their training and race.

Not exact matches

To date, O'Brien says that Earth Angel has diverted 3,000 tons of waste from landfills, donated 90 tons of material to local charities, donated 55,000 meals to shelters and food banks, avoided over a million single - use plastic water bottles, and prevented 6,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent by using recycled paper, limiting transportation emissions, and implementing «Meatless Monday» initiatives.

Toss a soft ball back and forth, or roll it down the hall to knock over bowling «pins» made from empty plastic water bottles.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Hard - plastic Nalgene water bottles made with bisphenol A will be pulled from stores over the next few months because of growing consumer concern over whether the chemical poses a health risk.

Preparation: Shake bottle well before each use Combine 1 - 3 teaspoons of LuSa Organics Baby Wipe Juice with 1 water cup and mix well Pour over paper towel or cloth wipe Store in sterilized plastic tub (or in a zip bag if travelling) Launder used cloth wipes with diapers

Sometimes you can't win: Just when you stop littering the environment with throwaway water bottles and switch to reusable containers comes an uproar over bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical found in some can linings and hard plastics.

Minimize your use of plastic bags, opt for refillable water bottles instead of bottled waters, choose «whole foods» over more processed or packaged foods (for both environmental and personal health reasons), and say no to straws in your beverages.

The worse news is that it's immensely wasteful; it can take up to three litres of water to make just one litre of bottled, and of the thousands of empty plastic bottles produced, over 60 per cent of them end up in landfills or oceans, polluting the atmosphere and poisoning wildlife.

Over the last several years, I've tried quite a few different plastic - free reusable water bottles and these are my favorites (in order of how much I love them):

Except one thing: Plastic bags and bottles lying all over, on the beaches and in the water near El Nido, Las Cabanas, on the surrounding islands..

During the EcoChalleng over 300 AMD employee team members from three continents and seven countries saved over 1,500 plastic bottles from the landfill, over 8,400 pounds of CO2 from entering the atmosphere, and over 18,000 gallons of water.

EcoChallengers diverted 93,552 plastic bottles and cups from the landfill, conserved 441,676 gallons of water, traveled 80,082 miles by alternative transportation, made over 900 phone calls to public officials advocating change, and volunteered over 2,446 hours in our communities.

With over 260 participants, Mount Hood Community College was one of the most active campuses participating, diverting over 1,800 disposable cups and over 2,400 plastic bottles from the landfill, saving over 1,000 pounds of CO2 from entering the atmosphere, and conserving over 17,000 gallons of water!

To use the SpaTap, simply slip it over the neck of a standard plastic water bottle, hang it up with the strap or some cord (or hold it for someone else to use), then remove the plug from the side of it, which allows the water to flow out from the perforated shower head.

According to the BBC, Italians drink 270 brands of bottled water, producing over 200,000 tonnes (220,462 tons) of plastic waste (could this be a contributing factor in the recent tragedy of the trash?).

With 100 team members, Willamette has saved over 2,100 gallons of water and over 160 pounds of CO2, travelled 67 miles by bus and 45 miles by bike, and diverted over 170 plastic water bottles from the landfill!