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3 R's & Green Shopping
1. By Michael Patton, Executive Director
The Metropolitan Environmental Trust, the
M.e.t.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
3 R’s & Shopping Green
A Guide to Green Shopping
2. On Average Americans generate 4.5 lbs. of
trash per day = 1600 lbs. of trash per year
3. Total MSW Generation in 2010
250 Million Tons (before recycling)
EPA-530-F-11-005 | November 2011| www.epa.gov/wastes
6. R E D U C E
Use less stuff.
Purchase exactly
what is needed.
Look at
packaging.
Buy in bulk.
7. R E U S E
B.O.B. (Bring Own
Bag
Plastic and paper
bags
Water Bottles
Steel Cans
Glass Jars
Cereal Boxes
8. Minimize the bottle!
Save your money!
Americans spend about $11,000
per minute on bottled water.
Tap water costs an average of
$.002 per gallon while a gallon of
bottled water costs from $0.89 to
$8.26 per gallon.
9. R E C Y C L E
Owasso Recycling Center
Location: 499 South Main Owasso, OK
Phone: 918-272-4991
Hours of Operation:
Tuesday - Saturday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Closed designated holidays.
WE ACCEPT:
Aluminum
Antifreeze
Batteries
Cardboard
Cooking oil
Glass
Newspaper
Office Paper
Phone books
Plastics (#1 & #2)
Motor oil
Passenger Tires
10. R E T H I N K
Before you buy:
Do I really need it?
Packaging
Bulk
Responsible Manufacturer
How far did it travel to get here?
Trash or Recycle
You vote every time you spend a
dollar
11. Recycling Reduces Energy
Consumption
Making new steel from old
scrap offers up to 75% energy
savings.
Producing aluminum from
scrap instead of bauxite ore
cuts energy use by 95%, yet
we still through away more
than a million tons of aluminum
per year.
Paper recycling could save up
to 70% of the energy needed to
create paper from new timber.
12. Compost your leaves, grass
and food waste instead of
sending them to the landfill.
Most natural garden wastes
can be composted, thus
yielding free fertilizer without
polluting the air.
Compost Organic Waste
19. Packaging by Mother Nature
COMPOSTABLE
Fair Trade, Country of Origin and
Buy Local when available
20. Organic food must be produced without
the use of sewer-sludge
fertilizers, synthetic
fertilizers, pesticides, hormones, antibiot
ics and irradiation.
A variety of agricultural products can be
produced organically, including
produce, grains, meat, dairy, eggs and
processed food products.
What is Organic?
24. Average Annual Expenditure
Meat, Poultry, Fish & Eggs
15 percent of
American’s total
food budget is
spent on
meat, poultry, fis
h & eggs.
Food Institute analysis based on Bureau of Labor statistics
35. Total U.S. Beverage Consumption in
2005
Carbonated Soft Drinks 28.3%
Bottled Water 10.7%
Milk 10.9%
Coffee 9.0%
Beer 11.7%
Fruit Beverages 4.7%
Sports Drinks 2.3%
Tea 3.8%
Wine 1.2%
Distilled Spirits 0.7%
All Others 15.3%
Source – American Beverage Association
36. 53 million plastic bottles are thrown in the trash every day.
In Tulsa, the average household buys 225 bottles of water
per year. Of those, 16 are recycled.
43. Beware of words
like
‘toxic’, ‘hazardous’,
and ‘caution’ on
label
Find safer
alternatives
Buy Concentrated?
44. Natural Drain Cleaner
1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 cup white vinegar
Boiling water
Pour baking soda down the
drain. Add white vinegar
Cover the drain, if possible. Let
set for 5 minutes.
Then pour a kettle of boiling
water down the drain.
46. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle is the right order.
People who recycle create jobs.
It is not just the product; it is also the package.
Save the planet.
Recap