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Reduce Reuse Recycle
NATIONAL GREEN HOUSE
Navigating through GPS(Green Practices through Sai)
Sai Sports and Service RetreatAugust 2009
Planet in Peril
• Please see this video to understand why we should act to save our planet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJAbATJCugs
GO – GREEN
RECYCLE REUSEREDUCE
What? Minimizing the consumptionWhy?To preserve Nature
What? Reuse productsWhy?Minimize resource consumption
What? Recover raw materialWhy?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
Going Green and GOD ?
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
National Green House
• Do not waste food• Buy vegetables at farmers market• Eat organic • Grow vegetables • Eat vegetarian • Less oily food
Eco-Sadhana – Food
• Turn off water while brushing, shaving, cleaning dishes
• Take shorter showers • Use low flush toilets • Rain barrel to irrigate plants
Eco-Sadhana – Water
• 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
Eco-Sadhana – Energy
• 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
Eco-Sadhana – Materials
Sept - Oct Nov-Dec Jan-Feb Mar-Apr May-Jun
E-Waste Collection
Food
Water
Energy
Materials
Eco-Sadhana Practice Timeline
• 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
Eco-Sadhana: Sept – Oct 09E-Waste Collection
• 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
What is E-Waste?
How is it Processed?
• Please see this video on how e-waste is treated
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A5zVNpkuzk
E-Wastewith
Consumers
E-Waste Collection
• Collection bins at Sai centers
• Collection directly at consumers homes
Recycling Centers
E-Waste Project Implementation Framework
Reuse (Donation Centers)
• 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.
Implementation Details
• Local refugee church/organization– Youth Coop in Miami– Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society in Charlotte
• Wireless Foundation http://www.wirelessfoundation.org/CalltoProtect/index.cfm
• March of Dimes http://www.marchofdimes.com/646_15257.asp
Donation Centers
To find a recycling center in your neighborhood please visit http://earth911.com/
E-Waste Collection Center
Address/ Phone/ Hours of Operation/ Website
Materials Accepted Acceptance Type + Fee
Electronic Recycling Center
10827 NW 29th StreetMiami, FL 33172(305) 482-9100Mon-Fri 9am to 5pmhttp://www.ercrecycling.com
Computers, Cellphones, Computer Monitors, Electronics, Office machines, Telephones, Televisions
Drop Off at locationNo Fee
Miami-Dade HC2 Permanent Center
8831 NW 58th StreetMiami, FL 33166(305) 594-1500Wed 9am - 4pm Sat 8:30am - 5pmServices are restricted to residents of Miami-dade County only.
Computers, Cellphones Computer Monitors, Electronics, Office machines, Telephones, Televisions + a host of other items
Drop Off at location No Fee
• Prepare a list of local recycling centers as they could accept different materials
Prepare a List of Recycling Centers
• Find a free recycling center in your neighborhood– http://www.electronicstakeback.com/recycling/find_a_res
ponsible_recycler_withmap.htm– http://1800recycling.com/
• Free Recycling http://www.freerecycling.com/
• USPS Free Pre-Paid Recycling through the Mail for Small Electronic Products http://www.usps.com/green/recycle.htm
Free Recycling Options
• 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
Sai the Silent Example
JAI SAIRAM
Let’s Go Green
• 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 second28,000,000,000 bottles were used in 2004 17,000,000 barrels of oil was used to produce2,500,000 tons of C02 was released