Save paper..

Recycling  ONE ton of paper will save:

• 4,000 Kwh of electricity
• 2.5 barrels (1,755 litres) of oil required to convert wood into paper
• 3 cubic meters of landfill
• 31,780 liters of water
• • • Save the felling of 17 full grown trees

earth day Gyaan

Some Ten Points for Better Life:

1. where ever required try to keep the AC temperature at comfort levels ie @23 C.the decrease in the temp will increase the power consumption and CO2 levels too.

2. Switch to a laptop instead of using a desktop computer and cut three-quarters off your electrical use. Turn off the laptop at the end of the day.

3. Turn off the lights when you aren’t using them and try to utilise the natural light whenever where ever. Stop using heat-producing halogen lamps they are in high power consumption as well heat generating.

4. Switch to cold water washing and save 80 percent on energy used for laundry and save an estimated $60 a year. Hang dry your clothes instead of using the dryer and save 700 pounds of C02 a year.

5. plug out or switch off the accessories or any thing works on electricity when not required,it saves energy as well lives. 

6. Switch to compact fluorescent from regular incandescent bulbs and use 60 percent less energy per bulb and save 300 pounds of C02 a year.

7. Keep a hand towel or a kerchief  to reduce the paper napkin usage

8.keep the hot water pipes through insulated media and get a water heater with good insulation

9. Use public transportation whenever possible, carpool, shop locally, and ideally switch to a hybrid or energy-efficient car 

10. Keep your tires inflated to improve  mileage by 3 percent. Every fuel you save also saves C02 emissions.

Courtesy: green websites / inspiring gurus :) 
 

Eco friendly Ganapathy

Why we need Eco friendly Ganapathy

Ganesh...he is the one who clear the hassles in our lives...

but we are making the things critical and creating environment hassles  by making Vighnaraj  in  unhealthy ways...

As per the Shashtras the puja should offer to either gold,silver or Clay idols.
But as the technology intervenes in between , POP and other elements taken place instead of Clay and other natural ingredients.

The main culprits: 

POP:Is a Gypsum  product contains sulfur, phosphorous and magnesium and when dissolves water causes threat to aquatic life.

Thermacol :this element also just like plastic;it does not decompose.

Paints:the paints using to glow the idols mostly contains Lead and other toxics which will pollute water streams. 

Plastic ornaments/others: Plastic is a material which can not get destroy easily in days or months it takes hundreds of years to dis integrate.

What are the alternate..?

Clay Idols: the best option against POP idols..and easily dissolve in water in hours time.Or can avail eco friendly idols made of paper and clay.

paper or natural sources like fresh flowers,Mango leaves for decoration:Can easily replace thermo col and plastic ornaments.

paints : can use natural colours which are widely available in market.which contain no toxics

Be a responsible...eco devotee...so that this year and all future years Ganesha can complete his visit in a healthy and green way....

why no to water bottles...

PET bottles Usage

Shatabdi express - which covers Mumbai to Ahmadabad in 7 hours....here I am not talking about the speed of the train.... 
the train caters nearly 2000 water bottles a day (to and fro) means nearly 60,000 plastic bottles in a month...
If we think about the other trains and stations consumption ....then in a day it self we are consuming a big mountain of plastic...

the fact is empty plastic bottles life span is more than 500 years....
keep it this in mind ...avoid plastic in your daily use...