EYM celebrates Earth Day!

Below are some tips to help you do your part to save mother earth.....not just today, but always. FREE YOUR MIND!

Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970 after a senator from Wisconsin wanted a way to bring attention to environmental concerns. Twenty million Americans participated in the event. Last year, an estimated 1 billion people in 184 countries participated in Earth Day activities!

The average person creates about 4.3 pounds of trash per day.

The trash most commonly found in municipal landfills is plain old paper—on average, it accounts for more than 40 percent of a landfill's contents. Newspapers, which can be recycled, can take up as much as 13 percent of the space in US landfills and deteriorates very slowly in a landfill. Research has shown that, when excavated from a landfill, newspapers from the 1960s can be intact and readable!

Water-efficient fixtures can save you about 54,000 gallons in your home annually.

Recycling aluminum cans saves 95 percent of the energy required to make the same amount of aluminum from raw aluminum ore, bauxite.

Planting shade trees around your house can reduce your air conditioner bill by up to
75 percent, and save an average household $100-$250 in energy costs each year. In fact, plants can significantly reduce a building's energy needs since it's cooler in the shade of trees and warmer behind plants that block the winter winds.

Nearly 20 percent of a home's electricity use goes to lighting. Choosing energy-efficient lighting is an easy way to start using energy wisely. Switch out a single light bulb or fixture in your home to a light that's earned the government's ENERGY STAR for energy efficiency.

Transportation consumes about 25 percent of the total energy used in the United States. Driving can release harmful chemicals or other pollutants into the air. When, where, how, why and what you drive all play an important role in affecting air pollution. Drive wise and be more environmentally friendly when you need to get somewhere!

*Source: US Enviornmental Protection Agency