Hokey and Owlbert in: “I’m a hobo!”

did you know….

For every ton of paper used for recycling the savings are:

• at least 30,000 liters of water

• 3000 - 4000 KWh electricity (enough for an average 3 bedroom house for one year)

• 95% of air pollution.

[wasteonline.org]

going green.

A focus on sustainability and energy has proliferated throughout college and university campuses from Appalachia to California. From recycling competitions to purchasing renewable energy, these programs can vary greatly in scope but are all focused on these two main objectives: to reduce the consumption of natural resources and to minimize the campus’ environmental “footprint.”

–> read more about Rider’s efforts to move in a greener direction.

stay tuned.

In the United States, we use enough office paper each year to build a 10-foot-high wall that’s 6,815 miles long, or two and a half times the distance from New York to Los Angeles.

[Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, “Recycling Facts and Figures,” PUBL CE-163, 2002]

we don’t know if you realize this, folks, but that’s a lot of paper. stay tuned.