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Merici College Green Tip # 14 - Your Carbon Footprint

Submitted by mericiadmin on May 15, 2024 - 1:48pm

What is your carbon footprint?

A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions that come from the production, use and end-of-life of a product or service. 

It includes carbon dioxide — the gas most commonly emitted by humans — and others, including methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorinated gases, which trap heat in the atmosphere, causing global warming. 

Usually, the bulk of an individual’s carbon footprint will come from transportation, housing, and food. 

Merici College Green Tip #13 - Your old sponge

Submitted by mericiadmin on May 10, 2024 - 1:39pm

Kitchen sponges accumulate bacteria, debris and other particles, and become smelly. 

However, it is not always necessary to throw them out to landfill straight away.

You can save money and reduce waste by extending the life of your household sponges...

...by cleaning them!

Put them in the dishwasher, washing machine or in boiling water with a splash of vinegar. 

Once cooled, wring them out and air dry them.

I have been doing this for years, and also put my kitchen scrub brushes in the dishwasher when they need cleaning.

Happy Cleaning!

Merici College Green Tip #10 - April 5th is Australia's Earth Overshoot Day

Submitted by mericiadmin on April 5, 2024 - 8:40am

Earth Overshoot Day is the date each year when humanity's demand on nature exceeds the Earth's biocapacity.

This date gets earlier each year, meaning that it is taking less time to use up the resources produced by the Earth and that current consumption is taking from the future. 

For 2024, that date is July 27th.

However, as you can see in the diagram below, when broken down by country, Australia's Overshoot Day 2024 is April 5th.

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