Earth Day is considered to be the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970 that appears annually on April 22. The focus of the day is to support environmental protection in the Earth and to establish efficiency in the way we use energy. The Feather would like to share facts and answer interesting questions about ways to become more nature friendly.

Recycling tips:

People can become more resourceful by recycling and reusing items. Here are some recycling statistics from www.dosomething.org.

1. The average person generates over 4 pounds of trash every day and about 1.5 tons of solid waste per year.

2. In 2009, Americans produced enough trash to circle the Earth 24 times.

3. We generate 21.5 million tons of food waste each year. If we composted that food, it would reduce the same amount of greenhouse gas as taking 2 million cars off the road.

4. Americans throw away 25,000,000 plastic bottles every hour.

5. Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to listen to a full album on your iPod. Recycling 100 cans could light your bedroom for two whole weeks.

Getting to know your water:

The Fresno Bee (@fresnobee) released useful questions and answers to how to be more intelligent in water use. Here are the list of some of the questions and answers.

Q: Where does our drinking water come from?

A: From the underground aquifer.

Q: What is groundwater recharge?

A: Groundwater recharge is the natural artificial process of replenishing groundwater supply.

Q: How much of California’s water is from mountain snowpack?

A: According to Department of Water Resources, mountain snowpack provides as much as one-third of California’s water supply by accumulating snow during wet winters.

Q: With summertime here, how can we save water by using a pool?

A: City of Fresno’s “20 Gallon Challenge” recommends installing covers on pool and spas to reduce evaporation, and repair leaks around pumps if needed.

Conserving water tips:

Lastly, here are some more significant tips from The Fresno Bee to be mindful of when using water in any situation in the home. Easily save 20 gallons of water every day by taking hold of these suggestions.

1. Turn off water when brushing teeth.

2. Run the dishwasher only when full.

3. Replace older, inefficient washing machines.

4. Use a broom instead of a hose to clean driveways and sidewalks.

5. Install covers on pool and spas to reduce evaporation.

The Feather staff’s top five chosen tips on food misuse:

While we’ve adequately covered how to use our water resources, here are some top 5 tips to help us not waste away our food supplies. These helpful tips can be found on www.meghantelpner.com.

1. Don?t toss food scraps. Save the trimmed ends or peelings of vegetables like celery, carrots, onions, mushrooms and potatoes in your freezer.

2. Love your leftovers. We know that variety is the spice of life, but sometimes you just need to make do with what you already have.

3. Buy what you need. Buying five avocados for the price of two is only a bargain if you?ll actually use all of them before they go bad.

4. Get your kitchen organized. Take stock before you shop so you don?t buy something you already have, move older produce to the front of the fridge so you?ll use it first, keep an eye on expiry dates and make sure you have plenty of tupperware in case you need to toss something in the freezer.

5. The freezer is your friend. Leftover soups, stews, salsas, curries and sauces all store well in glass jars in the freezer.

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