20 - Friday, July 15, 1994 - North Shore News Know environment trivia for summer conversation Peggy Trendell “Whittaker ECO INFO IF YOU’RE lucky, this sum- mer will find you enjoying picnics, camping and base- ball games in the company of friends. Holidays and sunny weather mean more opportunities for con- versation, so if you're of the envi- ronmental ilk you may wish to 66 ... glass and high-grade plastics are expected to join soybeans and corn as commodities ...9? . brush up on some green stats with which to sprinkle your conversa- . tion and perhaps win some con- verts. . Sources range from the National Geographic, to various government publications, to the WHEN newsletter. On waste production and recy- cling: 0 Aluminum cans are about 20% cheaper to recycle than to make and require 5% of the energy. © Later this year, glass and high- grade plastics are expected to jein soybeans and corn as commodities on the Chicago Board of Trade. C3 Average Canadian households each create over one tonne of waste per year. © The use of a recycled glass container in the making of a new one saves enough energy to keep a light bulb burning for four hours. CO If all of the paper consumed in Canada were recycled each year, 80 million trees would be saved and about 35% of our waste would be diverted from landfill, North Americans, who consti- tute 8% of the world’s population, produce 50% of its garbage. © A car battery contains 8 kg of lead and 4.5 litres of sulfuric acid, 989% of which is recyclable. In Canada, we throw away 160 mil- lion batteries annually. @ It only takes one litre of oil to contaminate two million litres of water, On air quality Air quality becomes an even greater concern in the summertime when car emissions react with sun- light to produce harmful ground- level ozone, which is damaging to planis, people and even buildings. Try to reduce car trips whenever possible. O) Running an average lawnmow- er for an hour produces as much greenhouse gas pollution as dri- ving the average car about 400 km. DO Avoid using lighter fluid to start your charcoal barbecue. It causes emissions that create smog. Try an electric starter or switch to a gas barbecue. O By keeping your tires properly inflated, you'll increase the life of your tires save on fuel and decrease harmful emissions. 1 if everyone took transit to work once a week, there would be 20% fewer cars on the road during rush hour. C3’ Cenverting your vehicle to nat- ural gas pays for itself in fuel sav- ings in about 24 years. On organic food and pesticides O According to a recent study published in the Journal of Applied Nutrition (vol. 45, number 1, 1993), organic foods are, on the whole, 50% to 390% more nutri- tious in trace elements than con- ventionally grown food. For exam- ple, organic corn was found tc contain 18 more calcium than chemically grown corn. 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