Our Forever Green Results Are In!!!

I am excited to announce our results for our Forever Green Project!

24	people reduced waste by switching from using single-use plastic to reusable water bottles and bags and recycling aluminum cans
793	times reusable water bottles were refilled
35	times a plastic bag was refused and a reusable bag was used
19	reusable bags given to others
0	aluminum cans recycled
34,052	pounds of waste eliminated
143,341	kWh of energy saved
220,028	pounds of CO eliminated
equivalent to:
The CO sequestration* from planting 21acres of trees per year
or:
The CO emissions from 20 cars removed from the road 1 individual pledging environmental action $1,838 saved on home energy bills 17,916 kWh of energy saved 32,604 pounds of CO2 eliminated 24,200 gallons of water saved 787 pounds of waste eliminated equivalent to: The CO2 sequestration* from planting about 3 acres of trees per year The CO2 emissions from about 3 cars per year The gallons of water in 38 bathtubs When our totals are added to other Girl Scouts from around the world, this is what it looks like: 7,668 people reduced waste by switching from using single-use plastic to reusable water bottles and bags and recycling aluminum cans 59,831 times reusable water bottles were refilled 18,081 times a plastic bag was refused and a reusable bag was used 9,282 reusable bags given to others 38,065 aluminum cans recycled 10,879,473 pounds of waste eliminated 45,797,322 kWh of energy saved 70,298,889 pounds of CO eliminated equivalent to: The CO sequestration* from planting6,794 acres of trees per year or: The CO emissions from 6,252 cars removed from the road 5116 individuals pledging environmental action $5,499,982 saved on home energy bills 42,604,065 kWh of energy saved 81,199,218 pounds of CO2 eliminated 84,699,200 gallons of water saved 3,183,839 pounds of waste eliminated equivalent to: The CO2 sequestration* from planting about 7,848 acres of trees per year The CO2 emissions from about 7,222cars per year The gallons of water in 71,972bathtubs The gallons of water in 720 backyard swimming pools Over the next few days, the Global Impact numbers will continue to grow! Here is the link so that you can follow the results easily: http://www.girlscouts.org/gsforevergreen/Impact-Metrics.asp