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SustainableDelco.org … helping you to become part of the Solution!

Become part of the solution to the problem of Global Warming by aiding efforts in Delaware County, PA to cut our CO2 emissions 60% by 2020.
Learn how to save on energy costs while reducing the size of your Carbon Footprint.
Get committed–join the Smart Power clean energy program and start using electricity produced with wind/solar energy at home and at work.
Cut down on your total energy use by at least 5% each year, and join efforts to increase recycling to 60% by this year-end!

REMEMBER, TO REDUCE YOUR PERSONAL CARBON FOOTPRINT, you need to:

Refuse* to use Autos and Airplanes whenever you can—
Walk more?, drive less, fly less— remember the FAA mess!
Refuse seconds—tv, car, fridge, house, food—of anything, and
Wait another year to buy that new car, new fridge, new anything!??
Fertilizers—use mulch, leaves, compost…go natural!
Pesticides—Cut grass high, leave it lie to kill weeds
Reduce amount of Water used
for showers, dish washing, laundry, toilets, leaks, lawns, car washing, and
Water runoff with green roofs and permeable surfaces ???
Recycle*

Aluminum/metal cans, parts
• Pots*, pans*, trays*, flatware* metal anything*
• Bikes* Toys* Tools*

All paper products, incl. books*, envelopes, tissue paper, liners, wrapping paper, paper bags, junk mail, old newspapers & magazines*

All cardboard/cartons, incl.
• Cereal boxes
• Food packaging boxes
• Paper towel/tp rolls
• Shoe/shirt boxes*
• Shipping/storage boxes*
• Paper egg cartons
• Cleaned paper cups

Anything made from trees!
• Lumber & Plywood*
• Old step ladders, poles*
• Wooden toys*, handles

Old Clothing*
Paint*
Garden/lawn chemicals*

ReUse* almost everything !

• Aluminum Foil
• Cloth/paper bags
All Plastic products, including
• plastic bags
• plates/cups/utensils
Refurbish/reuse
*Furniture (repaint/refinish)
*Books/Magazines
*Clothing
*Water

*ReUse … or recycle?
Donate reusable stuff for “second hand” use, or try www.FreeCycle.org.

*Recycle for Materials only when items are too worn to use/reuse.

What does sustainability mean?

A sustainable community:

is healthy and safe
uses resources sensibly and fairly
enables everyone to play a part
has a local economy for all people
cuts waste and pollution
has its own character
cares about people and nature

We will be promoting this concept in the Delaware County, Pennsylvania, community. We hope to be a source of information about how to be sustainable. We hope to provide current news on the subject. We hope to be a forum for discussing sustainability and related topics. We are looking for people to help us help others. If you are interested please join us or contact us.

Membership
All individuals will have free membership in the organization. However, I suspect we will have to ask established businesses, school districts, government entities and npo’s to pay a nominal fee (perhaps $52/year) to become members, simply to offset operating costs for both the website and the physical organization. We will also encourage various organizations– and such major businesses as PECO–to become sponsors of the Website and the organization.

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