Wednesday, December 22, 2010

CINCINNATI REDS E-WASTE COLLECTION DRIVE

About the E-Waste Collection Effort:
Players for the Planet is proud to have joined forces with Global Environmental Services and some of Cincinnati’s leading corporations to bring attention to the community wide effort of recycling. After a successful eWaste event at two Kroger locations in greater Cincinnati, Players for the Planet is looking forward to working with other players, ball clubs and cities in organizing future events. Volunteers from the various companies and environmental organizations can come to meet players from their respective home teams, who are out to support Players for the Planet and to help collect the items from the public, sign autographs, and provide information about how individuals can make their own environmental changes at home, work and school. Accepted items include televisions, radios, computer monitors, hard drives and parts and all other electronic items.

 

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Thursday, December 16, 2010

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Here are some interesting facts and statistics about sports:

 

The Environmental Impact of sports equipment is huge. Bats, helmets, balls, gloves, skin pads and other sports equipment is made primarily from plastics that are not easily recycled.

A side issue is the amount of water (bottles) energy bars (packaging) Night Lights (energy) and equipment going into landfills every day.

I Just Gotta Tell Ya:

  • 30 Million new balls are made every year
  • 2.5 Billion gallons of water/day are used to water golf courses
  • 2 Million barrels of oil per day in wasted energy from over illumination (night lights
  • 70% of the worlds sports balls are produced in Pakistan – where 30% of the population lives below the poverty line.

 

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