ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Environmental Health Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8BlJxGcd5A

STATISTICS

75% of all home water use is in the bathroomThe toilet accounts for 28% of a homes’ water

use75% of electricity that is used by home

electronics is consumed while the device is off

90% 0f the energy consumed by a regular light bulb emitted as heat

MORE STATISTICSWater is required to produce most things we

consume:

1000 litres of water is needed to produce 1 litre of milk

10 litres of water is needed to make 1 A4 piece of paper

4500 litres of water is needed to produce 1 steak

70 litres of water is required to produce 1 apple

840 litres of water is needed to make 1 pot of coffee

WATER SAVING TIPSShortening your showers by 2 minutes will

save 40000 litres of water /yearInstall low flow shower headsPlace a small sand filles water bottle in your

toilet tank and you will save 12000 litres of water/year

Wait until the dishwasher is full before using it

Use a bucket to wash your carUse a pot of water to wash your vegetables

and fruit

ENERGY SAVING TIPSReplace your light bulb to energy saving

ones. Uses only 18% of the energy to run compared to a high powered light bulb

Lower the temp on water heaters Put air conditioners on 24 degrees celsius

(most efficient temperature) & close windows, doors and curtains to maintain temp

Use microwaves as opposed to ovens wherever possible (use 70% less energy)

Use fans when possible

REDUCE, RECYCLE, REUSERecycling uses less energy then making items

from scratchRecycling one aluminum can, will save 95%

of the energy needed to make a completely new can

It takes 100 years for a single aluminum can to decompose

By recycling 1 tonne (1000kg) of paper, 17 trees are saved

Recycling just one glass bottle can save enough energy to run your TV for 90 minutes