Message From the Executive Director of SBCCOG

While you are busy closing out 2014 with celebrations and family events, it's not too early to start thinking about your New Year's Resolutions.  Yes - a better diet always comes to mind.  We are also hearing that more and consistent sleep is a good idea.  At the South Bay Cities Council of Governments, we encourage you to think about making 2015 the year that you start taking containers to the restaurant for your leftovers, consider composting, reduce your shower time, make more of your own decorations for parties, turn off lights when you leave a room, remove unused plugs from their sockets, use recycled office supplies, recycle your Christmas tree and so much more.  

Recycle Across America, a non-profit corporation, features some interesting facts that show that even a little bit makes a difference:

• Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run your television for three hours.
• Five plastic bottles (PET) recycled provides enough fiber to create one square foot of carpet or enough fiber fill to fill one ski jacket.
• Recycling a stack of newspaper just 3 feet high saves one tree.
• Recycling just one glass jar saves enough electricity to light an 11 watt CFL bulb for 20 hours.
• Recycling 1 ton of cardboard saves 46 gallons of oil.

As we close 2014 and get ready for 2015, think about what new green practices you can adopt for the New Year.

And - we wish you very Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!