#carbonpollution

Published approx 2 yrs ago. Wonder how effective it is and what positive changes have occurred! /;)

The total estimate of the social cost of #carbon is over $50 per ton in today’s dollars. While this is the most robust and credible figure available, it does not yet include all of the widely recognized and accepted scientific and economic impacts of #climatechange. For that reason, many experts agree this is far lower than the true cost of #carbonpollution (edf.org, 2019). According to a 2015 there were 48,187 tons of #waste materials collected. Approximately 25%(24,093,500 lbs.) of that is #foodwaste which equates to: • 22,260,226 pounds of #CO2 Equivalent to: • 9,637.4 Average American cars driven in 1 year • 3,517.12 tons of waste #recycled instead of #landfilled • 26,502,850 miles driven by an average passenger vehicle Equivalent to CO2 #Emissions from: • 1,135,272 gallons of #gasoline consumed in 1 year • 1,090.75 homes’ #energy use for 1 year • 333,903 incandescent lamps switched to LEDs • 1,708 homes’ #electricity use for 1 year • 1,286,693,283 number of smartphones charged. #GreenhouseGas Emissions Avoided by: • 490 #Garbage trucks of waste recycled instead of landfilled • 429,290 #trash bags recycled Carbon Sequestered by: • 166,826 #tree seedlings grown for 10 years • 13,176 acres of US forests in 1 year • 68.3 acres of US forests preserved from conversion to cropland in one year We at #ZeroWasteTheWoodlands have pledged to closing the loop by offering Food Waste and #Compostables Pick Up. Spreading awareness about the impact of waste and empowering families and businesses to living more responsibly. Visit us at www.zerowastethewoodlands.com to choose the best subscription for you. #zerowaste #zerowasteliving #lowwaste #lowwasteliving #thewoodlands #thewoodlandsartscouncil #compost #composting #environmentallyfriendly #environmentallyconscious #houstongarden #earth (at The Woodlands, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7hg6__JJ-l/?igshid=93e35kmrhm0z

#leafrakingday I feel quite conflicted about this process. We pick up the carbon material meant to decompose and provide nutrients for the trees and grass and then we fertilise the lawn with chemicals. Is the look of a bare lawn more important than the health of the earth? All around me the two stroke engine and leaf blowers are denuding the lawns of their natural cover from the cold and adding pollutants to the air. #unnatural #carbonpollution in the name of neatness!!! @seacoastnhpermaculture (at Dover, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4u7x-tntJo/?igshid=1886cy06d69y1