Transcript Reducing Carbon Footprint

Reducing Carbon Footprint:
Purchasing Power
By Michael Nietfeld
Buy local
Local food can:
 Reduce the use of
inorganic chemicals
 Reduce traveling time and
provide fresher food
 Reduce energy used to
transport the food
thousands of miles
Eat local
Eat at restaurants that
serve local food
 Many restaurants use preprepared food that requires
packaging, transportation,
and refrigeration.
 Order food that does not
have to travel far rather
than foods such as coffee
and native foods of other
continents.
Buy Minimally
Do not buy excess
packaging
 Excess packaging appeals
customers by making foods
look clean and fresh but has
a large carbon footprint
 Buy loose fruits and
vegetables rather than
packaged or boxed
 Use reusable bags at the
grocery store
 Avoid using plastic bags
whenever possible
Buy Minimally: Bottled Water
 Bottled water not only uses
plastics that require energy
to make but also requires
the transportation due to
manufacturing at a facilities.
 Order tap water from
restaurants when possible
 Use reusable bottles
Buy and Plant Native
 Native plants often grow
more efficiently in their
natural environments
 Native plants are often
transported shorter
distances because they
were grown locally
 Use local and organic soil
 Plants help to reduce the
carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere
Hold Out on a New Gas Car
 The production of a new car has
a large carbon footprint and is
more harmful than keeping an
older car with worse gas mileage
for now
 Even production of a hybrid car
has a large carbon footprint on
the environment
 An eco-friendly produced electric
car may be an option when
found at a reasonable price in
the near future
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