Earth 911 Environment Conservation Site Recycling Green Shopping

Earth 911 is a site that provides people information about conservation of the environment through various eco-friendly measures like recycling, energy conservation, green shopping etc. that help the community to live responsibly and contributing to the sustainable development of the environment.

Earth 911 has a mission to educate people. Its a neutral, non-governmental network that centralizes the resources to provide it to the common man in a user friendly way. Household items can sometimes be hazardous if used, stored or disposed improperly, so the site provides information about how they can be reduced. Household hazardous waste or HHW comes from numerous sources and to reduce their usage it must be determined whether they are really necessary, a non-toxic variant is available or not, its used up totally or not etc.

Telephones, radios, TVs, computers, cell phones make up the bulk of the electronic items used by us. These have harmful constituents that harm the environment. Reusing and recycling is the only way of preventing them from reaching landfills, leading to lesser waste. Earth 911 provides information on these as well.

Recycling tips are also provided by Earth 911. It implies using a material after its useful life and converting into a useful raw material that can be used once again to make a new product. They provide information about how, why and what to recycle. Recycle locator boxes are also available for people to find a easier way of recycling their unused objects.

Apart from these, Earth 911, also provides tips for conservation of air, water and the climate. Tips on how the air quality can be improved, water can be conserved and lead to a climatic change that is beneficial for life on earth. Even ways for using the compost is mentioned, how and where to compost, benefits of composting etc. Although considered waste, it can be used for generating energy as well.

Earth 911 also provides green shopping tips that help consumers to protect the environment. The customer must always have in mind the effect of the purchase and therefore must try to buy the largest possible size to avoid excessive packaging, buying containers that are recyclable, reusable and long lasting. The organization have received over 70 awards that recognize its environmental and community stewardship. 2001 Stockholm Challenge Award, US EPA Earth Day 2000 Outstanding Environmental Achievement Award and Reinventing Government Hammer Award for providing public benefits are some of the awards won by them. Earth911