Today I went to the Mayor’s Environment Expo, I learned a lot about how to be environment friendly and what we don’t usually know or talk about it. I would like to introduce you to some of the interesting facts and booth.
1. Did you know how long does different materials takes to decompost?
Tin Can- 200Years
Disposable Diapers – 450Years
Newspapers – 6 months
Apple core – 2 months
Milk Carton – 3 months
Plastic Bottle – 450 Years
Stytofoam Cup – 50 Years
6-Pack ring(The plastic that holds canned pop together) – 400 Years
Glass – Undetermined
Info from The Girl Guides of Canada booth
2. How to protect our endanger species? How are they affected – especially in Alberta
If you are living in Alberta or Canada you might know Alberta are full of oil sand, but how do we reach it? By ripping and digging our earth. That causes pollution and taking up the animals habitat, making our animals getting endanger or threaten to be extinct.
Here are 2 interesting profile of threatened animal in alberta
This is Grizzly Bear’s Profile – Only 600 of them left (In Alberta), a health population needs a little more than 1500 of them 🙁
Woodland Caribou – Threatened because the massive loss of habitat.
Information from CANADIAN AND WILDNESS SOCIETY (CAWS) booth
3. Calgary Transit
I found one interesting fact about Calgary Transit system. Did you know Calgary’s Transit system is fully run by wind energy? They are 100% renewable!
To save the environment, take more transit and use less personal vehicle. Reduce your eco-footprint! How? Click HERE!
Thanks to all the organization that are in The Mayor’s Environmental Expo – you guys are awesome and I learned a lot!
