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Monday, April 30, 2012

Everyone should take steps to be friendlier to the environment, but you can’t be eco-friendly unless you know what you’re doing. Join us at Whole Earth Packaging, as we teach you about recycling and how to be environmentally friendly. During our last eco-glossary blog post we discussed terms beginning with A through C. This post defines terms D through E.

Downcycling – The process of recycling a material, so it’s made into a material or product of equal or lesser value. 

Earth Day – Founded in 1970 by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day is a day meant to bring awareness and appreciation for the Earth.

Eco-Assessment – An evaluation of a home or workplace, which is meant to reduce energy and water use.

Eco-Bag – A bag made from organic materials, which is used in replace of paper or plastic grocery bags.

Eco-Bus – A bus that uses a combination of diesel and electric power.

Ecotourism – Touring and/or vacationing in exotic, sometimes threatened, natural environments, in order to observe and support the conservation of wildlife and the environment.

Ecological Footprint – The impacts our choices have on the Earth’s environment.

Ecosystem – The way organisms interact with each other within their natural community, in order to sustain one another.

Embodied Energy – The energy required for the process to make a product and the molecular energy in the product’s material.

Emission – The release of gas particles or vapor into the environment.

Emissions Cap – A limit for a company, regarding the amount of greenhouse gases the company can emit.

Energy Star – The international standard for energy efficient consumer products that use 20%-30% less energy than is required by federal standards

Energy Efficient – Products and systems that use less energy, but work just as well or better than standard products or systems.
EnviroCitizen – People who believe they have a collective and individual responsibility to leave the Earth a better place for the following generations.

Environmental Cost – Expenditures that are used to fix the environmental effects that have resulted from the negative choices people have made.

Environmentally Friendly – Words used to describe goods and services that have little to no negative impact on our environment.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – An agency of the federal government, which was created in 1970 to enforce the regulations of the release of pollutants, and to protect the public’s health and the environment.

Energy Efficient – Methods, products or technology, which reduces the amount of electricity or fuel used, but does the same work as a standard model would.

If you know of any other important eco-friendly terms, let us know with a comment. Please join us next week, as we help you learn how to be environmentally friendly with our eco-glossary. 


by: Whole Earth Packaging

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