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Catholic Teaching - Care for God’s Creation

“….let us be 'protectors' of creation, protectors of God's plan inscribed in nature,

protectors of one another and of the environment."

- Pope Francis

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How do we Care for God’s Creation?

Where do these fit in? Which is the best option?

Reduce & Reuse

Recycle

Compost

Waste-to-Energy

Landfill

Best Option

SVDP Paper3 reams/student X 437 students = 1311reams

~80 Trees= 6555 lbs

6555 lbs = 3.3 tons

~80 trees

Energy needs of 1 household for 1 ½ years

~ ¼ loaded garbage truck

Emissions from a car for 1 ½ years

~ 68,000 gallons of wastewater

http://www.sc.com/cn/maintenance/paper-reduction-en.pdf

How can we reduce paper used?

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Two sides are better than oneThink before you copy

Think before you print

Save paper, save trees, save the planet.

What do you think?

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