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GreenScene blog is all about being green--tips on helping animals, saving water, recycling stuff, re-using things in new ways, and conserving energy. It's all about what you can do and what other people are doing to take care of the planet.

Friday, May 11, 2012
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Trash in the Millions

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Phenomenal Friday Fact

tires.jpg Every year, Americans throw away 16 billion diapers, 1.6 billion pens, 2 billion razor blades, 220 million car tires, and enough aluminum to rebuild the U.S. commercial air fleet four times over.

Learn more about how to recycle and turn your trash into treasure. Help the kung fu trash master learn to recycle!

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Friday, May 4, 2012
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All Bottled Up

Posted By NG Kids
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Plastic Bottle
Americans use 2,500,000 plastic bottles every hour. Most of them are thrown away instead of recycled!

Does your family recycle? Find out why it's so important to recycle plastic bottles.

Photograph by the.little.things, NG Kids My Shot
 

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Friday, April 27, 2012
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Don't Trash It!

Posted By NG Kids
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The amount of wood and paper we throw away each year is enough to heat 50,000,000 homes for 20 years. Instead of sending wood and paper to a landfill, send it to the recycling bin and save resources. 

Find more ways to conserve resources with your family.

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Friday, April 20, 2012
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Celebrate Earth Day

Posted By NG Kids
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Earth Day
On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans participated in the first Earth Day. Since then, every year people all over the world come together on April 22 to improve the world around them by picking up litter and garbage, cleaning up parks and coastlines, planting trees, and more!e

What will you do to celebrate? Grab a parent and find an EPA Earth Day event near you.

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Friday, April 13, 2012
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Trashed Trove

Posted By NG Kids
Phenomenal Friday Fact

FishEvery year, garbage and plastic bags thrown into the ocean kill up to 1,000,000 sea creatures!

Read about what kids like you are doing to clean up coastlines!

Photograph by mikrows, NG Kids My Shot

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