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We l c o met oECCOMa g a z i n e ’ sAp r i l e n e ws l e t t e r . I nt h i sa n de v e r yi s s u ewel o o ka t o u r2 0 1 0 Gr e e nRe s o l u t i o n , wh e r ewea s ky o ut ot r yt oi mp l e me n t af e wn e wg r e e ns t e p si ny o u rr o u t i n et o h e l pma k eJ a ma i c aag r e e n e r , h e a l t h i e rp l a c et ol i v e . Th i smo n t hwel o o ka t ENERGYCONSERV A TI ON, h o we n e r g yc o n s e r v a t i o nc a nn o t o n l ys a v ey o uaf e wb u c k sb u t a l s or e d u c eo u ri mp a c t o nt h ee n v i r o n me n t . OnAp r i l 2 2 n d , wema r kt h e4 0 t hAn n i v e r s a r yo f Ea r t hDa y . AnI n t e r n a t i o n a l e v e n t g e a r e da t i n s p i r i n ga wa r e n e s sa n da p p r e c i a t i o nf o rt h eEa r t h . Th ee v e n t b r i n g st o g e t h e rmi l l i o n so f p e o p l ea c r o s s t h ewo r l da l l g e a r e dc e l e b r a t i n ga n dh e l p i n gt op r o t e c t a n ds u s t a i nt h ee n v i r o n me n t . Bes u r et o c h e c ko u t af e wEa r t hDa ye v e n t st h i sy e a r . Al s oi nt h i smo n t h ’ se z i n e , wel o o ka t He a l t h yL i v i n g , af e a t u r ec o n t r i b u t e db ySh a k t i Mi n dBo d y Fi t n e s si nt h i so u rSp e c i a l Ea r t hDa ye z i n e . Me n t a l a n dp h y s i c a l a c t i v i t yi sa n o t h e rwa yt ob e g r e e n , t h eh e a l t ho f o n e ’ smi n da n ds o u l i sv e r yi mp o r t a n t . St a yt u n e da n du pt od a t ewi t hECCOMa g a z i n e ™, J a ma i c a ’ sp r e mi e rg r e e nl i f e s t y l ema g a z i n e . Ha p p yr e a d i n g ! GoGr e e nAr my !
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E N E R G Y C O N S E R V A T I O N Doy o ut u r no nt h er o o ml i g h t e v e nwh e nt h e r e ’ se n o u g hd a y l i g h t t og u i d ey o u rwa y ?Doy o ut u r no nt h el i g h t a n d t h e nwa l ko u t o f t h er o o m?Pa y i n ga t t e n t i o nt oy o u ru s eo f e l e c t r i c i t yf o rl i g h t i n gwi l l mo r et h a nl i k e l ys a v ey o uaf e w d o l l a r s , h e l py o ub r e a kaf e wb a dh a b i t swh i l eh e l p i n gt oc o n s e r v eo nt h eu s eo f o i l t ol i g h t o u rh o me s . Cu r r e n t l yJ a ma i c ar e l i e sh e a v i l yo no i l . Ou ri mp o r t a t i o no f o i l a c c o u n t sf o ra p p r o x i ma t e l y9 0 %o f o u re n e r g yu s a g e . Oi l i mp o r t c o s t i n2 0 0 8t o t a l e dawh o p p i n gUS$ 7 7 1 . 3mi l l i o n .
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Wha ti se ne r gyc ons e r v a t i on? Asd e f i n e db yWi k i p e d i a . c o m:En e r g yc o n s e r v a t i o ni s “ a c h i e v e dt h r o u g he f f i c i e n t e n e r g yu s e , i nwh i c hc a s ee n e r g y u s ei sd e c r e a s e dwh i l ea c h i e v i n gas i mi l a r o u t c o me , o r b y r e d u c e dc o n s u mp t i o no f e n e r g ys e r v i c e s ” . Byr e d u c i n ge mi s s i o n s , e n e r g yc o n s e r v a t i o ni sa ni mp o r t a n t p a r t o f l e s s e n i n gc l i ma t ec h a n g e . En e r g yc o n s e r v a t i o n f a c i l i t a t e st h er e p l a c e me n t o f n o n r e n e wa b l er e s o u r c e s wi t hr e n e wa b l ee n e r g y . Ac c o r d i n gt oPCJi f 5 0 0h o me si nJ a ma i c as wi t c h e do f f t h e i r n o n e s s e n t i a l l i g h t sf o r ONEh o u r t h a t wo u l db eas a v i n g s o fJ MD$ 9 , 2 3 9 .Do e s n ’ ts o u n dl i k emu c h ,c o n s i d e rt h e c u mu l a t i v ee f f e c to fo n eh o u rp e rd a yf o r3 6 5d a y s , J MD$ 3 , 3 7 2 , 2 3 5a n dt h a t ’ so n l y5 0 0h o me sf o r t h ey e a r . I f 5 0 0b u s i n e s s e sf l i p p e dt h e i rs wi t c h e so nn o n e s s e n t i a l l i g h t sf o r o n eh o u r p e r d a yt h a t wo u l db eac o s t s a v i n g so f J MD$ 8 5 , 7 4 8 .Fo ro n ey e a rt h a two u l db eas a v i n g so f J MD$ 3 1 , 2 9 8 , 0 2 0f o rONL Y5 0 0b u s i n e s s e s . Th eCa r b o n Emi s s i o n ss a v e df o rt h ey e a rwo u l db eo v e r1 0 4 0t o n n e s . ( On et r e eo v e r i t sl i f e t i mec a nc o n s u meo n et o n n eo f c a r b o nd i o x i d e ) .
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L o we rma i n t e n a n c ef e e s . Pr e s e r v e sa p p l i a n c e sb yn o t k e e p i n gt h e mp l u g g e di na n dp r e v e n t i n gt h e mf r o m p o we rs u r g e s . L e s sf u e l b u r n t t op r o c e s se l e c t r i c i t y . Th e r e f o r el o we r e c o n o mi cb u r d e no nt h es o c i e t yt oi mp o r t o i l wh i l el o we r i n ga i rp o l l u t i o n .
T i psonhowt obemor ee ne r gye f f i c i e nt I n s t a l l i n gc e i l i n gf a n swi l l c u t a i rc o n d i t i o n i n gc o s t sb y 4 0p e r c e n t i ns u mme r I n s t a l l at i me ro nt h eh o t wa t e rh e a t e r . I f i t i se l e c t r i c , t u r no f f h o t wa t e rwh e nn o t i nu s e . Re p l a c i n gl i g h tb u l b swi t hCL F’ sc a nh a v eah u g e i mp a c t .On eb u l bc a ns a v ea tl e a s tUSD$ 3 0 . 0 0i n e l e c t r i cb i l l so v e ri t sl i f e s p a na n d5b u l b sc a ns a v e5 0 p e r c e n t o na n n u a l l i g h t i n gb i l l s . So l a ro u t d o o rl i g h t i n gi sma i n t e n a n c ef r e e , a n da f t e r i n i t i a l c o s t s , t h el i g h t sa r ef r e et or u n Pl u gy o u ra p p l i a n c e si n t oap o we rs t r i pa n dt u r no f f t h ep o we rs t r i pwh e nn o t i nu s e
An yd e v i c et h a t h a sap o we ra d a p t e ro rf e e l swa r m a f t e ri t wa sb e e ns wi t c h e do f f f o rawh i l e , i sa n e n e r g yv a mp i r e I n d i v i d u a l a p p l i a n c e sa n dd e v i c e so n l yc o n s u mea f e wwa t t swh e nn o t i nu s e , b u t t h r o u g h o u t ad a ya n d o v e ra ne n t i r ey e a r , af e wwa t t sc a na d du pt oa l mo s t 2 0 %o f ah o me ’ sp o we ru s e . Un p l u g g i n ge l e c t r o n i c so ru s i n gap o we rs t r i pt h a t c a nt u r no f f mu l t i p l ed e v i c e sc a ns i g n i f i c a n t l yr e d u c e y o u re n e r g yb i l l “ Ha r v e s t i n g ”d a y l i g h ti ny o u rh o mec a nh e l pr e d u c e y o u ru s a g eo fe l e c t r i c i t yt ol i g h ty o u rh o me Re p l a c i n go l da p p l i a n c e swi t he n e r g ye f f i c i e n t , En e r g ySt a ra p p l i a n c e sc a ns i g n i f i c a n t l yr e d u c et h e i mp a c to nt h ea t mo s p h e r e . Ac c o r d i n gt ot h eEPA,i f j u s to n ei n1 0h o me si nt h eUSu s e dEn e r g ySt a ra p p l i a n c e s ,t h ei mp a c to nt h ea t mo s p h e r ewo u l db e c o mp a r a b l et ot h ep l a n t i n go f1 . 7mi l l i o nt r e e s .
Wewo n ’ ts e ei th a p p e n i n g ,b u twh e nwef l i p t h es wi t c ho rt a k eas t e a mi n gh o ts h o we r( a s r e l a x i n ga si tma y b e ) ,g r e e n h o u s eg a se mi s s i o n sf r o mt h eb u r n i n go ff o s s i l f u e l sr i s ei n t o t h ea t mo s p h e r ef r o mt h ep o we rp l a n t ss u p p l y i n gt h ee l e c t r i c i t yt h a ta l l o wsu st od ot h e s e t h i n g s .En e r g yCo n s e r v a t i o ni sv e r yi mp o r t a n t i nh e l p i n gt op r e s e r v eo u rp l a n e tf o rg e n e r a t i o n st oc o me . Th e r ea r es i mp l es t e p swec a nt a k et oh e l p l i g h to u rh o me swi t h o u tf l i p p i n gt h a ts wi t c h . T r yt ou s ea smu c hn a t u r a l l i g h ta sp o s s i b l e : s t r a t e g i c a l l yp l a c i n gd e c o r a t i v ewa l l mi r r o r ss o t h a tt h el i g h tr e f l e c t sd a y l i g h ti n t ot h er o o m. An di fy o u ’ r er e mo d e l i n g ,i n s t a l l l a r g e rwi n d o wsa n ds k y l i g h t s . Op e nt h eb l i n d sp u l l b a c kt h ec u r t a i n s ,l e tt h e l i g h ti n !
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p o s s i b l e , o r i nan a t u r a l b o d yo f wa t e r . Sweat :Pi c kanex er c i s et hatmak esy ous weat ,whi c h c l e a n s e ss o met o x i n sf r o mt h es u r f a c eo f y o u rb o d y . Ex e r c i s et her i ghtwa y :Ma k es u r ey o ua r ef o l l o wi n gt h e r o u t i n eo rf i t n e s sp l a ne x a c t l y ; o t h e r wi s e , y o umi g h t i n j u r e y o u r s e l f . Ke e par e gul a rs l e e pi ngs c he dul e :Th i ss c h e d u l es h o u l d i n c l u d ear o u t i n ef o rp r e p a r i n gf o rb e da n dma k i n gy o u r s e l f s l e e p y , a swe l l a swa k i n gu pa t a r o u n dt h es a met i mee a c h mo r n i n g . Ex e r c i s ef ors l e e p:Ma i n t a i n i n ga na c t i v el i f e s t y l ec a nwe a r y o u rb o d yo u t j u s t e n o u g ht oe n s u r ear e s t f u l s l e e p . Pr ot e c ty ours l e e pe nv i r onme nt :Po l l u t i n gy o u rb e d r o o m wi t hTV , a r t i f i c i a l l i g h t f r o my o u rc o mp u t e ra n dwo r kma t e r i a l s c a ni n t e r f e r ewi t hy o u rs l e e p . L i f t we i g h t s ! As t r o n gb o d ye q u a l sas t r o n gmi n d !
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Th i sl i s t f e a t u r e sd i f f e r e n t wa y st h a t y o uc a np u r i f yy o u re n v i r o n me n t a n de n s u r et h a t y o u rh o me , o f f i c ea n d c o mmu t ea r ef r e eo f a l l k i n d so f p o l l u t a n t s . Dr i v ea ne c of r i e ndl yc a r : Ane l e c t r i cc a ri sg o o df o rt h e env i r onmentandy ourheal t h,s i nc ey ouwon’ thav et o b r e a t h ei nt o x i cf u me sa tt h eg a ss t a t i o n .
Keeppl ant si ndoor s:Ha v i n gp l a n t si n d o o r si n c r e a s e s o x y g e np r o d u c t i o na n dz a p su pe x t r ac a r b o nd i o x i d e , p u r i f y i n gy o u ra i r .
Wa l korbi k et owor k : An o t h e rwa yt op r e v e n t i n h a l a t i o no f g a sf u me si st owa l ko rb i k et owo r k , i f y o uc a nf i n dar o u t e t h a t d o e s n ’ t i n v o l v er i d i n gb e h i n do t h e rg a sg u z z l i n gv e h i c l e s .
Ar oma t he r a py :Na t u r a l a r o ma t h e r a p yc a nb eag r e a t h e l pt o s i mp l ea i l me n t sa n dc o l d s , a n di t ’ sa l s oag o o ds t r e s sr e l i e v e r .
Gr owaga r de n:Gr o wy o u ro wnv e g e t a b l e st oc u t b a c ko n p e s t i c i d e sa n de n v i r o n me n t a l l yh a r mf u l p a c k a g i n ga n d d e l i v e r yme t h o d s .
Thr owa wa ype twa s t e : Cl e a no u t t h ec a t ’ sl i t t e rb o xa n d p i c ku pa f t e ry o u rd o g , e v e ni nt h eb a c k y a r d , t op r e v e n t t h e s p r e a do f b a c t e r i at h a t c a nma k ey o ua n dy o u rf a mi l ys i c k .
Ma k ey ourownhous e hol dc l e a ni ngpr oduc t s : Th e r ea r e al o to fr e c i p e so n l i n ef o rc o n c o c t i n gy o u ro wns u p p l yo f h o u s e h o l dc l e a n i n gp r o d u c t s , f r e eo f d a n g e r o u sc h e mi c a l s a n dc h l o r i n e .
Ai rqua l i t y :Ma k es u r et h ea i rq u a l i t yi ny o u rh o meo ro f f i c e i sh e a l t h yb yv e n t i l a t i n gt h er o o ms , c h a n g i n go u t y o u ra i rf i l t e r sa n du s i n gn a t u r a l h o mef u r n i s h i n g sa n dc a r p e t .
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P a r t n e r sf o r E n v i r o n m e n t a l S t e w a r d s h i p Wa s t ema n a g e me n ti st h ec o l l e c t i o n ,t r a n s p o r t a t i o n ,p r o c e s s i n g ,r e c y c l i n go rd i s p o s a l ,a n d mo n i t o r i n go f wa s t ema t e r i a l s .Ga r b a g eDi s p o s a l &Sa n i t a t i o nSy s t e msL t d . ( GDSS)h a so v e r t h i r t y f i v e( 3 5 )y e a r se x p e r i e n c ei nt h ec o l l e c t i o n ,t r a n s p o r t a t i o n ,a n dd i s p o s a l o fi n d u s t r i a l , c o mme r c i a l a n dd o me s t i cwa s t ea n ds i n c e1 9 7 3 , J . Wr a y&Ne p h e wL t d . ( J WN)a n dGDSS h a v ewo r k e dt o g e t h e rt oe n s u r et h ep r o p e rma n a g e me n t o f t h e i rs o l i dwa s t e .I nmo r er e c e n t t i me s ,GDSSh a sa d d e dt h ep r o c e s s i n g ,r e c y c l i n ga n dmo n i t o r i n go fwa s t ema t e r i a l st oi t s r e p e r t o i r ei ni t se f f o r t t ob e c o met r u ewa s t ema n a g e r s . En v i r o n me n t a l s t e wa r d s h i pi sd e f i n e da st h er e s p o n s i b i l i t yf o rt h ee n v i r o n me n t a l q u a l i t ys h a r e db ya l l wh o s ea c t i o n sa f f e c tt h e e n v i r o n me n t .I t i st h i ss e n s eo f r e s p o n s i b i l i t yt h a t g u i d e sa n dma i n t a i n st h ep a r t n e r s h i pb e t we e nGDSSa n dJ WN. J WN,b e c a u s eo ft h e i rc o mmi t me n tt oe n v i r o n me n t a l ma n a g e me n t ,h a sma d es t r i d e st oi mp l e me n twa s t ema n a g e me n ts t r a t e g i e s b a s e do nt h e3Rs :Re d u c e ,Re u s ea n dRe c y c l e ,wh i c ha r eu s e dt oc l a s s i f ywa s t ema n a g e me n ts t r a t e g i e sa c c o r d i n gt ot h e i r d e s i r a b i l i t y . Wh e nJ WNd e c i d e dt os t a n d a r d i s ea n dc e r t i f yt h e i re n v i r o n me n t a l ma n a g e me n t p r o g r a mme( I SO1 4 0 0 1 : 2 0 0 4 )i n2 0 0 7 , GDSSwa s a s k e dt oa s s i s ti nmo n i t o r i n gt h e i rwa s t eg e n e r a t i o ni no r d e rt oo b t a i nab a s e l i n e ,a n dt oe n s u r et h a tt h e i rs o l i dwa s t ewa sb e i n g ma n a g e di na ne n v i r o n me n t a l l ys o u n dma n n e r . Asap a r to ft h e i rc o mmi t me n tt ot h ee n v i r o n me n t ,J WNh a sc o n t a c t e dt h e i rs u p p l i e r si no r d e rt oe n s u r et h eq u a l i t yo ft h e i rr a w ma t e r i a l s , wh i c hwi l l i mp r o v et h e i ra b i l i t yt or e d u c et h eq u a n t i t yo f wa s t en o wg e n e r a t e d .I na d d i t i o nt ot h i sr e d u c t i o n , J WNr e u s e so r d o n a t e sf o rr e u s e , s o mep o r t i o n so f t h e i rwa s t e , s u c ha sp a l l e t s , a n dt h r o u g ht h e i rp a r t n e r s h i pwi t hGDSS, J WNc u r r e n t l yr e c y c l e st h e g l a s st h a t i sg e n e r a t e da swa s t e .Th r o u g h o u t t h ey e a r s , J WNa n dGDSSh a v ewo r k e do nr e c y c l i n gwh a t e v e rwa sp r a c t i c a b l eg i v e n t h ec o n s t r a i n t so f o u rl o c a l s i t u a t i o n , i n c l u d i n gp a p e ra n dc a r d b o a r d . Th i si n i t i a t i v et a k e nb yJ WNs h o wst h e i rc o mmi t me n t t ob e i n gg o o dc o r p o r a t ec i t i z e n s .GDSSa n dJ WNh o p et h i swi l l b er e p l i c a t e d a n de n c o u r a g ea l l t ob e c o meg o o de n v i r o n me n t a l s t e wa r d sa n dt oh e l pp r e s e r v ea n dp r o t e c t o u ri s l a n dp a r a d i s e .
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