Lauren Banker and Alex Freid, members of Durham Students for a Democratic Society, stopped by the library today to set up a display that demonstrates the impact single- serving plastic bottles have on the environment. The display features an impressive tower of 475 bottles, which is the average amount of bottles used by students at Oyster River High School per day. Lauren and Alex note that it takes 15 gallons of oil to produce 475 bottles. That amounts to 75 gallons of oil a week-- 2700 gallons of oil per year--just for the production of those daily 475 plastic bottles used by Oyster River High School. For more information about the Durham Students for A Democratic Society: Durhamsds@gmail.com. And take a peek of the library's collection of "green" living resources on display at the checkout desk.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Check Out The Plastic Tower on Display Now At The Library
Lauren Banker and Alex Freid, members of Durham Students for a Democratic Society, stopped by the library today to set up a display that demonstrates the impact single- serving plastic bottles have on the environment. The display features an impressive tower of 475 bottles, which is the average amount of bottles used by students at Oyster River High School per day. Lauren and Alex note that it takes 15 gallons of oil to produce 475 bottles. That amounts to 75 gallons of oil a week-- 2700 gallons of oil per year--just for the production of those daily 475 plastic bottles used by Oyster River High School. For more information about the Durham Students for A Democratic Society: Durhamsds@gmail.com. And take a peek of the library's collection of "green" living resources on display at the checkout desk.
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