1. World Earth Day 2014
• World EARTH Day Theme 2014
• Alarming Facts
• Make a difference to Preserve nature
from Office
• Make a Difference to Preserve nature
from Home
• Eco – Friendly Apps

2. Earth Day 2014
• It focuses on the need to create
sustainable communities through
its global theme for this year:
GREEN CITIES.
• With technology, forward-thinking
public policy, and an educated and
active public, we can transform our
cities and forge a sustainable
future.
• Nothing is more powerful than the
collective action of a billion people

3. Alarming Facts!
Plastic Garbage is a Major threat to animals. Often animals mistake
garbage for food.
The human population has grown more in the last 50 years than it did
in the previous 4 million years

4. Manage Tasks and Notes Digitally
There’s really no reason to have a desk littered
with sticky notes and maintaining manual logs
when almost everything is digitalized today.
Carpool
Since our cars are some of the greatest sources
of pollution in our daily lives, it makes sense to
club daily commutations with colleagues of
same area and save some money too.
Make a Difference to Earth from Office

5. Why should you carpool?
(or use mass transit, of course!)
• By 2030 the number of cars in the world will increase
by 50%
• According to Chevron, the world uses 2 barrels of oil
for every 1 discovered
• It took 125 years for the world to consume 1 trillion
barrels of oil, the world will consume the next trillion
in only 30
• Each gallon of gasoline burned creates 19 pounds of
CO2
+ its cheaper & probably more enjoyable for YOU!

6. Make a Difference to Earth from Home
Dispose of your prescription drugs safely
DO NOT FLUSH them, they will only end up in the water supply
or the ocean, which could end up in the fish your eating or the
‘tap’ water your drinking.
Use rechargeable batteries
In all the gadgets you use get rechargeable batteries. Not only is
it good for usage, but it will save you money in the long run.
Pay Online
It's faster than writing checks, and you don't
have to store all that paper. if everybody starts
dealing with money online, it would save almost
19 millions trees every year
Update House Lights
Replacing all the bulbs in your house won't take long, and it'll
save you money on your energy bill since fluorescents are a lot
more efficient than standard lightbulbs

7. Eco- friendly Apps
Carpooling made easy: ‘Avego’
Avego is basically a big carpooling
network.
You can browse the app to find a
ride that’s going your way and then
call or message the driver to
arrange a pick up.
When you arrive at your destination
there’s a payment for the driver
based on the distance travelled
(your share of the gas money), and
you can both review the ride. All
the data is shared with the Avego
community

8. Socially responsible
shopping: ‘GoodGuide’
You can use the barcode
scanner on your smartphone
and the GoodGuide app when
you shop to find out whether
products are safe, healthy,
green, and socially responsible.
GoodGuide has rated more
than170,000 U.S. products and
the app will give you an overall
score broken down by criteria. It
has various categories from
food, to baby and kids, to
household cleaners. Check up
on what you are buying before
you buy it.
Eco- friendly Apps

9. Get rid of paper mail:
‘PaperKarma’
Junk mail is an endless parade of
waste paper that often goes through
your letterbox and straight into the
garbage without being opened.
What if you could stop the
avalanche? PaperKarma allows you
to photograph a piece of junk mail
and choose to unsubscribe from the
mailing list.
All you have to do is take the photo
and tap “Unsubscribe” and the app
does the rest for you. It only works
for junk mail that is actually
addressed to you, but what a great
idea!
Eco- friendly Apps

10. Ways to recycle near you:
‘iRecycle’
Whatever you need to recycle
this app has the answer.
It has over 1,500,000 ways to
recycle over 350 materials,
and using your current
location it can identify a
recycling solution near you.
Everything is clearly
categorized and the interface
is well laid out. It’s quick and
easy to use, so now you have
no excuse not to recycle
properly
Eco- friendly Apps

11. Making energy conservation
a game: ‘JouleBug’
It is packed with tips and
information about how to save
energy in your everyday life.
The actions you can take have
been gamified so you can earn
badges and compete with
others in your quest to be eco-
friendly.
If that doesn’t convince you
then maybe the potential money
savings will, the makers claim
you can save an average of
$200 a year by following the
advice in the app.
Eco- friendly Apps