Need some convincing? Read on…! Even today, there might be some people who aren’t aware of the importance of preserving our natural resources and reusing materials. If you’re looking for reasons why the concept of ‘Reduce, Reuse and Recycle’ is helpful to the environment, then take a look at the extracts below, taken from ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: An Easy Household Guide”. The UK generates 20,000 – 30,000 tonnes of wasted general-purpose batteries every year, but less than 1,000 tonnes are recycled Every day 80 million food and drink cans end up in landfill Every day more solar energy falls on the Earth than the total amount of energy that the planet’s total population could consume within 27 years It takes 1 litre of engine oil to pollute 700,000 litres of fresh water In Britain almost 200 glass bottles are thrown away every second It is estimated that 15 million mobile phones are replaced each year in the UK If each one of the UK’s 10 million office workers used one fewer staple a day, there would be a saving of 328 kilos of steel a day-120 tonnes a year! Every year we need a forest the size of Wales to provide all the paper we use in Britain Britain throws away 4 billion plastic cups every year In Europe 3,500 bins of rubbish are thrown away every minute   Source: Green Books Guide, Reduce Reuse Recycle An Easy Household Guide, Nicky Scott, Green Books Ltd 2008 For your chance to win a Pentel Green Book Guide, just send an email to the following address; salesoffice@pentel.co.uk and describe your idea for helping to preserve the planet’s resources in no more than 100 words (please make sure that you put the following into the subject line of your email; February Ezine 2010 – Green Book Guide and remember to include your contact details at the bottom of your email (name, postal address, daytime telephone number). The first 50 emails we receive will win a Pentel Green Guide Book! (Closing date 31st March 2010). We’ll publish the most innovative ideas on our website www.pentel.co.uk. GOOD LUCK! *Subject to availability Terms and Conditions 1. The competition is open to residents of the UK, NI, IoM, Channel Islands and Eire only. The promoter’s employees and their immediate families, its agents or anyone else professionally connected with the competition cannot enter. 2. No purchase necessary 3. The prize consists of one Pentel Green Guide Book (worth £4.95 inc VAT). 4. Closing date for all entries is 31st March2010. 5. Entries can only be submitted via email to salesoffice@pentel.co.uk 6. The first 50 subscribers to send their emails will receive a free Pentel Green Book Guide. 7. Winners will be notified by email after 1st April 2010. 8. Winners’ names and counties will be available from 1st May 2010 by sending a SAE to Pentel Green Book Guide Competition, Marketing Dept, Pentel (Stationery) Ltd, Hunts Rise, South Marston Park, Swindon, Wilts, SN3 4TW. 9. No cash alternative is available. 10. One entry per person per valid email address. 11. Promoter is Pentel (Stationery) Ltd, Hunts Rise, South Marston Park, Swindon, SN3 4TW.

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