{"id":47967,"date":"2019-04-21T17:35:23","date_gmt":"2019-04-21T22:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=47967"},"modified":"2020-07-23T11:02:22","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T16:02:22","slug":"upgrade-reuse-recycle-earth-day-friendly-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/47967-upgrade-reuse-recycle-earth-day-friendly-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Upgrade, Reuse, Recycle: Earth Day Friendly Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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49 years ago, April 22, 1970, Earth Day <\/a>was born, at a time when many cities in the US were covered in hazy smog. Pollution in many forms was contributing to environmental problems, causing health concerns, and many species were becoming lost to us, not to be seen again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the first Earth Day, many of us spent the day cleaning up roads, rivers, or ocean beaches. The spirit of that first Earth Day helped move forward the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This Earth Day we can celebrate the recovery of many species and their habitat. Our cities generally have much cleaner skies, and our dirtiest rivers have become places where life now thrives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earth Day reminds us there is always more to do, and not everything requires large-scale projects. In many cases, just like during that first Earth Day, individuals can bring about large-scale changes with small, simple commitments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earth Day at OWC<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

OWC believes in environmental stewardship <\/a>and has worked to build sustainable practices at all levels of its business. Wind power, geothermal heating systems, and solar are just some of the green power sources that OWC makes use of. Recycling, conserving water, reducing product-packaging size, and reusing shipping material all help contribute to a low environmental footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to Help Reduce Your Environmental Footprint<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are many ways you can reduce your environmental footprint, but an easy place to start is to consider this three-point system whenever you need to replace an item, such as your Mac or iOS device:<\/p>\n\n\n\n