Why Green Matters

At DAYORIS Doors™, going green was a big step. From the laminate we use to the handles we replace, they are all recyclable. Sure, green spaces are a pleasure to look at … but there’s so much more to it than that. Dayoris is committed to preserving green spaces and we encourage others to do the same. The materials provided here explain some of the most important environmental, economic and lifestyle benefits of the green spaces around us.

Because We Care

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the world’s population is expanding at a mind-boggling rate. The world’s population reached a billion people in 1800, two-billion by 1922 and six-plus billion by 2000. It is estimated that the population will swell to over nine-billion by 2050. That means that if the world’s natural resources were evenly distributed, people in 2050 will only have 25% of the resources per capita that people in 1950 had.

The world has a fixed amount of natural resources, some of which already are depleted. So as population growth greatly strains our finite resources, there are fewer resources available. If we intend to leave our children and their children with the same standard of living we have enjoyed, we must preserve the foundation of that standard of living. We save for college educations, orthodontia and weddings, yet we’re imprudent about saving clean air, water, fuel sources and soil for future generations.

Some of the greatest threats to future resources come from things we throw away every day. Household batteries and electronics often contain dangerous chemicals that may, if sent to a local landfill, leak through the bottom barrier and pollute the groundwater, contaminating everything from the soil in which our food grows to the water that will eventually come out of aquifers and into our tap water. Many of these chemicals cannot be removed from the drinking water supply, or from the crops that are harvested from contaminated fields. The risks to human health are disastrous.

Throwing away items that are recyclable diminishes energy, water and natural resources that would be saved by recycling.

Did you know...

For every ton of paper that is recycled, the following is saved: 7,000 gallons of water, 380 gallons of oil and enough electricity to power the average house for six months.
You can run a TV for six hours on the amount of electricity that is saved by recycling one aluminum can.
By recycling just one glass bottle, you save enough electricity to power a 100-watt bulb for four hours.

The more we toss away, the more space we take up in landfills. When a landfill becomes a “land-full” taxpayers must build a new one. The less we throw away, the longer our landfills will last. The amount of taxpayer money we save by extending the longevity of our landfills is an important community benefit.