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Carbon Counter
(2327 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis location only)
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Carbon Counter: 1,000,000 pounds as of 7/1/09.
Sale of Re-Cycle bikes has reduced the world’s CO2 emissions by 1,000,000 pounds.
The Re-Cycle Carbon Counter assumes that manufacturing a new bicycle produces approximately 350 pounds of CO2 emissions. We also assume that half
of the bikes purchased through Re-Cycle will be used for a 3 mile commute (one way)
for half the year. In other words,
the average Re-Cycle bike is assumed to save 1.5 car miles per work day. We
are trying to be extremely conservative.
Re-Cycle bikes are likely to save more than just
commuter miles for example. According to www.epa.gov for every mile you
don’t drive your car, you save the world:
- 0.0465 gallons of gas
- 2.8 grams of hydrocarbons (react with nitrogen
oxides in the presence of sunlight and elevated temperatures to form ground-level
ozone. It can cause eye irritation, coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath
and can lead to permanent lung damage.*)
- 20.9 grams of carbon monoxide (is a colorless,
odorless, deadly gas. It reduces the flow of oxygen in the bloodstream and can impair
mental functions and visual perception.*)
- 1.39 grams of nitrogen oxides (also contribute
to the formation of ozone and contribute to the formation of acid rain and to water
quality problems.*)
- 0.916 POUNDS of carbon dioxide (is
a colorless, odorless non-flammable gas and is the most prominent Greenhouse gas
in Earth's atmosphere.**).
All Things Considered on NPR reported on July
27, 2006 that the average car sold in the US gets 21.5 mpg (up from 21 mpg in 1981).
*National Safety Council, www.nsc.org
**Greenhouse Gases and Society by Nick Hopwood
and Jordan Cohen (http://www.umich.edu/~gs265/society/greenhouse.htm)
How much do you ride?
www.usatf.org/routes/map/
Then let us know so we can put more accurate numbers
on this site.
Re-Cycle has attempted to be conservative in our
estimates. Please, if you have information
that you believe to be more accurate or would help give a more complete picture,
please forward it to us and we will update this site appropriately. Please, please include sources and dates so that we can site it here.
Cutter@Re-Cycle.com.
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