April's Focus at Bluegreen Odyssey Dells

There is MORE GREEN in Bluegreen!!

Join the planet protectors and learn interesting facts about the environment and those who share life on our planet.  

April is about all things green!!

1.                  Odyssey Dells has been certified Green Resort since 2009.

2.                  Your departing gift is made from bio-degradable materials that are earth friendly.

3.                  We offer on-line comment cards in order to save paper products.

4.                  Master light switches in all units conserve energy.

5.                  This paper you are reading is made from recycled products.

6.                  Recycling receptacles are located on the 3^rd floor.

7.                  The lighting in your room is Energy Star rated

Recycling 1 Ton of paper saves:

• 17 mature trees
• 7,000 gallons of water
• 3 cubic yards of landfill space
• 2 barrels of oil; and
• 4,100 kw hours of electricity (enough to power a home for 5 months)
• In Wisconsin, we use enough office paper each year to build a 10-foot high wall, 145 miles long. We recycle 56 miles of that wall.

Energy Savings

• Recycling 1 ton of glass saves the equivalent of 10 gallons of oil.
• Recycling 1 ton of plastic saves the equivalent of 1-2,000 gallons of gasoline.
• Recycling 1 ton of newspaper saves the equivalent of 100 gallons of gasoline.
• Recycling one ton of aluminum saves the energy equivalent of 2,350 gallons of gasoline or the total amount of electricity used by a typical Wisconsin home over 10 years.
• " Recycling 1 ton of iron saves 1 ton of coal.

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (N.A.) (9.1.2010)