1. Sustainability and You Evelyn Brumfield, Keep Phoenix Beautiful April 21 st 2014 Estrella Mountain Community College

2. Who am I? I am the Education Program Manager for Keep Phoenix Beautiful. KPB is a nonprofit organization dedicated to involving and educating residents about recycling & beautification.

3. Why am I here?

4. Sustainability? How would you write the definition? sustain & ability Relating to a method of use so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged. What is an opposite of sustainable?

5. Looking at the BIG PICTURE! Past, Present, Future People, Planet, Profits We are all connected to each other Sustainability, a big word encompassing big ideas.

6. Venn Diagram Break!

9. The Big Three Connected parts, like a body: How each part of the body has its function and works together. When one part breaks down, we get sick. When one muscle is used too much, we get sore. Balance is important – key is to keep entire body healthy

11. Sustainability? What are some examples of sustainability? What are some examples of things that are not sustainable?

12. Sustainability: You are part of the Big Picture What are some ways you act sustainably… What are some ways you act sustainably as a student? What are some ways you act sustainably as a person who lives in the Valley? What are some ways you act sustainably in your family? At work?

13. Sustainability: You are part of the Big Picture Related: ● “Reduce” and “Reuse” are more important that “Recycle” ● Composting! ● Thoughtful Consumption ● Do I need it? ● Long-Term Thinking ● What are the results of my actions in 5 years? ● Big Picture Thinking ● What if everyone acted the way I act?

14. What are the challenges related to: Energy Cities Water Growing food Travel Inventing

15. http://www.reduce.org http://www.kohalacenter.org/pdf/PrimerGuidebookHawaiiFIN AL.pdf http://www.kohalacenter.org/pdf/PrimerGuidebookHawaiiFIN AL.pdf http://epa.gov/ncer/rfa/forms/sustainability_primer_v7.pdf http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/550 2/ http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/550 2/ http://www.sustainable.org/ http://www.reduce.org http://www.kohalacenter.org/pdf/PrimerGuidebookHawaiiFIN AL.pdf http://www.kohalacenter.org/pdf/PrimerGuidebookHawaiiFIN AL.pdf http://epa.gov/ncer/rfa/forms/sustainability_primer_v7.pdf http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/550 2/ http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/550 2/ http://www.sustainable.org/ Places to look online…

16. Questions? Comments? Evelyn Brumfield, Keep Phoenix Beautiful Evelyn@KeepPhxBeautiful.org