How Many Shoes Does it Take To Plant a Tree?

Two! You can get rid of your old shoes, reduce landfill waste, and help people in need all in one go by donating gently worn shoes to the Perpetual Prosperity Pumps Foundation Trees For the Future. When Green Irene’s staff found out about this project, they were so impressed they decided to pay for the shipping of the shoes when a PARTICIPATING local Eco-Consultant collects shoes from their client and neighbors and stores them in their garage until they have a full box to send in!

Contact your local Green Irene Eco-Consultant at to see if he or she participates in the program when you’ve filled up a box and are ready to turn those shoes into trees. Green Irene and its Eco-Consultants are determined to green our world, one home (and office) at a time.

Getting back to how shoes plant trees … Donated shoes are sent to Ghana, West Africa, and sold in the street markets, generating an income of about $4 per pair, which is used to help families in need. This fund provides people with tools, training, seeds, etc, which allows them to sustainably manage a ten-acre farm. The project even irrigates using solar energy! Each pair of shoes also plants one tree – a total of 600 trees per family – that helps protect and rebuild the land and water resources.

In the US, approximately 300 million pairs of shoes are thrown out every year, the same volume of trash which would equal the size of 30 Washington monuments! Instead of filling our bursting-at-the-seams landfills with your unwanted shoes, donate them. 300 million pairs of shoes could plant 300 million trees. This would take 7.5 million tons of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere every year, and help restore degraded land.

If you are interested in a Green Home Makeover in Little Rock, AR, contact me via http://www.greenirene.com/LindaMaumelle

Linda Tarr
linda.maumelle@greenirene.com

Little Rock, AR – Linda Tarr, Green Irene Eco-Consultant

Need to green your home or business and not sure where to start? Would you like to live toxin free with improved indoor air and water quality? As your local Green Irene Eco-Consultant, I offer practical solutions without sacrificing your lifestyle or comfort. I can show you ways to lower your carbon footprint and your utility bills, as well as discuss your local concerns.

I’ve always been an environmentalist, but recently became aware of how health and the environment are so closely intertwined. Personal care products, food, water, and indoor air quality issues were addressed at home in short order. Non-toxic and organic items that won’t harm me or my family are now used.

Water, energy, and gas are closely guarded and saved, I’ve become a “locavore”, and the importance of wildlife and wilderness are being taught to my family. I want this world to be a better one for my family to inherit, full of wild spaces and with clean water and air.

If you need help “greening” your life, contact Linda Tarr in the Little Rock area for more information about Green Home or Office Makeovers, Go Green Workshops, and EZ Bulb Swapouts. Topics include: energy conservation, energy efficient lighting, water conservation, water purity, toxic free living, indoor air quality, recycling and waste reduction, and carbon footprint reduction.

I’m excited to be a part of Green Irene, and very happy to help you live an eco-friendly, toxic-free, budget-wise life!

Contact Linda Tarr, Independent Authorized Green Irene Eco-Consultant www.GreenIrene.com/LindaMaumelle
501.851.0940
linda.maumelle@greenirene.com