T0P 2 BOTTOM

MORE JUNK MAIL...

TOTAL: 95 LBS AND 34 BAGS

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

1ST LAYER: FLYERS

After going through the junk mail, I realized that there are a variety of types of junk mail. The 1st layer of the globe is going to be covered with flyers. You know the ones that say "SHOP LOCALLY" and are filled with sale notices.

1ST DAY @ CAMP COOL GLOBES

My empty globe @ "camp cool globes", a warehouse that is being used by many of the artists, since the globes are 5ft. in diameter and will not fit through many doors. I just wanted to drop off my supplies and I ended up starting to attach the 1st layer.

82 1/2 LBS OF JUNK MAIL!

In one week, Feb. 2nd - Feb. 9th, the families 0f Chicago Jewish Day School have been collecting JUNK MAIL for my COOL GLOBE: NO JUNK MAIL. 28 bags were returned today and with help from the third grade all were weighed, resulting in a total of 82 1/2 LBS. !WOW! all of this would have been thrown out and/or recycled.

"COOL GLOBES' IN THE NEWS!

THE BEGINING:

The topic of my globe is: NO MORE JUNK MAIL! The idea is to show visually the waste that is created by the amount of junk mail that is produced. My plan is to collect junk mail from the families of the school where I teach art for one week and to use this to create a collage on my globe. The hope is that that visual impact will inspire people to find ways to reduce the amount of junk mail received by a household. The links listed are a few places to start.
DID YOU KNOW:

• The average person gets only 1.5 personal letters each week, compared to 10.8 pieces of junk mail.
  
• Each person will receive almost 560 pieces of junk mail this year.
  
• That's 4.5 million tons of junk mail produced each year!
  
• 44% of all junk mail is thrown in the trash, unopened and unread.
  
• Approximately 40% of the solid mass that makes up our landfills is paper and paperboard waste.
  
• By the year 2010, it is predicted to make up about 48%.
  
• 100 million trees are ground up each year to produce junk mail.
  
• Lists of names and addresses used in bulk mailings are in mass data-collection networks, compiled from phone books, warranty cards, and charity donations (to name a few).
  
• Your name is typically worth 3 to 20 cents each time it is sold.

Information from the Native Forest Network

TU B'SHVAT HEGEAH, ZAMAN LELANOTE!

Talk about perfect timing! Tu B'Shvat, the Jewish New Year for the Trees, begins at sundown tonight. This holiday is a time to reflect on the importance of trees, our earth and environment. The students at Chicago Jewish Day School, the school where I teach art, all decorated a bag to collect JUNK MAIL for the next week. I will then use the junk mail collected to create a collage on my globe for; COOL GLOBES: HOT IDEAS FOR A COOLER PLANET.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TU B'SHVAT:
The Jewish Outreach Institute
http://learn.jtsa.edu/tubshevat/
The Shalom Center
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