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GO GREEN SHOPPING ACTIVITY - PBS

Introduction and Objectives. Whether it's green beans or an iPod--everything we purchase comes with a hidden costs--the resources used in its creation, packaging and transport to the store. Many items are packages within packages within packages leading to a lot of needless material waste. Other items may be imported from far regions of the globe, which means that a lot of energy was expended and a lot of carbon dioxide was emitted before the goods even reached the store shelves.