- Check with your local Girl Scout council to learn about the project it has selected for your participation
- Complete the project in a month’s time
The global environmental impact adds up as you register the results from your project and engage the world in taking the GSFG Pledge online. View the power of girls working together! So far, we've engaged 58,813 people globally in Girl Scouts Forever Green projects, and thousands of people worldwide have taken the Girl Scouts Forever Green Pledge (see results below).
The impact listed on this page represent GSFG project results registered from July 2011 through 2012, our 100th anniversary year. Pledge registrations and results displayed are from January 2011 through 2012. Use the GSFG Environmental Impact Calculator (XLS) to see your individual environment impact. And if you're curious about how we determined GSFG's environmental impact, see the GSFG Environmental Savings Metrics Assumptions.
NOTE: While the impact for the three projects does appear in real time below, the Pledge impact is not currently in real time. Check back soon for an update on when the most recent Pledge impact will appear below.
| 29,271 | people reduced waste by switching from using single-use plastic to reusable water bottles and bags and recycling aluminum cans |
| 270,283 | times reusable water bottles were refilled |
| 89,202 | times a plastic bag was refused and a reusable bag was used |
| 112,530 | reusable bags given to others |
| 277,125 | aluminum cans recycled |
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41,530,134 | pounds of waste eliminated |
| 174,821,779 | kWh of energy saved |
| 268,351,431 | pounds of CO eliminated |
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| The CO sequestration* from planting 25,936 acres of trees per year |
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The CO emissions from 23,867 cars removed from the road |
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| 8,255 | people worked to construct rain gardens |
| 1,203 | rain gardens constructed |
| 112,930 | new native plants/trees planted |
| 53,825 | sq feet of green space planted |
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| 4,571,400 | gallons of water saved |
| 1,227 | wildlife fed and sheltered |
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| The gallons of water in 45,714 bathtubs | |
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| The gallons of water in 457 backyard swimming pools | |
| 21,287 | people committed to participate in Earth Hour |
| 25,956 |
ENERGY STAR
light bulbs installed |
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| 9,802,538 | kWh of energy saved |
| 15,095,909 |
pounds of CO eliminated |
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The CO sequestration* from planting
1,459 acres of trees per year |
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The CO
emissions from
1,343 cars removed from the road |
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* CO2 sequestration is when carbon dioxide (CO2) is naturally captured from the atmosphere.
