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Join in National River Cleanup Week

Mark your calendar for National River Cleanup Week! The event takes place June 2-10 and helps to protect and preserve the rivers so many Subaru customers avidly enjoy.

National River Cleanup Week also raises public awareness of the magnitude of trash accumulating in our ation's waterways. Over the years, more than 500,000 volunteers have participated in over 4,500 cleanups across the country, covering more than 100,000 miles of waterways.

Volunteer to participate or better yet, organize a cleanup event in your community. You'll get innovative and easy-to-use tools to organize and recruit volunteers, as well as free trash bags and contests with great river themed prizes.

Subaru of America, Inc. will provide both vehicles and financial support to aid this year's cleanup efforts.

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How Long Litter Lasts
Orange peel 2-5 weeks

Paper bag 1 month

Cigarette butt up to 5 years

Leather shoe 45 years

Plastic bottle 430 years

Aluminum can 200-500 years

Disposable diaper 550 years

Glass bottle approx. 1 million years

Styrofoam container 1 million years
Source: American Rivers

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It's waste not, want not at super green Subaru plant

Here is a link to a story that appeared in the USA Today a while back on Subaru's commitment to the environment Click Here. Hope you enjoy and if you would like to take a look at the Subaru vehicles take a look at www.eddiemercer.com

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Environmental Concerns

Subaru and the Environment
Ready for the conservation of the global environment.

Ready to safeguard our natural environment
At Subaru, protecting the environment is just as important as protecting our passengers. That's why we build fuel-efficient vehicles in ecologically-minded plants. Together, with our earth-friendly partners, we are dedicated to preserving our planet. It's an integral part of our philosophy. It's what makes a Subaru, a Subaru.

The Subaru Clean Plant

Consider this: When you carry out your trash at home on the next collection day, you'll be sending more trash to landfills than the entire Subaru manufacturing plant in Lafayette, Indiana (SIA). The Subaru plant was the first auto assembly plant to achieve zero landfill status - nothing from its manufacturing efforts goes into a landfill. It's all reused and recycled.

· In 2006, SIA was awarded the U.S. EPA's Gold Achievement Award as a top achiever in the agency's WasteWise program to reduce waste and improve recycling.

· In 2004, SIA became the first U.S. manufacturing facility to reach zero landfill status.

· In 2003, SIA became the first U.S. automotive assembly plant to be designated a wildlife

habitat. Deer, coyotes, beavers, blue herons, geese, and other animals live there in peaceful coexistence with the Subaru plant. It's our commitment to leave as small a footprint as possible, delivering real-world benefits that everyone can enjoy.

· In 2002, SIA became the first auto assembly plant in the U.S. with an on-site solvent recovery system that produces dry still bottoms.

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· In 1998, SIA was the first auto assembly plant in the U.S. to be ISO 14001 Certified.

· In 1994, SIA was also the first auto assembly plant in the U.S. to be smoke free.

· Each year, SIA actively recycles 99.3% of excess/leftover steel, plastic, wood, paper, glass, and other materials. The remaining 0.7% is shipped to the city of Indianapolis and incinerated to help generate steam.

Subaru SmartWay™ Vehicles

Subaru offers the most fuel efficient All-Wheel Drive vehicle lineup in America.* Subaru also offers Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle (PZEV) certified Legacy, Outback, and Forester models which are available for sale anywhere in the U.S. Subaru PZEV vehicles meet California's Super-Ultra-Low-Emission Vehicle exhaust emission standard.**

· Subaru PZEV vehicles have 90% cleaner emissions than the average new vehicle.

· Gasoline vehicles meeting PZEV emissions standards sometimes have even lower emissions than hybrid or alternative fuel vehicles.

· Subaru PZEV vehicles achieve such tight pollution controls, and the burning of fuel is so complete that in very smoggy urban areas, exhaust out of the tailpipe can actually be cleaner than the air outside.

· Subaru PZEV vehicles are also U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Certified SmartWay™ Vehicles.***

· According to the EPA, Outback, Forester, and Legacy are among the cleanest and most fuel-efficient vehicles available in the U.S. based on air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and overall fuel economy.

· Outback, Forester, and Legacy are honored in the EPA's Green Vehicle Guide.

So come to Eddie Mercer Subaru in Pensacola, FL which is just a short drive from Mobile, AL to see the all of the environmental choice Subaru has to offer. If you like you can visit us at our virtual dealership at http://www.eddiemercer.com/

April Is National Car Care Month

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