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Last year, Americans threw away 38 billion plastic water bottles, about $1 Billion worth of plastic. (thinkgreen.com)Shortening your shower by even one or two minutes can save up to 700 gallons of water a month (Water Conservation Tips)
Starting this spring, select US Post Offices will offer customers free prepaid mail-back envelopes for recycling inkjet cartridges, cell phones, PDAs, digital cameras and other small electronic devices. (Check with your local post office.) (US Postal Service) Americans use over 350 BILLION plastic bags a year. The petroleum used to make 14 plastic grocery bags could be used in a car to travel 1 mile Recycling aluminum cans takes 95 percent less energy than producing a new can. (How Stuff Works) Of all the electricity used in the United States, over 9 percent is used in incandescent lightbulbs. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says that by replacing regular light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs at the same minimal rate, Americans would save enough energy to light more than 2.5 million homes for a year. (About.com) Save gas, make sure the tires of your family car or cars are properly inflated. The average person who drives 12,000 miles a year on under inflated tires uses an extra 144 gallons of gas. (About.com) |
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