7. Did You Know?
The amount of wood and paper we throw away
each year is enough to heat 50 million homes
for 20 years.
8. Did You Know?
Americans throw away enough glass bottles and jars to
fill the 1,350-foot twin towers of New York's World
Trade Center every two weeks.
Americans throw away about 40 billion soft drink cans
and bottles every year. Placed end to end, they would
reach to the moon and back nearly 20 times.
The typical American home uses about 300 gallons of
water a day.
9. Did You Know?
A 1/32" leak in a faucet can waste up to 6,000 gallons
of water a month, or 72,000 gallons a year.
America's refrigerators use about 7 percent of the
nation's total electricity consumption--the output of
about 25 large power plants.
By turning the heat down, Americans could save more
than 500,000 barrels of oil each day--that's over
21,000,000 gallons.
10. Did You Know?
85 percent of U. S. electronic waste ends up in third
world countries…
53. Did You Know?
Change your light bulbs.
By simply replacing your standard bulbs with
compact fluorescent (CF) bulbs (the squiggly
ones), you can reduce your power bill
significantly. Added bonus: The new bulbs also
provide better color and flicker less.
54. Did You Know?
Use Energy Star equipment.
Energy Star certification means that the
appliance or product you are buying and using is
green, highly energy efficient, and can save you
money.
55. Did You Know?
Choose an all-in-one printer.
By using an all-in-one printer that offers two-
sided printing (also called duplex printing) you
can easily and immediately reduce your paper
consumption, and costs, in half.
56. Did You Know?
Use timers and motion sensors.
Lights are often left on in conference rooms and
other offices when they are not in use. By
installing occupancy sensors, you will be assured
that your office energy use will be efficient and
not wasteful. It will save you money.
57. Did You Know?
Reuse and recycle.
Boxes, packaging, paper, and office folders can
easily be re-used. And, if you don't reuse them,
then at least have recycling bins handy so people
can recycle them.
58. Did You Know?
Buy recycled office supplies.
Paper, pads, sticky notes, file folders and even ink
and toner cartridges can be purchased in
recyclable versions.
59. Did You Know?
Let people know what you are doing.
Lots of consumers are making purchasing choices
these days based upon how green a company is.
So be sure to make note of what you are doing,
what changes you have instituted, and then be
sure to get the word out to the local media and
your customers.