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| Do your part! By taking these simple steps, you can conserve water, reduce waste, and save energy: |
- Lights Out- Turn off all lights when you leave a room. Replace incandescent or halogen light bulbs with EPA ENERGY STAR-qualified compact fluorescents (CFL) or Light-emitting diodes (LED).
- Lighting accounts for nearly 25% of total energy costs in the home or office.
- Fluorescent light bulbs consume 75% less electricity, last up to 15 times longer, and generate 74% less heat than incandescent bulbs.
- Conserve Water - Have all leaks or drippy faucets repaired immediately. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, a faucet dripping at one drop per second wastes 2,700 gallons per year.
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - At the grocery, purchase products with the least amount of packaging waste. Place newspapers, cartons, plastic and glass containers in your recycle bins. Reuse plastic bags and shop with reusable grocery bags. For every ton of paper that is recycled, we save 7,000 gallons of water, 380 gallons of oil, and enough electricity to power an average house for six months. You can run a TV for six hours on the amount of electricity that is saved by recycling one aluminum can. By recycling just one glass bottle, you save enough electricity to power a 100-watt bulb for four hours.
- Bottled Water - Kick the Habit - If you use a water filtration system at home (such as Brita® or PUR®) instead of buying bottled water, you can save money AND reduce plastic waste.
- Master the Stairs - At the home or work take the stairs instead of the elevator. You will conserve elevator energy and get a good workout!
- Dishwashers - Run your dishwasher only when it's full. Don't pre-rinse dishes before loading the dishwasher. The EPA’s tests show pre-rinsing doesn't improve cleaning, and by skipping this step, you'll save as much as 20 gallons per load, or 6,500 gallons per year.
- Eliminate Standby Power Waste- Standby power is when electronics use electricity even when they're powered off. The EPA estimates it accounts for about 5% of household electricity use in the U.S. and we aren’t even benefiting from it. There are two types of products that use Standby Power 1)Devices in Standby- TV’s, Computers, Printers, DVD players, stereos, etc, and 2)Transformers- Transformers, are those big plugs used by some electronic devices like cell phones, iPods, WiFi Routers, etc.
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| How to combat Standby power? |
- Unplug devices and transformers when you're not using them. This method is free but inconvenient. If you want convenience you can have it for a few bucks, as the next few items show...
- For devices that will be on or off at the same time, use a simple power bar with a switch. Available at Home Depot or Radio Shack.
- For several devices that you want to switch separately, use a power switcher like the GemSound SP-8500(around $20), or the "Bits Smart Strip". Finally, an Bye Bye Standby (around $25) lets you turn power on and (completely) off using a remote control. This is handy if the plug isn't in a convenient place for a switch.
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