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48 Green FactsFrom PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2276270,00.asp
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In 2007, companies with an enviro tech focus received $3.95 billion in venture funding, a 38 percent increase over 2006.
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The "phantom load"—electricity consumed by "switched-off" appliances like TVs, radios, the microwaves—can add $200 a year to your bill.
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Switched-off devices account for 40 percent of the energy consumed by electronics in an average home.
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The U.S. government could save $330 million over a four-year period if its data centers complied with Energy Star Version 4.0.
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Extra heat generated by computers means more heat in the office, which translates to more use of air conditioning.
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Companies that sign for the WWF's Climate Savers Computing Initiative could reduce CO2 pollution by 10 million tons annually by 2010.
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At the 2008 CES, Fujitsu showed a laptop PC whose outside plastic shell is 50 percent vegetable-based polymer alloy.
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Creation of a desktop PC usually requires ten times the PC's weight in fossil fuels and chemicals, most of them toxic.
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Fifteen billion batteries are made and sold across the globe every year.
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If you're not sure where to donate out-of-use electronics, Recycles.Org can match you up with nonprofit agencies that use old equipment.
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By 2011, more than 400 million PCs will have been purchased as replacements for current home and office computers.
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Typical U.S. cell-phone users replace their phones every year and a half.
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130 million cell phones each year go into retirement.
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Recycling 100 million phones would recover 3.4 metric tons of gold— gold that would not have to be mined.
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PCs contain gold too: 1.2 tons of PC scrap electronics has more than can be extracted from 17 tons of gold ore.
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Only 15 percent of Americans are aware that local recyclers will take old electronics and computers.
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Each year, the world generates 20 million to 50 million metric tons of e-waste, according to United Nations Environmental Programme.
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E-waste makes up 2 percent of solid waste in the U.S. and is the fastest-growing segment of U.S. garbage.
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Flaws in Windows XP 's sleep mode and Microsoft's choice of "High Performance" as the default performance option may have added $5 billion to power bills annually worldwide.
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NASA, the Department of Defense, and the General Services Administration are all now committed to buying only EPEAT-certified computers.
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Manufacturing one desktop and one monitor requires: 530 pounds of fossil fuel, 58 pounds of chemicals, and 1.5 tons of water.
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Twelve percent (25 million) of Americans would pay extra for greener electronics. On the other hand, 41 percent (90 million) are not willing to pay extra.
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Wii is the power-saving leader of game consoles, consuming only 18.4 watts. Compare the hogs: Xbox (186W), PS3 (199W), and a PC (209W at peak usage).
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While old CRT monitors use more energy to show white than black, LCDs spend slightly more energy to show black than white.
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Don't recycle, Freecycle: There are 4,226 Freecycle.org online groups helping more than four million users give away "junk" to others who can use it.
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The average office drone uses up 10,000 sheets of paper—about a whole tree's worth of wood pulp—per year.
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2.05 million tons of electronics were put out as garbage in the U.S. in 2005. Only about 18 percent of that was recycled.
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The U.S scraps about 400 million pieces of consumer electronics equipment, e-waste, per year. It's the fastest-growing waste stream.
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If you buy a new system, Apple and Dell will recycle your old computer, regardless of manufacturer.
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Search EPEAT.net's Product Registry to find computers and monitors that are certified green.
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There's 4 to 8 pounds of toxic lead in all CRT TVs and monitors. Flat-panels have less lead but more mercury.
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It's estimated that as much as 80 percent of U.S. e-waste is shipped overseas or to Mexico to be dismantled in unsafe working conditions.
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As much as 50 percent of the power most desktop computers use is wasted as heat jettisoned by fans on the power supply.
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A survey by Staples in November 2007 indicated that only 23 percent of U.S. residents recycle electronics. Between 2000 and 2007, as many as 500 million computers became obsolete.
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To create just 1 kilogram of consumer goods, manufacturers on average create 5 kilograms of waste.
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Shopping for a new HDTV? Plasma TVs consume far more energy than LCDs, and they waste it as heat energy.
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As much as 40 percent of the energy used by electronics in a home is consumed when devices are switched off.
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Shopping for a surge protector? Buy one of reasonable capacity. The bigger it is the more energy it consumes.
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Bamboo is the most sustainable of all materials. Look for laptops encased in it, such as the ASUS Ecobook.
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By 2001, e-waste already accounted for 70 percent of the heavy metals and 40 percent of the lead in U.S. landfills.
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Some LCDs are built using plastic rather than glass, which is far easier to recycle.
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If all commuters worked from home just one day a week, we could save 5.85 billion gallons of oil each year.
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If you listen to your CD player 2 hours a day, you can save $200 a year by switching to rechargeable batteries.
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The energy saved by recycling one plastic bottle will power a computer for 25 minutes.
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Take an HP, Lexmark, or Dell printer cartridge to Staples for recycling and you will get a $3 coupon for ink or toner.
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Energy Star 4.0 is quite stringent, demanding highly efficient power supplies and very-low-power idle modes.
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Unplug! Each year in the U.S., electronic devices that are turned off but not unplugged use electricity worth $3 billion.
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IT asset recovery (selling refurbished PCs)—is now a $6 billion–a-year business.