Last week, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that its Plug-In to eCycling partners collected and recycled more than 66.5 million pounds of used electronics in 2008 as their green steps.
That’s nearly a 30 percent increase from 2007.
And it’s equivalent to preventing the release of greenhouse gases equal to the annual emissions from approximately 15,500 cars.
Are you planning to buy a cell phone? Or maybe a laptop? Check this list before you decide what brand you are getting yourself into. They might seem harmless and Eco-friendly, but only Greenpeace knows what’s best for our environment. Electronics may have its impact on all areas in our life except one: environment.
We already saw Samsung solar-powered cell phone as their green steps. However, it tickles me on how significant it is compared to Samsung total waste in their factory. According to Greenpeace, the list of eco-friendly electronic brands is as following (starting from the best):
Now tell me how ‘green’ are your electronics? Take green steps to help our environment now starting from your electronic devices.
Happy Green Living!
You have turned off everything that is not in use, and make sure that nothing is on to waste. How come your electricity bill is still mounting? Here, 1000 Green Steps quite have an answer for that. Many small appliances and home electronics use electricity even when switched off. So yes, they are consuming electricity when it is still on plugged position although nobody is using it.
By unplugging one not-in-use TV, computer monitor and printer, consumers save more than $70 a year. It doesn’t make sense that you have to pay for what you don’t use, right? Save money on electricity bill and save our planet by cutting off unnecessary electricity usage by unplugging appliances that are not in use.
~Happy Green Living!~
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