Green is in!

• The energy saved by recycling a can of Coke could run a TV for three hours.



• You can make 20 cans out of recycled material with the same amount of energy it takes to make one new one.



• In the average home, 40% of all electricity used to power home electronics is consumed while the products are turned off.



• Every ton of paper recycled saves 17 trees.



• Green buildings on average can provide savings of up to 40 per cent in energy and water consumption and reduce waste production by 40 per cent.



• The U.S. alone uses nearly $1 million worth of energy every minute.



• Only 10% of the energy used by an incandescent bulb produces light; the rest is given off as heat.



• If we recycled every plastic bottle we used, we would keep 2 billion tons of plastic out of landfills.



• Production of recycled paper uses 80% less water, 65% less energy and produces 95% less air pollution than virgin paper production.



• Recycled glass saves 50% energy vs. virgin glass; recycling of one glass container saves enough energy to light a 100-watt bulb for 4 hours.



• Turn off the tap when brushing your teeth and soaping your hands. This can save around 16 litres a day. That's 11,000 litres of water per person per year.



• A dripping tap can waste over 20,000 litres of water every year.



• Adjust your thermostat one degree higher in the summer and one degree cooler in the winter. Each degree Celsius less will save about 10% on your energy use!



• Recycling just the Sunday papers would save more than half a million trees every week.



• Switching off one bulb for one hour saves up to 22,000 watts per year.