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﻿ **__GREEN FAST FACTS__:**
 * Each person throws away approximately 4 pounds of garbage every day
 * The energy we save when we recycle one glass bottle is enough to light a traditional light bulb for 4 hours
 * The amount of wood in paper we throw away each year is enough to heat 50 million homes for 20 years
 * Extra weight in the trunk of automobiles hurts fuel economy
 * Compact fluorescent bulbs use about a quarter as much energy as traditional bulbs and last many times longer
 * Of the $250 billion spent per year on powering computers worldwide - only about 15% of that power is spent computing-- the rest is wasted idling

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