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Re-Cycle.com is
undergoing a major
overhaul. In the
meantime, our databases
are not very stable.
Please understand that
data you save here may
be lost in the near future.
T-Shirts
Vintage/Collectible
Schwinn Parts
Tired Ol' Belts
Hand crafted from
100% reused bicycle
parts.
From waste to waist!
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What Can I Do?
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Drive Less
Walk, bike, carpool, bus, train. Every
mile you don’t drive saves about 1 pound of carbon dioxide.
Buy Used
It takes a lot of energy to produce a product.
If you can obtain what you need from products that already exist, you save
all of the energy, materials, and packaging involved in producing and delivering
that product to market.
Change Your Light Bulbs
Use a compact fluorescent light bulb rather than a standard incandescent and save
150 pounds of carbon dioxide in a year.
Recycle
The average household can recycle 42% of their garbage.
Buy more recyclable materials and you can do even better.
If you can recycle half of your household waste, you could save 2,400 pounds
of carbon dioxide every year.
Avoid Product Packaging
Reduce your garbage by 10% and save 1,200 pounds of carbon dioxide every year.
Inflate Your Tires
Improve your gas mileage 3% by keeping the tires on your car properly inflated.
Save 1 gallon of gas and keep 20 pounds
of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.
Use Less Hot Water
Use less water when you shower and save 350 pounds of carbon dioxide in a year.
Wash your clothes in warm water and
save 500 pounds of carbon dioxide every year.
Use Less Hot Air
A 2 degree change in your thermostat accounts for 2000 pounds of carbon dioxide
in a year.
Plant Trees (and Don’t Cut Them Down)
Every tree absorbs and traps approximately 1 ton of carbon dioxide during its lifetime.
Turn Off and Unplug Electronics
TVs, DVD players, microwaves, computer monitors, cell phone chargers, etc. continue
to use electricity even when not in use.
Combined, all of this “unused” electricity accounts for thousands of pounds of carbon
dioxide emitted into our atmosphere every year.
Plug into power strips and you can shut off all of the power without unplugging
your appliances.
Sign Up for Renewable Energy
Many states (including
Minnesota) require energy sellers to offer power generated from renewable sources, but you
have to choose to receive that energy at your home.
Buy Carbon Credits
Many organizations offer the opportunity to offset the amount of carbon dioxide
you produce, your carbon footprint.
Calculate your carbon footprint at
carboncounter.org.
Then buy carbon credits that support renewable energy sources, tree planting,
and other ways to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emissions in the world.
Source:
An Inconvenient Truth, 2006
Center for Energy and Environment: www.mncee.org
Hennepin County Recycling Center
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