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 A desktop PC produces around 240 grams of CO2 per hour. Left on 24 hours a day, that equals around 2.1 tons of CO2 output each year. 500 desktops would be over 1,000 tons of CO2/year. Find out how to eliminate 80% of that output.
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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. (BBC News ) |
Toner contains at least six hazardous and toxic chemicals. When cartridges are thrown into landfills, these chemicals may seep into the groundwater and pollute water and soil. In the UK alone, 75 million toner cartridges are thrown into landfills each year.
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Each toner cartridge requires one or two liters of oil, and creates 4.8 kg of CO2 in its production. This represents, in the UK alone, an annual consumption of 200,000,000 liters of oil, and the creation of 480,000 metric tons of CO2. This is equivalent to the CO2 emission of a medium size car driving four billion kilometers. |
| A 75 watt lightbulb produces around 75 grams of CO2 per hour it is on. A 4-60 watt ceiling fan running only the bulbs for 6 hours a day uses 518kw hours/year. Using CFL bulbs (60-watt equivalent) the same would only use 153kw hours/year. |
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A 42" LCD TV on for 8 hours a day uses approximately 600kw hours/year. |
| A Toyota Camry, driven 18,000 miles per year produces 6.2 TONS of CO2 per year. |
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According to the US Department of Energy, 40% of all electricity used to power home electronics is consumed while the products are turned off, though not unplugged. |
| A laptop produces around 20 grams of CO2 per hour. |
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Extra heat generated by computers means more heat in the office, which translates to more use of air conditioning. (ClimateSaversComputing.org) |
| Only 15 percent of Americans are aware that local recyclers will take old electronics and computers. (eBay Rethink, ACNielsen) Each year, the world generates 20 million to 50 million metric tons of e-waste, according to United Nations Environmental Programme. E-waste makes up 2 percent of solid waste in the U.S. and is the fastest-growing segment of U.S. garbage. (Intercon Solutions ) |
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