Turn off your power strip, save $$$

Mike Ohr Jr. — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:16:38 +0000

Turn off your power strips when they are not in use. As of 1997 figures, the average American household continuously leaks about 50 watts of electricity. Eliminating that would save at least $1 billion a year in wasted electricity.

One easy method to detect and examine the amount of electricity your devices use is the Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor. I am currently performing an audit on some of my household appliances and I must say I’m a bit suprised by some of the results. Upon completion I will post the results for you, but I would love to hear about some of your results now in the comments section.

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Home Depot Recycles Compact Fluorescent Bulbs

jPede — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:26:10 +0000

While at the Home Depot this weekend I noticed an orange and green trash can and being curious I decided to see what it was all about and to my surprise I was happy to see that they will recycle Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs). You already know that these light bulbs are energy savers and they do require special recycling and it’s great to hear that Home Depot will take care of this for you. All you need to do is bring your CFL bulbs to any Home Depot store and dump them into their bright orange and green collection box located near the front of the store and yes they do accept any brand of CFL bulbs. You are already doing your part to save energy with these great light bulbs, now you can take it to the next step to save the environment by recycling them.

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Turn off your power strip, save $$$

Home Depot Recycles Compact Fluorescent Bulbs