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Recycling, Composting and Reducing Garbage
Project started on
September 19, 2007
Projected Savings
Saving about $150 each year because we canceled our garbage service!
We got recycling bins for plastic, glass, cardboard and paper, and metal. We also got a compost bin. We canceled our garbage pickup, that's right canceled it! We haven't looked back since. We recycle and compost about 85% of all the waste we produce, so the small amount of garbage that is left over (generally one small bag per month) is just put into the ... more >>
GreenStar PC
Project started on
February 2, 2008
Projected Savings
The GreenStar Lite desktop PC saves about $5/month and $200 over the life of the computer. This translates into about 6000 less pounds of CO2 into the atmosphere every year, vs a traditional computer. The GS Lite Computer actually uses less electricity than a standard 60W light bulb.
We replaced our home computer and CRT monitor with an RoHS compliant, ENERGY STAR Approved GS Lite Computer and LCD monitor from GreenStar PCs. It saves us at least $5 each month on our energy bill and also came with a 2 ton carbon offset. more >>
Switch to CFL from Incandescent
Project started on
July 29, 2006
Projected Savings
Started out losing money, because the house came with incandescent lights throughout and we had to replace them all with CFLs. And since we didn't even wait to see what our energy bill would have looked like without them we don't know what the saving are. However, since CFLs use at most 1/3 of the energy that an incandescent does, we are probably saving around 4-6 dollars/month.
Swapped all incandescent bulbs in the house with CFLs. more >>
Insulating Attic
Project started on
August 13, 2007
Projected Savings
The electricity bill is at least $10 less each month, which translates to about 100 less kWh.
Energy Star approved Cellulose insulation sprayed in to attic over garage, breezeway, and home. more >>
A bio-fuel injection
Project started on
March 26, 2006
Projected Savings
Breaks about even on the bank.... though it's probably saving me a bit of money now that gasoline prices are hitting the 4 dollar mark. I don't know the exact stats on emissions - but the biodiesel burns a lot cleaner - and it makes my old boat run a lot happier.
My name is J.otto Seibold and I have been driving a 30 year old Mercedes 330D that is lovingly called ODB (Old Dirty Brown). Like many of us I have opposed the war in Iraq since before it began. And after the mass failure to influence national policy I decided to up my personal policy. One step was to pay attention to every dollar I put out. I was ... more >>