Go Green Tips for March 1st

Gotta tip you want to share with Sarah and the Go Green Ride at Five? Email her: sarah@921wvtk.com!

Here Sarah's groovy green tips for Monday, March 1st:

• Have you heard of "smart" power strips? They sense when appliances are off and cuts "phantom" or "vampire" energy use. Call your local hardware store and ask about them!
• Don’t fall into the latest gadget trap. Keep your cell phones, computers, and other electronics as long as possible. Donate or recycle them responsibly when the time comes. E-waste contains mercury and other toxics and is a growing environmental problem.


Here’s a common green myth: Recycling wastes more energy than it saves. Here’s the truth of the matter: Typically, this myth comes at you in the form of “Sending out trucks all over town to pick up bottles and cans takes more energy than you'll save by recycling.” It sounds compelling, but it's wrong. For example, recycling aluminum cans cuts energy use and greenhouse gases by 95 percent compared with the energy needed to make virgin aluminum. In general, the energy used to manufacture new products from raw materials is at least ten times more than the energy consumed by curbside collection, recycling and transportation of recycled goods to retailers. Reuse, renew, recycle… reclaim. It’s the Go Green Ride at Five on 921 wvtk!