Archive for the 'Eco Facts & Quotes' Category

In one year the UK produces enough waste to fill the Albert Hall every two hours

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

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In 2004 Britain produced 434 million tons of waste; enough to fill the Albert Hall 4384 times over the course of the year.

That eco-fact was sent in by Gwen — thanks Gwen.

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Send in your eco facts and quotes

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

If you’d like to see a fact or quote that you’ve found (or maybe even made up) posted to the front page of Go Green, send it in. It must be related to environmental conservation and sustainability and the best ones will be about eco-friendly business and office practices.

Send your quotes and facts in by email to web.team@theconsortium.co.uk.

It’s a myth that screensavers save energy

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

Screensavers prevent the last image ‘burning’ onto your computer screen. More complex screensavers can actually use more energy!

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Leaving a PC monitor on all night wastes enough energy to microwave 6 dinners

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

and just think how tasty those dinners could have been.

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Lighting an office overnight wastes enough energy to boil 1000 cups of tea

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

More light facts:

Myth: Turning fluorescent lights on and off uses more energy than leaving them on.

Fact: Turning a fluorescent light off and on uses 500 times less energy than leaving it on for 15 minutes.

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