Better Recycling

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Light Bulbs

*Every year Americans buy over a billion incandescent lightbulbs. That’s three acres of bulbs every day.
*A 60-watt incandescent bulb lasts about 750 hours; a fluorescent bulb with 1/3 the wattage will generate the same light and burn for 7,500 to 10,000 hours in five to ten years of normal use.
*Substituting a compact fluorescent light for a traditional bulb will keep a half-ton of CO2 out of the atmosphere over the life of the bulb.
By TH and EH. We got this from: http://www.oberlin.edu/recycle/facts.html#top

January 11, 2008 - Posted by 6thgrader | Facts and Statistics | | 1 Comment

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  1. Wow that is crazy

    Comment by Ld | January 11, 2008


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