Choose Goods Made from Recycled Materials! It takes less energy to make a product from recycled materials than it does to make it from new materials. Using recycled aluminum scrap to make new aluminum cans uses 95% less energy than new materials.
Look for Energy Star® Approved Appliances! With the help of ENERGY STAR® Americans saved $19 billion on their energy bills and avoided greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 29 million cars!
Plug Up Leaks! Every year, more than $13 billion worth of energy leaks from houses through small holes and cracks. That’s more than $150 per family!
Switch to CFLs or LEDs! When you replace standard incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) you can save 75% off lighting costs.
Keep the Refrigerator Door Closed! Think about what you want to grab from the refrigerator before you open it.
For more tips, see PEAK's Student Energy Action #2 Shrink Energy Waste page.
PEAK is a program of The Energy Coalition. For more information, please visit www.energycoalition.org
