How can I save the environment with my computer?
I really want to help the environment with my computer and mostly everything in my house. I am only 14 so I really don’t want to know how I can save the environment with buying groceries online and stuff like that so please don’t tell me about that.
•Computer: Change your sleep settings so the computer goes to sleep after a minute. Second, shut down your computer every night. To use less energy, keep the back-light on your screen low.
•Kitchen: Make a compost pile outside of banana peels, rotten fruit, etc. This will compost into nutrient rich soil. It also reduces waste in landfills. If you can, without your food spoiling, keep your fridge and freezer a little less cold.
•Bathroom: Get a low flow toilet, or if that is too expensive, place an empty milk or orange juice carton in the back part under the lid of the toilet. This will cause the toilet to use less water when it flushes. Replace your old shower and sink heads with low flow heads also.
•Appliances: When buying a new appliance look for the energy star logo.
•Electronics: When buying a new TV, also look for the energy star logo. Connect your TV, DVD player, and cable box to a power strip and turn off the power strip every night. Even when a TV is off, but not plugged into a power strip that is off, it is still using energy.
•Transportation: Try and carpool with your friends to school.
Shut the computer off and go plant a tree.
if you have a newer comp., you can set it in energy mode.
3 settings.
Also, you can buy power strips that you can turn off when not home.
google energy vampires
or try planet green.com
turn off lights that aren’t being used. keep your room clean. soiled clothes take longer to heat then clean cloths. Use recycled paper. grow a compost garden.
I would try to actually not use your computer so much. Cut back your usage about 25%. When you get a new computer take you old one to your local recycling center. They will properly dispose of the materials in your PC so they won’t harm the environment. That’s bout all you can can do at 14.
yes you can because instead of like sending mail like letters or bills and things like that you can juse do it by computer or e-mail and it dosen’t use gas like a car pr plane that was delevering your mail would i would know i have asked the same question multipul times and then had it answered haha well good look and GO GREEN!
Well you could figure out how to shut down the entire International Power Grid with your computer. This would certainly help out the Environment.