Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems
Date: June 12, 2008 | Category: Lifestyle, Stores & Resources
PayItGreen Alliance has been crunching numbers and analyzed data with the help of NACHA: The Electronic Payments Association. Turns out that every year Americans mail 26 billion bills and statements and 9 billion payments in paper form. This translates to 755 million pounds of paper, 9 million trees, and 512 million gallons of gasoline. But the good news is that by switching to electronic bills, statements, and payments, the average American household could annually save 6.6 pounds of paper, .08 trees, avoid releasing 63 gallons of wastewater, and save 4.5 gallons of gasoline. Plus, eliminating paper statements, bills, and payments avoids producing 171 pounds of greenhouse gases, which is equal to emissions avoided by not driving 169 miles or consuming 8.8 gallons of gasoline. Check out PayItGreen.org to find out how to easily make the switch, and enter your own stats into their system to determine what your individual impact is. And don’t forget to forward the link to friends, families, and coworkers!
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