Home Electronics: By the Numbers

Home Electronics: By the Numbers

15 percent: Percentage of money spent on powering your computer dedicated to computing, worldwide; the rest of the $250 billion is spent on energy wasted in idling.

70 percent: Percentage of waste composed of discarded electronics, out of all hazardous waste.

529 pounds: Amount of fossil fuels required to manufacture a 53-pound computer system (including the monitor), along with 49 pounds of chemicals and 1.5 tons of water.

15 billion: Batteries produced annually worldwide.

40 percent: Of the energy used for electronics in your home is used while these devices are turned off.

1 billion: Kilowatt hours of power each year that could be saved by using energy efficient battery chargers in the US; this in turn would save more than $100 million each year, and prevent the release of more than a million tons of greenhouse gasses.