Did you know that the takeoff and landing are the parts of a plane trip that use up the most fuel? This is why choosing a nonstop flight is far more fuel-efficient than connecting on multiple flights to get to your destination. But choosing the right type of plane can also help reduce your carbon footprint. Airplanes like the 787 Dreamliner use 20% less fuel than their counterparts, and some airlines are also fixing older planes to be more fuel-efficient.

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Does your home office or workplace have a ton of unused flash drives? Unfortunately, there's not much value in recycling flash drives because they aren't made with valuable recyclable material. But they are reusable, and they can be reformatted to help children learn. The website RecycleUSB.com has partnered with SugarLabs to produce portable educational platforms that can be run on any computer, all with the use of a USB. Your old USBs are erased and formatted with a portable learning center, which means they are being reused to help those in need. Simply fill a padded envelope with your old USB drives and send them to the address on the RecycleUSB.com website.

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Did you know all of the spam email filling your inbox isn't just a pain to go through and delete, but also is costing you a lot of money? Poring through unwanted emails and deleting them can take several hours a week, using electricity that can average up to $110 a year in wasted energy costs. To save time and energy, activate the spam filter files on your current email account. Or have two email accounts: one strictly for email and another you use for newsletters, updates and whenever you make a purchase online.

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