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Here are some of the ways Oakland County is saving:
Four-Day/40-Hour Work Week
- Total Participants - 286
- Estimated Weekly Savings - $1,706
- Estimated Annual Savings - $88,756
Estimates based on a $2.98 per gallon price average.
Amounts are as of December 16, 2010.
Energy Savings & Recycling
- Total paper recycled in September 2008 - 25,646 lbs.
- Total paper recycled Year-to-Date - 317,012 lbs.
- 22,384 pounds of used computer equipment diverted from landfills in a one-day collection event in September 2008 (computer equipment may contain lead, cadmium and mercury, among other potentially harmful materials).
Monthly Savings by Recycling:- 218 trees
- 45 cubic yds. of landfill
- 89,979 gallons of water
- 32 barrels of oil
- 51,138 kwh of electricity
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Year-to-Date Savings by Recycling:- 2,695 trees
- 555 cubic yds. of landfill
- 1,112,237 gallons of water
- 396 barrels of oil
- 632,122 kwh of electricity
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Information provided by Oakland County Facilities Management, September 2008 Report.