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Brush teeth the old-fashioned way.

Description

Put the electric toothbrush away and brush your teeth the old fashioned way with a "manual" toothbrush. Save the energy to recharge the toothbrush battery.

Impacts

Initial Impacts

Each time you carry out this action, the immediate impacts are:

• Saves 0.01 dollars
• Saves 0.07 lbs of CO2

Ongoing Impacts

Some actions also have additional impact over time. For this action, these are:

• None

Potential Annual Impact

If you carry out this action daily, in a year you could save:

• 1.82 dollars
• 24.09 lbs of CO2

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Suggested Action

Unplug DVD players with digital displays when you aren't using them.

Turn off the TV Turn off room lights Use a manual toothbrush Avoid using oven. Combine trips Fill clothes washer Recycle glass Take stairs at work Recycle newspapers Walk Use CFLs Recycle aluminum Recycle magazines Use sleep mode at home Turn off home lights Use sunlight Use a manual razor Fill dishwasher Turn off home screen saver Turn off office lights

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