Good Oprah show today...

Some simple facts on the show today on how to be more green.

• Reduce your use of paper napkins…by even just one a day! Napkins make a huge difference. We use 2,200 of them a year, per person on average. Six a day. So if we all gave up one napkin a day, we could save a billion pounds of paper waste … from going to landfills a year.
• Receipts from 8 billion ATM transactions every year are one of the biggest sources of litter on the planet. If everyone left their receipts in the machine, it would save a roll of paper more than 2 billion feet long—enough to circle the equator more than 15 times.
• One place to start when making eco-friendly choices is the grocery store. Many items come in packaging made from petroleum products. Instead, look for things that have minimal packaging. If you must buy disposable plates, look for ones made of 100 percent recycled plastic. They're dishwasher safe, easy to use, and you can use them over and over again. Buy recycled aluminum foil, which requires just one-twentieth the energy of nonrecycled foil. Then, recycle it when you're done. Buy organic produce. Because it doesn't use pesticides, it uses less energy.
• More than 380 million plastic bags are thrown away in the United States every year, and those plastic bags can take up to 1,000 years to biodegrade in landfills. And while paper bags do eventually biodegrade, an estimated 14 million trees a year have to be cut down to make 10 billion paper bags. Bring your own bag to the store and fill it.
• When you buy one liter of water at the store, you're actually buying about six liters of water. That's because when manufacturers make plastic bottles, it takes five liters of water to cool the plastic. When you buy one liter of water at the store, you're actually buying about six liters of water. That's because when manufacturers make plastic bottles, it takes five liters of water to cool the plastic.
• You don't have to spend money to save the planet. Investing in items like the Smart Power Strip will conserve energy and cash. Most people don't know that plugged-in appliances and electronics use energy even if they're turned off. We're spending all this money to power things that are in the off position.