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American TV series or program
Wa$ted!
is an American
reality series
which ran on
Planet Green
and was hosted by
Annabelle Gurwitch
and
Holter Graham
.
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It originated from a television show from New Zealand by the
same name
.
Six episodes were shown on
TLC
before the show was moved to Planet Green.
[2]
Some people got confused about the original airdate of those six episodes because they were rearranged with the final four episodes of the first season.
Format
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The show opens with the hosts giving the family or business an overview of their wasteful life and returning to them months worth of their own trash. They then have to sort through it and are shown all the hazardous, recyclable, and reusable items they have wasted. Next they examine the house and point out faults such as heating, aging machines, lights and televisions being on, automobiles, and water use among other things.
Based on all this, an
ecological footprint
is created to show how many acres it takes to sustain the household. The hosts then help the family or business implement greener alternatives and change their wasteful habits. They also promise to match the amount that they save in utilities and the like by projecting the totals forward for one year.
The family or business is given three weeks to change their habits. Afterward, they are evaluated on how well they did, given a new footprint based on their new habits, and awarded money equal to their energy savings.
Episodes
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Series overview
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Season
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Episodes
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Originally aired
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Season premiere
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Season finale
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1
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10
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April 15, 2008
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July 23, 2008
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2
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10
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April 22, 2009
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June 24, 2009
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3
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10
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April 21, 2010
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June 2, 2010
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Season 1 (2008)
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Season 2 (2009)
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Season 3 (2010)
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References
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