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Each of us generates on average 4.4 pounds
of waste per day per person. |
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Recycling and composting recovered 24
percent of our municipal solid waste in 1994. That's around 49 million tons! |
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Recycling all of your home's waste
newsprint, cardboard, glass, and metal can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 850 pounds a
year. |
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Recycling an aluminum can saves enough
energy to run a television set for three hours. |
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It is estimated that 150 million computers
will be discarded in the United States alone, enough to fill a hole one acre in area and
3.5 miles deep. |
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Every Sunday, the United States wastes
nearly 90% of the recyclable newspapers. This wastes about 500,000 trees. |
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Every year, Americans throw out 24 million
tons of grass clippings, leaves, and other yard waste. |
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Each year, Americans throw away 1.6
million pens, 2 million razors and blades, and 200 million tires. |
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One tree can filter up to 60 pounds of
pollutants from the air each year. |
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Only one percent of the world's water
supply is usable. 97 percent is contained in the oceans or seas and 2 percent is found
frozen in the polar caps. |
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It is possible to drink water that was
present during the time of the dinosaurs. |
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40% of our municipal garbage is made up of
kitchen and garden waste. |
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