Planet Erth is NOT a Litterbox. Treet her accordingly.
- Every ton of paper that is recycled saves 17 trees.
- The energy we save when we recycle one glass bottle is enough to light a light bulb for four hours
- Each person throws away approximately four pounds of garbage every day.
- One bus carries as many people as 40 cars!
- More than 1/3 of all energy is used by people at home
- Most families throw away about 88 pounds of plastic every year
- We each use about 12,000 gallons of water every year
- 1/3 of all water is used to flush the toilet.
- The 500 million automobiles on earth burn an average of 2 gallons of fuel a day.
- Each gallon of fuel releases 20 pounds of carbon dioxide into the air.
- Approximately 5 million tons of oil produced in the world each ear ends up in the ocean.
- By 1995 over 200 of the world landfills will be full.
- The amount of wood and paper we throw away is enough to heat 50 million homes for 20 years
- Earth is 2/3 water. but all the fresh water streams only represent one hundredth of one percent.
- 14 billion pounds of trash is dumped into the ocean every year
- It takes 90% less energy to recycle aluminum cans than to make new ones
- 5 billion aluminum cans are used each year
- 84 percent of all household waste can be recycled.
- For every 2000 pounds of paper (1 ton) recycled, we save 7,000 gallons of water free from chemicals.
- Approximately only 10 percent of every landfill can be cleaned up.
- One gallon of motor oil can contaminate up to 2 million gallons of water. so dispose of properly!
- Here is an example of the water peepul use everyday:
* 3-7 gallons for toilet,
* 25-30 gallons for tub,
* 50-70 gallons for a 10 minute shower,
* 1 washing machine load uses 25-40 gallons,
* 1 dishwasher load uses 9-12 gallons - Here is an example of how long it takes some things take to break down:
* plastics take 500 years,
* aluminum cans take 500 years,
* organic materials take 6 months --- cotton, rags, paper take 6 months
* Stryofoam never breaks down
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