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Environmental Facts
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Did you know…
Paper • Every year, Americans throw away enough paper to build a wall, 12 feet high, stretching from New York to Los Angeles. (www.library.thinkquest.org)
• Every year, Americans produce over 4 trillion documents, enough to wallpaper the Grand Canyon over 300 times. (www.library.thinkquest.org)
Plastic • We use enough plastic wrap to wrap all of Texas every year. (EPA)
• If we recycled every plastic bottle we used, we would keep 2 billion tons of plastic out of landfills. (www.idealbite.com)
Aluminum • Recycled aluminum saves 95% energy vs. virgin aluminum; recycling of one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for 3 hours. (Reynolds Metal Company)
• Enough aluminum is thrown away to rebuild our commercial air fleet 4 times every year. (www.library.thinquest.org)
Glass • Recycling of one glass container saves enough energy to light a 100-watt bulb for 4 hours. (EPA)
• Recycled glass generates 20% less air pollution and 50% less water pollution. (NASA)
Water • Turning off the faucet while brushing you teeth can save at least two gallons in one brushing session. If every American did that twice a day, we would save over 1 billion gallons of water every day! (based on 2006 US population brushing twice per day, www.idealbite.com)
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