The Carbon Impact
Every ton of recycled paper prevents this much CO2.
What is 4.3 tons of CO2?
The world uses approximatly 5 trillion of this item per year but only 1% are recycled each year.
What is plastic bags?
This appliance uses the most water in your household?
What is toilet?
The best lightbulb to reduce carbon impact.
What is LED?
This agricultural source is responsible for 14.5% of all global emissions each year.
What is livestock?
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is mainly comprised of this type of plastic.
What is plastic micro beads?
If you shorten your daily shower by 2 minutes per day you will prevent this much carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere.
What is 350 lbs?
Electricity production is responsible for this percentage of world emissions.
What is 25%
A common greenhouse gas that is 25 times more potent than CO2
What is Methane?
This type of bag must be reused 7,100 times to have the same cumulative environmental impact (water use, energy use, etc.) as a classic plastic bag.
What is cotton bags?
Not leaving the water running during this daily hygiene activity saves 8 gallons of water a day.
What is brushing your teeth?
The most energy consuming aspect of a home.
What is heating and cooling?
Leaving computer monitors on overnight is responsible for this much carbon dioxide emissions each year.
What is single use containers?
Out of all the water in the world, 2.5% of it is fresh and only 1% is easily accessible for human use. Of that 1%, 70% goes to this process?
What is agriculture?
This type of renewable energy source makes up the least energy generation in the US at 0.4%
What is Geothermal?
Gasoline releases this much CO2 per gallon when burned.
What is 20 lbs.
Plastics that have #1 (PETE) or #2 (HDPE)
What are the most easily recyclable types of plastics?
What is heating the water?
This percent of energy is wasted as heat by using traditional light bulbs.
What is 90%?