Food Waste
What percentage of the U.S. food supply goes to waste annually?
30 % to 40 %
Recycling this slows deforestation and saves water, as it's made from trees.
Paper
When does Miami University aim to be carbon neutral by?
2040
What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered in water?
71 %
What can you do with a pumpkin to reuse it after Halloween?
Turn it into food! Pumpkin seeds, pumpkin puree, etc.
What category of products is thrown out most frequently?
Fruit and Vegetables
Recycling this material can save up to 95 % of the nergy required to mkae it from raw resources.
Aluminum
How many solar panels were installed at Miami University in 2025?
3,300 panels
A single leaky faucet can waste up to this many gallons of water per day.
100 gallons
What non-recyclable material are most Halloween costumes made out of?
Polyester
What percentage of global greenhouse gases can be attributed to food that is produced but not eaten?
10 %
3 hours
What percentage of building on the Oxford campus are LEED certified?
more than 30 %
660 gallons
How many pounds of pumpkins are thrown away annually in the US?
1.3 billion pounds
The amount of food wasted globally each year costs the global economy about how many billion dollars.
$940 billion
How long do plastic bags take to decompose?
1,000 years
Since 2008, how much has Miami reduced their utility-based carbon emissions?
over 50 %
This is the largest user of water inside a typical American home.
Toilets
How many costumes in the US are thrown away each year?
35 million costumes
What U.S. city's Rose Bowl stadium could be filled with the amount of food wasted in the U.S. daily?
Los Angeles (capacity of 92,542)
Recycling one ton of paper saves how many trees?
17 trees
How many geothermal well are there under Millett Hall?
520 wells
These are two common methods used to purify drinking water for consumption.
Boiling, filtering, chlorination, and UV treatment
When was Halloween nationally adopted by the US?
1930