Waste
The material that takes the longest to decompose
Plastic.
Glass can be recycled how many times
Infinite amount of times.
You can turn off what to save the planet
What is turning off the water when you're brushing your teeth?
or
What is turning off the lights when you leave a room?
The amount of trash an average American family produces each year
6,351 pounds.
It takes how many trees to make one ton of paper
24 trees
The number of sea-birds/sea mammals that die each year from pollution
The Colorado government gets how much money for every person that buys an electric car
What is $5,000?
Laps around the equator made from disposable cups, forks, and spoons
300 laps.
The year that paper recycling increased by 89% since 1990
in 2010
What are vegetable oils, animal fats, and recycled grease
Number of plastic bottles thrown out yearly
22 billion bottles.
These many trees could be saved every year if we recycled all newspapers
250 million trees
A way you can change your diet to help the environment is
What is becoming vegetarian for even just a day?
In the Pacific ocean, there is an island made entirely from trash. How big is this island?
The number of tons of trash that goes into the ocean each year
What is eight million tons.
Americans receive these many tons of junk mail each year
4.5 million tons
What is the UK?
Many cities in the US have started refusing the straw, but the UK is the first country to ban plastic straws starting as soon as next year.