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
Turning off the water when you're brushing your teeth
or
Turning off the lights when you leave a room
Effects of air pollution can cause what
Lung cancer
What can you do to get to work to reduce greenhouse gasses?
Walking and riding your bike to work/school?
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
Instead of buying a plastic water bottle every day you can..
Buy a water bottle for everyday use
The number of sea-birds/sea mammals that die each year from pollution
100,000
The Colorado government gets how much money for every person that buys an electric car
$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
Instead of buying produce from outside your state you can buy
Buying organic produce
The type of pollution that's due to excess heat in the environment creating unwanted changes
Thermal/heat pollution
Types of biodiesel
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
Becoming vegetarian for even just a day
In the Pacific ocean, there is an island made entirely from trash. How big is this island?
1,600 miles in diameter or, twice the size of Texas
The percentage of carbon emissions switching to an electric vehicle would save
50%
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
The first country to ban plastic straws
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.)
The type of rain that causes changes in rivers and seas making it toxic for fishes
Acid rain
What can you do to your car to decrease fuel economy and increase higher greenhouse gases?
Underinflate your tires