I am wondering how many of you take the time to recycle products used in your home. I believe it is important for all of us to do this and when you read the following statistics you will know why. Just think what our planet would look like if no one did anything. I am particulary shocked at the last stastistic. In a world where many people go hungry, this is unacceptable.
1. To give you an idea of how much trash we generate here in the United States, imagine a hole the size of a football field, including the end zones. If we bury all of the trash we produce in just one year, that hole would be 100 miles
deep.
2, Every year we fill enough garbage trucks to form a line that would stretch from the earth, halfway to the moon.
3. Almost 1/3 of the waste generated in America is packaging. In 1986, the United States generated almost 160 million tons of paper, glass, metals, plastics, rubber, food and yard waste. This was an increase of 80% over the figures in 1960.
4. In 1995 27% of the United States' food supply spoiled or went unused (48,000,000 tons).
1. To give you an idea of how much trash we generate here in the United States, imagine a hole the size of a football field, including the end zones. If we bury all of the trash we produce in just one year, that hole would be 100 miles
deep.
2, Every year we fill enough garbage trucks to form a line that would stretch from the earth, halfway to the moon.
3. Almost 1/3 of the waste generated in America is packaging. In 1986, the United States generated almost 160 million tons of paper, glass, metals, plastics, rubber, food and yard waste. This was an increase of 80% over the figures in 1960.
4. In 1995 27% of the United States' food supply spoiled or went unused (48,000,000 tons).
