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Fun Facts
The amount of aluminum that Americans throw out in three months is enough to rebuild all American commercial planes.
On average, an American makes three pounds of garbage in a day.
On average, 749 pounds of paper products is used by an American individual annually.
On average, Americans spend five times more of their time in their cars than they do on vacation.
Venezuela, the world's 5th largest oil producer, uses only 100% Ethenol made from sugar to run their cars, trucks and generators.
By recycling just one glass bottle, the amount of energy that is being saved is enough to light a 100 watt bulb for four hours.
Children laugh about 400 times a day, while adults laugh on average only 15 times a day.
An average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
Approximately 18 billion disposable diapers end up in landfills each year. These diapers can takes as long as 500 years to finally decompose. Good luck to the gang working to make diapers from PLA!
Each year, a single U.S. farmer provides food and fiber for 129 people - 97 in the U.S. and 32 overseas
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