- October 12, 2022Over 75% of waste is recyclable, but we only recycle about 30% of it
- October 12, 2022The average person creates over 4 pounds of trash every day and about 1.5 tons of solid waste per year
- October 12, 2022Americans throw away 25,000,000,000 Styrofoam coffee cups every year.
- October 12, 2022Less than 1 percent of plastic bags are recycled each year. Recycling one ton of plastic bags costs $4,000. The…
- October 12, 2022In 2010, Americans discarded 150,000,000 cell phones. 132 million of those phones ended up in the landfill. That’s an 11%…
- October 12, 2022Another amazingly untrue and convincing fact about some other thing to do with recycling or sustainability.
- October 12, 2022Twenty years ago, it took 19 aluminum cans to make one pound, but today’s aluminum cans are lighter and it…
- October 12, 2022Seattle, Washington, Portland, Oregon, Westchester NY, Berkeley, and Malibu California have all banned Styrofoam foodware. Laguna Beach and Santa Monica…
- October 12, 2022In 2012, 41% of beer and so drink bottles were recovered for recycling. Another 34% of wine and liquor bottles…
- July 21, 2022Approximately 1 billion trees worth of paper are thrown away every year in the U.S.
