Some Interesting Facts

[Kaotic Lazagna]

here's some stuff that's going to be on my test tomorrow. it's crazy...

in the past 200 years, the US has lost 50% of its wetlands and 90% of its northwestern old-growth forests. every Sunday, more than 500,000 trees are used to produce the 88% of newspapers that are never recycled.

the average college student produces 640 pounds of solid waste each year, including 500 disposable cups and 320 pounds of paper. half of all automobile trips in the US are inder 3 miles, a distance that oucld be walked in less than one hour at no appreciable nost to the environment or pocketbook. North Americans throw away 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour.

that's crazy stuff...