EARTH DAY
THE FIRST EARTH DAY
was celebrated in
1970
and initiated by
Wisconsin Senator
GAYLORD NELSON
Approximately
1 BILLION PEOPLE
participate in Earth
Day globally each year,
making it the LARGEST
SECULAR OBSERVANCE
in the world
Approximately
75
%
of waste
is recyclable,
yet only about
34% is actually
recycled globally
RECYCLING ONE ALUMINUM CAN
saves enough energy to POWER A
TV FOR 3 HOURS or RUN A 100-
WATT LIGHT BULB FOR 20 HOURS
It takes
450 YEARS
for a SINGLE PLASTIC
BOTTLE TO DECOMPOSE
in the environment, but
recycling them reduces
this impact significantly
Recycling a single ton of
paper saves 17 TREES, 7,000
GALLONS OF WATER, & 4,000
KILOWATTS OF ENERGY
8 MILLION
TONS OF PLASTIC
waste end up in the
oceans every year,
equivalent to one
garbage truck of
waste per minute
Humans generate nearly
5 POUNDS
OF WASTE, PER
PERSON, PER DAY
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