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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

It is one of the easiest things to do, with the greatest impact, but so many of us are unwilling to do it; recycle.

The United States makes up only 4 percent of the world's population, yet it is the number one producer of garbage. In 2006, Americans generated more than 250 million tons of garbage.



Today's Random Fact:

Plastic bags are easier to recycle and require less energy to produce than paper bags.

Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a television for three hours.

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Bonus Fact:

Cigarette butts and filters take 12 years to biodegrade. An aluminum can takes between 200 to 500 years to biodegrade. Plastic diapers and sanitary pads take between 500-800 years. Styrofoam takes more than 5,000 years. And it would take a glass bottle 1 million years to biodegrade.