Fun Environment Facts
1. 14 billion pounds of trash is dumped into the ocean every year
2. 84% of household waste can be recycled
3. At least 50 million acres of rainforest are lost every year, totaling an area the size of England, Wales and Scotland combined
4. A world record was set in 1990 when a solar powered aircraft flew 4060km across the USA, using no fuel
5. If every newspaper was recycled, we could save about 250,000,000 trees each year. Unfortunately only 27% of all American newspapers are recycled
http://www.solareworld.com/blog/green-community/40-environmental-facts
6. An automatic dishwasher uses less hot water than doing dishes by hand; an average of six gallons less per cycle, or over 2,000 gallons per year
7. The world’s tallest tree is a coast redwood in California, measuring more than 360 feet or 110 meters
http://earthecho.org/news/did_you_know_some_interesting_facts_about_the_environment
8. Kitchener, Ontario became the 1st city in the world to participate in a curbside blue box recycling program back in 1981
9. Canada is home to over 70,000 plant and animal species
http://envirodad.com/34-cool-eco-facts-about-canada/
10. Switch to reusable water bottles! Approximately 30, 906 tonnes of plastic water bottles end up in landfills each year.
http://bottledwaterfreeday.ca/en/section/19
1. 14 billion pounds of trash is dumped into the ocean every year
2. 84% of household waste can be recycled
3. At least 50 million acres of rainforest are lost every year, totaling an area the size of England, Wales and Scotland combined
4. A world record was set in 1990 when a solar powered aircraft flew 4060km across the USA, using no fuel
5. If every newspaper was recycled, we could save about 250,000,000 trees each year. Unfortunately only 27% of all American newspapers are recycled
http://www.solareworld.com/blog/green-community/40-environmental-facts
6. An automatic dishwasher uses less hot water than doing dishes by hand; an average of six gallons less per cycle, or over 2,000 gallons per year
7. The world’s tallest tree is a coast redwood in California, measuring more than 360 feet or 110 meters
http://earthecho.org/news/did_you_know_some_interesting_facts_about_the_environment
8. Kitchener, Ontario became the 1st city in the world to participate in a curbside blue box recycling program back in 1981
9. Canada is home to over 70,000 plant and animal species
http://envirodad.com/34-cool-eco-facts-about-canada/
10. Switch to reusable water bottles! Approximately 30, 906 tonnes of plastic water bottles end up in landfills each year.
http://bottledwaterfreeday.ca/en/section/19