http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2007/03/20/how-much-trash-gets-thrown-away-each/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Going Green. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2007/03/20/how-much-trash-gets-thrown-away-each/#comment-34014 ENVIROHYPOCRITE – Girl Chases Globe Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:09:12 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2007/03/20/how-much-trash-gets-thrown-away-each/#comment-34014 [...] pounds of paper, 540 pounds of metals, 480 pounds of glass and 480 pounds of food scraps each year, 80% of which ends up in landfills,  I’d say Bea is doing more than her fair [...] [...] pounds of paper, 540 pounds of metals, 480 pounds of glass and 480 pounds of food scraps each year, 80% of which ends up in landfills,  I’d say Bea is doing more than her fair [...]

]]> http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2007/03/20/how-much-trash-gets-thrown-away-each/#comment-28428 Moneysaver Monday: Bring back the hankies! « terra, not terror Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:41:33 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2007/03/20/how-much-trash-gets-thrown-away-each/#comment-28428 [...] and used to go through tissues like water. It’s hard to find precise numbers on tissues, but the typical American family uses 2,460 lbs of paper each year, including tissues. Only 10% of that is recycled. When we noticed this wastefulness, we decided to [...] [...] and used to go through tissues like water. It’s hard to find precise numbers on tissues, but the typical American family uses 2,460 lbs of paper each year, including tissues. Only 10% of that is recycled. When we noticed this wastefulness, we decided to [...]

]]> http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2007/03/20/how-much-trash-gets-thrown-away-each/#comment-19205 For the love of landfills « J500 Media and the Environment Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:18:37 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2007/03/20/how-much-trash-gets-thrown-away-each/#comment-19205 [...] because I can actually show people how awful they are. I could list staggering statistics like how Americans throw away around 40 billion bottles and soft drink cans and 25 billion Styrofoam cups eac..., but I feel that these numbers can be expressed better in a visual [...] [...] because I can actually show people how awful they are. I could list staggering statistics like how Americans throw away around 40 billion bottles and soft drink cans and 25 billion Styrofoam cups eac…, but I feel that these numbers can be expressed better in a visual [...]

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