Some interesting facts about the environment.

Here are some things that you may or may not have known about the environment.

1. Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for three hours.
2. During the time it takes you to read this sentence, 50,000 12-ounce aluminum cans are made.
3. Every time you open the refrigerator door, up to 30 percent of the cold air can escape.
4. We consume over 80 trillion aluminum cans every year.
5. The world's tallest tree is a coast redwood in California, measuring more than 360 feet or 110 meters.
6. The world's oldest trees are 4,600 year old Bristlecone pines in the USA.
7. Every day, American businesses generate enough paper to circle the earth 20 times!
8. Each year, Americans throw away 25 trillion Styrofoam cups.
9. Only 1% of the world's water supply is usable, 97% are the oceans and 2% is frozen (for now).
10. The amount of wood and paper we throw away each year is enough to heat 50,000,000 homes for 20 years.