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Plastic recycling

Only 14% of plastic packaging is collected for recycling globally, which means a great deal of pollution and loss of value. Fact source

You’re probably going to throw away 81 pounds of clothing this year. And 95 percent of it could be reused or recycled. Fact source...

In 2017 you can re-use calendars from the years 2006, 1995, 1989, 1978, 1967, 1961, 1950, 1939, 1933, and 1922. Fact source

All Las Vegas city facilities ―from government buildings to streetlights― run entirely on renewable energy. Fact source

If people worldwide switched to energy efficient lightbulbs the world would save US$120 billion annually. Fact source

Half a million solar panels per day were installed in 2015. Fact source