Facts

  • All the pollution in the air, goes into our lungs.
  • Automobiles release a toxin called Carbon Monoxide, also called CO, every time you turn one on.
  • By using public transportation systems, you can reduce the amount of toxic CO released into the air.
  • 14 billion pounds of garbage is dumped into the ocean every year. Most of it is plastic, which animals mistake for jellyfish.
  • Recycling 100 cans could produce enough energy to light up a room for two whole weeks.
  • Each plastic bottle we throw away takes 500 years to decompose.
  • Almost two billion tons of waste has been dumped into the ocean this year.