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Q: How much energy is saved by recycling one aluminum can, compared to making a new one?
A: Enough energy to run your television for three hours! |
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Q: How many sea creatures are being killed by plastic bags and plastic garbage thrown into the ocean?
A: Two million animals die each year, either by getting tangled in plastic or mistaking it for food. The victims include sea birds, turtles, dolphins, whales and seals. |
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Q: What appliance uses the most water in your house?
A: The toilet. Some models use around 20 litres of fresh drinking water for each flush. You can save water by filling a plastic jug with water, screwing on the lid, and placing it in the toilet tank. |
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Q: How many soft drink cans and bottles do North Americans throw away every year?
A: Enough to reach the moon and back nearly 20 times if they were stacked end-to-end. |
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Q: How much would it cost to slow climate change, conserve wildlife, reduce our population growth, improve land use and human health, reduce poverty, and cut waste production?
A: $600 billion, which is about $400 billion less than the global military budget. |
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Q: How much of the garbage produced in Canada is paper?
A: 40-50% of Canada's garbage is paper. |
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Q: How many kilograms of carbon dioxide will you keep out of the air by replacing a 60 watt incandescent bulb with a 15 watt fluorescent bulb?
A: Each fluorescent bulb will keep over 450 kilograms of CO2 out of the air, and save you $30 over its lifetime. |
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Q: How long does it take for a disposable diaper to completely decompose in a landfill?
A: 500 years |
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Q: Is it more expensive to recycle paper or dispose of it?
A: Disposal is a lot more expensive. It costs about $10 to recycle one tonne of paper, and as much as $80 to dispose of it! |
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Q: When 100,000 Canadians refuse to accept junk mail, how many trees are saved?
A: 150,000 trees per year! |
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Q: How much carbon dioxide is released into the air when someone in Saskatchewan uses a clothes dryer?
A: A standard dryer releases 920 kg of CO2 per year, on a “normal” cycle. A standard fridge releases over 1,000 kg! |
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Q: How much garbage is generated from Regina households and businesses in one year?
A: Over 150,000 tonnes! |