We want you to Think.

..

About

Your Trash.

Since 1950 people in the United States used than any other generation before them.

more resources

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Based on comparison

the average North American uses as much as an average

person in China

10 times

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and 30x as much as an average person

in India.

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Americans total yearly waste would fill a convoy of garbage

trucks long enough to wrap around

the Earth

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6

times.

Americans total yearly waste would fill a convoy of garbage

trucks long enough to wrap around

the Earth

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At the consumption level of the

average American, at least 4 additional planets worth of resources would be needed to support the planet’s six billion

inhabitants

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At the consumption level of the

average American, at least 4 additional planets worth of resources would be needed to support the planet’s six billion

inhabitants

dumpandrun.org/garbage

At the consumption level of the

average American, at least 4 additional planets worth of resources would be needed to support the planet’s six billion

inhabitants

dumpandrun.org/garbage

At the consumption level of the

average American, at least 4 additional planets worth of resources would be needed to support the planet’s six billion

inhabitants

dumpandrun.org/garbage

At the consumption level of the

average American, at least 4 additional planets worth of resources would be needed to support the planet’s six billion

inhabitants

dumpandrun.org/garbage

We want you to Think..

.

AboutChange.

”“Be the change that you want

to see in the world.

”“Be the change that you want

to see in the world.

-Mohandas Gandhi

Reducing the amount of solid waste that we dispose of is easier than you

might think.

Recycling organic materials such as

food scraps can significantly reduce the amount of solid waste disposed of in

landfills or incinerators.

fruit vegetables

coffee grounds tea bags

crushed egg shells

fruit vegetables

coffee grounds tea bags

crushed egg shellsdo you know what they have

in common?

fruit vegetables

coffee grounds tea bags

crushed egg shellsdo you know what they have

in common?

They can all be recycled back into the Earth

We want you to Think..

.

AboutCompost.

Compost Bins

cost as little as $35

But homemade

ones are free

Information on how to build compost bins or exactly what they do, is

easier to find than you might think.

Visit HGTV.com and search Compost Bins

You have to

Think...

AboutOur future.

15%- 37% of plant and animal

species could be wiped out by 2050 due to Global Warming.

www.edf.org

Compared to other large nations

the United States is ranked number 1as a global warming polluter

www.edf.org

6 former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency leaders said the U.S. is not

doing enough to fight global warming.

www.edf.org

www.edf.org

0 bills have been passed by Congress to cut Global Warming pollution.

Fiercer Hurricanes More Likely

Wildfires on the rise

More droughts expected

Higher risk of downpours and floods

Bigger odds for deadly heat waves

These are all effects of global warming.

As well as conclusions to observations made by the Environmental Defense

Fund, on how the world is changing due to global warming pollution.

They updated their conclusions in 2007

Their conclusions haven’t changed.

But your awareness should

”“What we take for granted might not

be here for our children.

-Al Gore

An Inconvenient Truth

We want to

Thank...

Chelsea Coffman & Leslie Ballard

dumpandrun.org"Garbage in, Garbage Out." Dump and Run. 2000. Dump and

Run™. 15 May 2008 <http://dumpandrun.org/garbage.htm>.

HGTV.com"Composting." HGTV. 2008. Home and Garden Television. 15 May

2008 <http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gardening/article/0,,HGTV_3546_136

9955,00.html>.

EDF.org"Global Warming." Environmental Defense Fund. 2008.

Environmental Defense Fund. 16 May 2008 <http://edf.org/home.cfm>.