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If every household in the United States replaced just one package of virgin fiber napkins with 100% recycled ones, we could save 1 million trees.
Source: NRDC
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If you replace just one out of four of your light bulbs with fluorescents, you can save about 50% on your lighting bill.
Source: EPA
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A leaky faucet can waste up to 20 gallons of water per day, and a leaking toilet can waste up to 200 gallons a day.
Source: NRDC
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The U.S. uses nearly $1 million worth of energy every minute.
Source: Energy Information Administration
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The average American generates 4.5 pounds of trash every day, which is almost twice the amount of trash the average American produced daily in 1960.
Source: Energy Information Administration
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Only 10% of the energy used by an incandescent bulb produces light; the rest is given off as heat.
Source: Energy Information Administration
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Half of the forests that originally covered 48% of the Earth's land surface are gone. Only 1/5th of the Earth's original forests remain pristine and undisturbed.
Source: NRDC
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Since 1980, the earth has experienced 19 of its 20 hottest years on record, with 2005 and 1998 tied for the hottest and 2002 and 2003 coming in second and third.
Source: NRDC
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A family of four using low-flow showerheads instead of full-flow models can save about 20,000 gallons of water per year.
Source: NRDC
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