Tuesday, September 04, 2012
Next time you're out to dinner, impress your friends with some fun and interesting sustainability facts, courtesy of UCLA. Here are some of my favourites:
- Office buildings use approximately 19 percent of all energy consumed in the US
- A five minute shower is equal to 20-35 gallons of water
- Recycling 1 ton of glass saves the equivalent in energy of 10 gallons of oil
- In 1993, for the first time in history, more paper was recovered for recycling in the United States than was landfilled
Many of these tidbits are great motivators to continue along the path to sustainability because they show how small gestures can have big impacts if they're adopted by large amounts of people. Plus they can help you develop a solid argument for the green movement if you happen to come across a sceptic.
Should this occur, simply remind your friend that the “energy saved from recycling one aluminum can could operate a computer or TV for three hours and a six-pack saves enough energy to drive a car five miles” (UCLA). Now who could argue with that?
Should this occur, simply remind your friend that the “energy saved from recycling one aluminum can could operate a computer or TV for three hours and a six-pack saves enough energy to drive a car five miles” (UCLA). Now who could argue with that?
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