Oh My Gosh.
I just read and got this from the sunday inquirer magazine.
Figure it out.
2 to 5 gallons: Estimated amount of water used by an individual while brushing teeth with continous running water.
25 to 50 gallons: Estimated amount of water used by an individual while taking a bath.
50 gallons(around 190 liters): Estimated amount of water saved every week by turning water off while shampooing.
600 gallons (around 2,271 liters): Estimated amount of water wasted in a year by a faulty leaking faucet.
1,000 gallons (around 3,785 liters): Estimated amount of water saved every month if showers are kept under five minutes.
Around 2.8: Percentage of the earth's water available for human consumption.
20 tons: Average volume amount of carbon produced by an average American every year.
27 billion tons: Average volume of carbon produced worldwide every year.
15,000 miles (24,140 km): Distance traveled by an average family car in a year, generating about 5/8 tons of greenhouse gas pollution.
5,000 pounds (2,268 kg): Estimated volume of carbon emissions avoided by replacing four standard incandescent bulbs with compact flourescent lights.
41 billion gallons: Global consumption of bottled water in 2004.
1,538: Number of Olympic-sized pools that can be filled up by a billion gallons of water.
2.7 million tons: Volume of plastics used to bottle water every year.
Between 17 to 31 trees: Number of trees saved by producing one ton of paper from recycled paper instead of virgin fibers.
-by Kate Pedroso.
Oh my gosh. Imagine that. Tsk.