each one of us sends 64 tonnes of waste to the landfill during our lives that’s
to the landfill during our lives that’s
to the landfill during our lives that’s nearly four of these trucks filled to
nearly four of these trucks filled to
nearly four of these trucks filled to the brim and there are more than 300
the brim and there are more than 300
the brim and there are more than 300 million of us which means that together
million of us which means that together
million of us which means that together every year we generate 246 million tons
every year we generate 246 million tons
every year we generate 246 million tons of waste
we throw something away and as far as
we throw something away and as far as we’re concerned that’s the end of it but
we’re concerned that’s the end of it but
we’re concerned that’s the end of it but it’s not really the end at all for
it’s not really the end at all for
it’s not really the end at all for example as a nation we throw away sixty
example as a nation we throw away sixty
example as a nation we throw away sixty million plastic bottles every day that
million plastic bottles every day that
million plastic bottles every day that means that every second we throw at 694
means that every second we throw at 694
means that every second we throw at 694 plastic bottles we also toss out 11
plastic bottles we also toss out 11
plastic bottles we also toss out 11 million tons of glass bottles and jars
million tons of glass bottles and jars
million tons of glass bottles and jars every year that’s the same weight as 440
every year that’s the same weight as 440
every year that’s the same weight as 440 titanic’s or 30 Empire State building’s
[Music]
[Music] most of our food has to be delivered as
most of our food has to be delivered as
most of our food has to be delivered as cleanly and conveniently as possible we
cleanly and conveniently as possible we
cleanly and conveniently as possible we like everything nicely washed packed and
like everything nicely washed packed and
like everything nicely washed packed and especially wrapped from cereal and pizza
especially wrapped from cereal and pizza
especially wrapped from cereal and pizza to meat and fish
to meat and fish
to meat and fish we insist our food be untouched by human
we insist our food be untouched by human
we insist our food be untouched by human hands as we tear our way through
hands as we tear our way through
hands as we tear our way through mountains of packaging much of it is
mountains of packaging much of it is
mountains of packaging much of it is plastic
to make it easier to carry our packages
to make it easier to carry our packages home we slip them into another plastic
home we slip them into another plastic
home we slip them into another plastic bag
then when we’ve unpacked our groceries
then when we’ve unpacked our groceries we throw all that packaging away in yet
we throw all that packaging away in yet
we throw all that packaging away in yet another plastic bag in the trash can
over a lifetime we’ll each throw away
over a lifetime we’ll each throw away enough of it to fill up one of those
enough of it to fill up one of those
enough of it to fill up one of those trucks that’s twenty nine thousand seven
trucks that’s twenty nine thousand seven
trucks that’s twenty nine thousand seven hundred pounds
hundred pounds
hundred pounds fifteen
all topped out by each and every one of
all topped out by each and every one of us it’s not just plastic wrappers that
us it’s not just plastic wrappers that
us it’s not just plastic wrappers that we throw away we also toss a huge amount
we throw away we also toss a huge amount
we throw away we also toss a huge amount of aluminum into the trash and most of
of aluminum into the trash and most of
of aluminum into the trash and most of it is soda cans and we dispose of 100
it is soda cans and we dispose of 100
it is soda cans and we dispose of 100 million aluminum and steel cans every
million aluminum and steel cans every
million aluminum and steel cans every day enough to build a roof over all of
day enough to build a roof over all of
day enough to build a roof over all of New York City
New York City
New York City that’s 36 billion cans tossed every year
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