I chose the topic about recycling, reusing reusable products and making something new. I have a passion for this topic because I would like to make our community aware of why we should recycle and reuse recyclable products. My film is focused on showing people what they can do to make a difference in their community. I most amazed by that out of 25 billion single-serving, plastic water bottles this year. Eight out of 10 (22 billion) will end up in a landfill. (Container Recycling Institute).
This shows that the need for recycling is being ignored by a large portion of our population. We all need to focus on reusable and recyclable products if we are to maintain our earth and our natural resources. If we don’t we will end up buried in our own trash.
Based on my research, most of the facts are undeniable. If all U.S. households installed water-efficient appliances, the country would save more than 3 trillion gallons of water and more than $18 billion dollars per year! (Environmental Protection Agency) Letting your faucet run for five minutes uses about as much energy as letting a 60-watt light bulb run for 14 hours. (Environmental Protection Agency) Electricity production is the leading cause of industrial air pollution in the United States, and is responsible for 40 percent of the nation's carbon emissions that contribute to global climate change. (Worldwatch Institute, 2007) Americans go through 25 billion plastic bottles every year. Recycling 1 ton of plastic saves 7.4 cubic yards of landfill space. (Earth 911)
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