Trash Facts

• The United States comprises 6% off the world’s population and produces 40% of its waste.
• The average American will leave a legacy of 112,420 pounds of trash behind for his or her children.
• Alabamians produce enough waste to fill Bryant-Denny stadium once every two months. All of America produces enough to fill the Superdome once every 2 days.
• Recycling an aluminum can saves 96% of the energy used to make a can from ore, and produces 95% less air pollution and 97% less water pollution. The energy saved from recycling this one can is enough to run a TV for 3 hours.