The USA, which has only 5 per cent of the globe’s population, produces 30 percent of the world’s garbage, according to a study by Environment and People journal in its latest issue. Americans discard 25 lakh plastic bottles every hour.
USA burns 10,000 gallons of gasoline, which is equivalent to producing 220,000 pounds of Carbon di Oxide.
The garbage collection is described as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It is twice the size of the continental USA.
In the patch, at least 100 million tonnes of garbage is collected from the Pacific Ocean to the North American west coast to Japan.
The US highways are full of garbage. If anyone takes a walk along the national highway for a distance of one km, one can find 1,457 pieces of garbage.
According to a realistic assessment, Americans discard 25 trillion Styrofoam cups annually.
The paper and wood discarded by Americans annually is sufficient to heat five crore homes for 20 years.