economically speaking...

not only has consumption in the U.S severely spiked during the past few years, but at this rate and amount how will we be able to contain ourselves in the years ahead, let alone find further wasteland for our toxic needs?

2 MILLION PLASTIC BOTTLES, USED ON AVERAGE EVERY FIVE MINUTES IN THE U.S



65,000 ciggarettes, which is equivalent to the number of teens getting addicted to them every month.




11,000 jet trails, which is the number of commercial flights in the U.S every 8 hours.



426,000 cell phones which is equivalent to the number of cell phones retired in the U.S everyday.


213,000 Vicodin pills, equal to the number of emergency room visits yearly in the US related to misuse or abuse of prescription pain killers.



29,569 handguns, equivalent to gun related deaths in 2004.


1.14 million paper bags, the number used in the U.S every hour.



60,000 plastic bags. the number used in the U.S every 5 seconds.




2.3 million jail uniforms, equal to the number of Americans incarcerated in 2005




106,000 aluminum cans, which is equivalent to the number of cans used by americans every 30 seonds.




15 million sheets of office paper, used in america eevry 5 minutes.



3.6 million tire valve caps, used on each new SUV in 2004


125,000 one hundred dollar bills (12.5 million) the amount our government spends on the war in iraq EVERY hour.




regurgitate the facts