Collectively we are committing a massive act of destruction, but in our individual anonymity, no one is accountable for the consequences. I am appalled by these scenes, and yet also drawn into them. I am not finger wagging either because I am guilty as sin of being wasteful.
Depicts two million plastic beverage bottles, the number used in the US every five minutes.
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Depicts 426,000 cell phones, equal to the number of cell phones retired in the US every DAY.
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Depicts 1.14 million brown paper supermarket bags, the number used in the US every hour.
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Depicts 106,000 aluminum cans, the number used in the US every thirty seconds.
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Depicts 60,000 plastic bags, the number used in the US every five seconds.
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