1. We want you to Think...

2. About Your Trash.

3. Since 1950 people in the United States used than any other generation before them. more resources dumpandrun.org/garbage

4. Based on comparison the average North American uses as much as an average person in China 10 times dumpandrun.org/garbage

5. and 30x as much as an average person in India. dumpandrun.org/garbage

6. Americans total yearly waste would fill a convoy of garbage trucks long enough to wrap around the Earth dumpandrun.org/garbage

7. 6 times. Americans total yearly waste would fill a convoy of garbage trucks long enough to wrap around the Earth dumpandrun.org/garbage

8. At the consumption level of the average American, at least 4 additional planets worth of resources would be needed to support the planet’s six billion inhabitants dumpandrun.org/garbage

9. At the consumption level of the average American, at least 4 additional planets worth of resources would be needed to support the planet’s six billion inhabitants dumpandrun.org/garbage

10. At the consumption level of the average American, at least 4 additional planets worth of resources would be needed to support the planet’s six billion inhabitants dumpandrun.org/garbage

11. At the consumption level of the average American, at least 4 additional planets worth of resources would be needed to support the planet’s six billion inhabitants dumpandrun.org/garbage

12. At the consumption level of the average American, at least 4 additional planets worth of resources would be needed to support the planet’s six billion inhabitants dumpandrun.org/garbage

13. We want you to Think...

14. About Change.

15. ” “ Be the change that you want to see in the world.

16. ” “ -Mohandas Gandhi

17. Reducing the amount of solid waste that we dispose of is easier than you might think.

18. Recycling organic materials such as food scraps can significantly reduce the amount of solid waste disposed of in landfills or incinerators.

19. fruit vegetables coffee grounds tea bags crushed egg shells

20. fruit vegetables coffee grounds tea bags crushed egg shells do you know what they have in common?

21. fruit vegetables coffee grounds tea bags crushed egg shells do you know what they have in common? They can all be recycled back into the Earth

22. We want you to Think...

23. About Compost.

24. Compost Bins cost as little as $35

25. But homemade ones are free

26. Information on how to build compost bins or exactly what they do, is easier to find than you might think. Visit HGTV.com and search Compost Bins

27. You have to Think...

28. About Our future.

29. 15%- 37% of plant and animal species could be wiped out by 2050 due to Global Warming. www.edf.or g

30. Compared to other large nations the United States is ranked number 1 as a global warming polluter www.edf.or g

31. 6 former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency leaders said the U.S. is not doing enough to fight global warming. www.edf.or g

32. 0 bills have been passed by Congress to cut Global Warming pollution.

33. Fiercer Hurricanes More Likely

34. Wildfires on the rise

35. More droughts expected

36. Higher risk of downpours and floods

37. Bigger odds for deadly heat waves

38. These are all effects of global warming.

39. As well as conclusions to observations made by the Environmental Defense Fund, on how the world is changing due to global warming pollution.

40. They updated their conclusions in 2007

41. Their conclusions haven’t changed.

42. But your awareness should

43. ” “ What we take for granted might not be here for our children. -Al Gore An Inconvenient Truth

44. We want to Thank... Chelsea Coffman & Leslie Ballard

45. dumpandrun.org "Garbage in, Garbage Out." Dump and Run. 2000. Dump and Run™. 15 May 2008.

46. HGTV.com "Composting." HGTV. 2008. Home and Garden Television. 15 May 2008.

47. EDF.org "Global Warming." Environmental Defense Fund. 2008. Environmental Defense Fund. 16 May 2008.