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Plastic Bags

• TOP 5 REASONS TO REUSE A BAG:
  1) The petroleum in 14 plastic bags could drive a car 1 mile
  2) Americans use over 14 billion plastic bags annually.
  3) It takes 70% more global warming gasses to make a paper bag.
  4) Paper bags do not biodegrade in landfills.
  5) Cities spend up to 17 cents per bag in disposal costs.
  Source: www.1bagatatime.com

Sustainability

• The average Tufts student uses approximately 12 biologically active acres to support their lifestyle.
• In comparison, the average ecological footprint of a person in the United States is 24 biologically acres per person.
• Worldwide, there exist 4.5 biologically productive acres per person.
• If everyone lived like an average Tufts undergrad, we would need 2.8 planets to support our lifestyle
  Source: www.myfootprint.org

• The world's fish and seafood populations will collapse by 2048 if current trends in habitat destruction and over fishing continue, resulting in less food for humans.
  Source: http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=11584

Pesticides

• It takes approximately 1/3 pound of chemicals (pesticides and fertilizers) to grow enough cotton to make one conventional T-shirt.
  www.NatureWearOrganics.com

Keep your eyes open around tufts to see more facts posted!!!

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