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<!--This file contains fast facts about pollution and recycling-->
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<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge" />
<title>Static Template</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="resources.css" />
</head>
<body>
<p>
Pollution, the introduction of harmful substances into our environment, is
more than a global problem.<br />
Although urban areas are usually more polluted than the countryside,
pollution can spread to remote places where no people live. All living
things—from one-celled microbes to blue whales—depend on Earth’s supply of
air and water. When these resources are polluted, all forms of life are
threatened.<br />
</p>
<h1>Did You Know?</h1>
<!-- Sources: National Geographic and Britannica-->
<ul>
<!--Facts about pollution-->
<li>
Only about 20 percent of what goes in your recycle bin is actually
recycled. 80 percent ends up in landfills 😢.
</li>
<li>
In 1984, an accident at a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, released a
deadly gas, polluting the air.At least 8,000 people died within days.
Hundreds of thousands more were permanently injured.
</li>
<li>
Light pollution is the excess amount of light in the night sky. Light
pollution, also called<span id="span">photopollution</span>, is almost
always found in urban areas. Light pollution can disrupt ecosystems by
confusing the distinction between night and day.
</li>
<li>
Noise pollution is unpleasant, and can be dangerous. Some songbirds,
such as robins, are
<span id="span">unable to communicate or find food</span> in the
presence of heavy noise pollution.<br />The sound waves produced by some
noise pollutants can disrupt the sonar used by marine animals to
communicate or locate food.
</li>
<li>
The air inside your house can be polluted. Air and carpet cleaners,
insect sprays, and cigarettes are all sources of indoor air pollution.
</li>
<li>
Approximately nine million deaths in 2015 were linked to pollution.
</li>
<li>
Plastic pollution led to the creation of the Great Pacific Garbage
Patch, an island of plastic triple the size of France.
</li>
<li>
Every year, the global population generates approximately 1.3 billion
tons of waste (equivalent to the weight of 6.5 million blue whales).
</li>
<li>
Exposure to air pollution during early pregnancy increases the risk of
birth defects.
</li>
<li>
Air pollution is one of the UK’s (and the world’s) biggest killers. As
such, A child born in the United States today might not breathe clean
air until they're 8.
</li>
<li>
About 11 million cars were designed to cheat air pollution tests.
</li>
<li>
Pollution is one of the biggest global killers, affecting over 100
million people. That’s comparable to global diseases like malaria and
HIV.
</li>
<li>
Over 1 million seabirds and 100,000 sea mammals are killed by pollution
every year.
</li>
<li>
People who live in places with high levels of air pollutants have a 20%
higher risk of death from lung cancer than people who live in
less-polluted areas.
</li>
<li>
Americans make up an estimated 5% of the world’s population. However,
the US uses 25% of the world’s resources - burning up nearly 25% of the
coal, 26% of the oil, and 27% of the world’s natural gas.
</li>
<li>
While children make up 10% of the world’s population, over 40% of the
global burden of disease falls on them. More than 3 million children
under age five die annually from environmental factors and pollution.
</li>
<li>
Recycling and composting prevented 85 million tons of material away from
being disposed of in 2010, up from 18 million tons in 1980.
</li>
<li>
More than nine out of 10 of the world’s population – 92% – lives in
places where air pollution exceeds safe limits, according to research
from the World Health Organization (WHO).
</li>
<li>
Another air pollution fact is that it is the fourth-largest threat to
human health, behind high blood pressure, dietary risks and smoking.
</li>
<li>
The study by the World Bank and the Institute for Health Metrics and
Evaluation (IHME) calculated the economic cost of air pollution. It
found that air pollution led to one in 10 deaths in 2013, which cost the
global economy about $225 billion in lost labour income.
</li>
<li>
Another fact about air pollution is that the tiny particles, known as
PM2.5, have a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometers and can penetrate
deep into the lungs and cardiovascular system, increasing the risk of
disease.
</li>
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<li>
Recycling helps save energy. If you recycle one glass bottle, it saves
enough energy to light a 100-watt bulb for four hours, power a computer
for 30 minutes, or a television for 20 minutes.
</li>
<li>
Around 80% of retailers and grocers recycle cardboard.
</li>
<li>
Approximately 100 billion cardboard boxes are produced each year in the
U.S.
</li>
<li>
Recycling plastic takes 88% less energy than making it from raw
materials.
</li>
<li>
Recycling one ton of plastic saves the equivalent of 1,000–2,000 gallons
of gasoline.
</li>
<li>
Recycling one ton of plastic bottles saves the equivalent energy usage
of a two person household for one year.
</li>
<li>
Glass is 100% recyclable and can be recycled endlessly without loss in
quality or purity.
</li>
<li>
Recycling one ton of paper saves 7,000 gallons of water.
</li>
<li>
Recycling a stack of newspaper just 3 feet high saves one tree.
</li>
<li>
Aluminum can be recycled forever without any loss of quality.
</li>
<li>
In 2010, paper recycling had increased over 89% since 1990.
</li>
<li>
A glass container can go from a recycling bin to a store shelf in as few
as 30 days.
</li>
<li>
On average, it costs $30 per ton to recycle trash, $50 to send it to the
landfill and $65 to $75 to incinerate it
</li>
</ul>
</body>
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