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Earth Facts:
In 1999, 14 million trees were cut to produce the 10 billion paper grocery bags used by Americans that year alone.
The average person throws away more than four pounds of trash each day.
Packaging alone makes up 64 million tons by weight or 33% of all our garbage.
Waste reduction is as important as recycling in saving natural resources, energy, disposal space and costs, and in reducing pollution risks.
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