State of Planet Earth 2010 Fast Facts:

• We throw away enough trash every day to fill 63,000 garbage trucks.
•  Over 80% of items in landfills can be recycled, but they’re not.
•  U.S. vehicle emissions contribute 45% to global warming .
• Vehicle exhaust contributes to 60% of carbon monoxide emissions in the U.S. and up to 95% in large cities .
•  Every year 335,000 Americans die of lung cancer, which is a direct result of air pollution.
•  Over 73 different kinds of pesticides have been found in the groundwater that we eventually use to drink