US 5% of world population, makes 30% of the garbage.

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And that's not counting the human garbage like Bush.<br><br>Each American generates 4.5 pounds of garbage a day or 1600 pounds a year.<br><br>Interesting interview with the author of "Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage":<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.alternet.org/story/27456/">www.alternet.org/story/27456/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>Some scary stuff, mates:<br><br>*today the middle of the Pacific Ocean is six times more abundant with plastic waste than zooplankton<br><br>*"the most malignant and abundant trash today is e-trash: cell phones, VCRs, CD players, they all have ugly metals"<br><br>*Toxic wastes are being dumped on the poorest communities, and often they're communities of color, and those problems are exacerbated by global warming<br><br>*only 11 states that have deposit laws <p></p><i></i>