Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Green Statistics Are on the Rise

There's been a 41% increase in air quality between 1990 and 2008.

63% of paper was recycled in the U.S. in the year 2010.

400 bicycles were fixed and donated to foster children in the Seattle, Washington area by 18-year old Matthew Lee.

10 stationary bikes set up in the Green Gym in a run-down Detroit, Michigan neighborhood help to generate power for the gym which is located inside a a community center that serves the homeless population.

52,000 families have benefited from Bridging, Inc. in Eden Prairie, Minnesota which provides new and gently used household goods to the less fortunate in the community. Even the new goods are actually recycled as they've been donated by retailers such as Target and Walmart who would have sent the goods to the landfill if they didn't have a place to donate them.