Humans are supposed to be rational beings, but we don’t seem to use that ability in the right way.
Perhaps we have overcome the dangers of the jungle and have made our lives more comfortable with technological gadgets; However, throughout our domination of the planet we have become a danger to our species and to others.
“Water and land have become global trash cans”, Jacques-Yves Cousteau
On a global scale, four million tons of garbage are generated every day! Per year, 50 million tonnes of these tonnes correspond to electronic waste containing toxic substances that are dangerous to health; and 6.4 million tons spill into the ocean.
40% of the population does not have access to safe drinking water
Water pollution is one of the greatest difficulties, illegal industrial dumps fill the vital liquid with toxic waste, which not only affects the fauna and flora that inhabit the water, but also human beings.
92% of us live in places where air quality is poor
This information is provided by the World Health Organization, which warns that around three million people die each year from causes related to air pollution.
An area equivalent to 36 football fields is deforested every minute
Many of the wildlife species that inhabit them die due to the devastation of their habitat, and the land is used for mining or planting crops, both of which pollute and deplete the environment.
Climate change has caused 600,000 human deaths
And only those that occurred in the last decade of the 20th century due to extreme weather conditions are counted; 95 percent of them took place in poor countries.
Every year, 1 million birds die…
And 100,000 mammals because of pollution.
The U.S. produces 30% of the world’s trash
Incredibly, Americans make up only 5 percent of the world’s population.
Annually, 1.2 billion gallons of wastewater are discharged into rivers and seas
40% of pollution-related illnesses affect children
Change is in our hands
Activists, associations and citizens made it possible for 85 million materials to be recycled in 2010, compared to 18 million in 1980.
What is the planet you want?
Think about it, each of your actions will determine the future of the world.
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