Facts and interesting facts
The production of 1 ton of recycled paper saves approximately 17 trees, 2.3 cubic meters in the landfill, 32,000 liters of water, 4,200 kWh of electricity and 27 kg of air emissions
Thanks to the recycling of aluminum from used products, 80 million tons less greenhouse gases are produced annually, which is equivalent to the annual emissions of 15 million cars.
Each kilogram of aluminum that is used as a replacement for heavier materials in a car prevents the release of 20kg of carbon dioxide during the life cycle of the car.
In 1990, approximately 28 million tons of aluminum were produced (of which more than 8 million tons were recycled). Today, 45 million tons of aluminum are produced annually (of which 15 million tons are recycled).
By 2020, aluminum consumption will rise to 70 million tons, while approximately 30 million tons were produced by recycling.
Recycling 1 piece of aluminum can saves enough electricity to run a computer or TV for 3 hours.
140 liters of water are needed to grow the small amount of coffee beans that are enough for one cup of coffee.
For the production of one cotton T-shirt weighing 250g, 2700 liters of water are consumed.
Do you like beef stew? So know that for one kilogram of beef you need up to 15,000 liters of water.
If each of us were attentive and reduced our own water consumption by 10 percent, we would each save 5,500 liters of water per year.
If we were to put in the shopping basket common products that the average person in developed countries consumes on a daily basis, we would also have to prepare a 3500 liter tank for the water contained in them.
Lufthansa was the first airline in the world to use biofuels in civil aircraft in 2011. At that time, it was a mixture of aviation kerosene and biofuel obtained from vegetable oils and animal fats.
