In an average lifetime, one gets through 8 cars, 3.5 washing machines, 3.4 fridges, 3.2 microwaves, 4.8 televisions, 9.8 DVD players, 15 computers\u2026.
\n240 kg of fossil fuels, 22 kg of chemicals, and 1.5 tons of water are needed to produce a home computer.
\n\u00a3920 is spent per person on the average Christmas. Over a lifetime, 628 Christmas gifts are received.
\nThe average person spends \u00a3385 per year on clothes and \u00a33,222 over a lifetime. The clothing market is worth \u00a323 billion in the U.K.
\n500 litres of water and 40 g of pesticides are needed to produce a t-shirt.
\n570 kg of chemicals are added to the water system through washing clothes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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