2,000

pounds of food waste that are composted monthly at Harley

11

percentage of Harley students and faculty who drive an electric car to and from school

1,690

metric tons of CO2 equivalent that Harley produces in one year

75

percentage of electricity that Harley would save by changing to all LED lights

882

pounds of CO2 eliminated from
production if one person replaced
all of their beef consumption
with chicken for one year

1,800

gallons of water that are required to produce one pound of meat

260 million

acres of U.S. crop land cleared for livestock or their food

by the

NUMBERS

5 trillion

number of plastic bags used worldwide
each year

9

percentage of all plastic ever produced that has been recycled

20

percentage of the world’s energy consumption that is renewable

90

percentage of people worldwide who breathe polluted air daily

3

number of times food waste from the U.S. and European countries could feed the world

650

average number of pounds of paper every American uses each year

100,000

marine animals that die each year due to plastic ingestion

number of times an aluminum can
can be recycled

Statistics researched by the Upper School Sustainability Club with advisor Lisa Barker