For every 2000 pounds of paper (1 ton) recycled, we save 7,000 gallons of pure water.
Pesticide usage worldwide has quadrupled over the last 40 years, from an average of 0.5 Kg per hectare in 1961 To 2kg per hectare in 2004!
2% of the household batteries in the UK are collected for recycling. Councils involved need to step up their efforts to reach their target which is 25% by 2012 and 45% by 2016.
The snow and ice in The Eastern Himalayas have shrunk by an astonishing 30% since the 1970s!
It is estimated that up to 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year, more than one million per minute.*
Only 50% of Nairobi's water supply actually reaches the customer!The other half is lost through leakages and illegal connections
Mr.Sreejith K.S is currently Working as a Security Specialist in Tata Consulting Services.One of His Research Project Implementation of UCON model Within Trishul framework under EASTWEB ASIA-LINK PROGRAM at University of Trento, Italy.