Green Stats: 112,000
by Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA 
on 11.20.07
112,000 -- the amount, in tons, of construction waste burned buried in US landfills every year.
50 -- the percent of construction waste that is salvageable and reusable.
45 -- the percent of construction waste that is recyclable.
33 -- the number of mature trees used to construct a new 2,000 square foot house. Sort of gives new meaning to "green building," eh?
::Mallet Consulting via ::Green Living Online
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