Clean Air Club: All About Air

Each day, a person breathes around 35 pounds of air and takes about 20,000 breaths!
Making new aluminum cans from recycled ones reduces air pollution by 95%.
When inhaled, fine particles (mostly from dust and smoke) enter our lungs and over time, can damage lung tissue.
Recycling paper results in a 75% reduction in air pollution.
More than 70% of toxic air pollutants in our state come from automobiles and burning wood.
A 3% to 5% reduction in the earth’s protective ozone layer is detected each winter.
A smoky chimney means the fire is not burning cleanly.
Getting a regular tune-up for your car helps reduce air pollution.
The earth is currently home to about 6,000 billion tons of air.
Every day, over 164 million U.S. citizens breathe unhealthy air. That’s over two-thirds of our country!