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70 Percentage of the Earth's surface covered by water.
3 Percentage that is liquid fresh water.
74 Gallons of water needed to make a cup of coffee (including plant growth).
713 Number of gallons of water needed to make a medium-sized cotton T-shirt.
21 Gallons of bottled water consumed by the average North American in 2005. Globally, consumption of bottled water nearly doubled between 1997 and 2005.
2.7 MILLION Tons of plastic used for bottled water worldwide each year.
20 Percent of those bottles that is recycled.
¼ full Amount of oil poured into an empty plastic water bottle that is equivalent to how much oil it took to create, distribute and dispose of that bottle.
850 BILLION Number of gallons of water taken daily from the Great Lakes for hydroelectric power, municipal and manufacturing use in the U.S. and Canada. (the water is used and returned).
Source: Science Museum of Minnesota
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