5% of the World's Population Consumes a Third of Its Resources and Makes Nearly Half of It's Waste. That 5% is US.

I saw this at the library, last February.

It's also important to note that if the rest of the world's people consumed at the same rate as people in the USA, then it would require the resources equivalent to 5 or 6 planet Earths.

Please make sure to watch this Annie Leonard video: The Story of Stuff, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GorqroigqM

Did you know that if everyone on the planet consumed at the same rate as does the average American, then the resources of five or six planet Earths would be required in order to supply enough materials?
Carrying Capacity