News Scoop: April 17, 1998 Vol.3 No.23
- This Issue:
- Table of Contents
- Cover Story
- Cover Story - Spanish Version
- Mini-Lesson
- Comprehension Quiz
- Teacher's Guide and Worksheets
Top 5 Recycling Nations
Every day the world dumps out a lot of trash. The U.S. is on the top of the heap. The average American tosses out nearly 4 1/2 pounds of garbage each day! Environmentalists say the U.S. needs to clean up its act: it recycles only about a third of its paper waste. Some nations work hard to turn their garbage into useful stuff. Here are the paper-recycling champs of the world:
1. Austria 78%
2. Spain 78%
3. Switzerland 54%
4. Netherlands 53%
5. Japan 51%
Source: UNDP Human Development Report 1997
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