[GreenYes] garbage statistic

["Amy Wilson" <wilsona@metro.dst.or.us>]

Dear Yes-people,

I thought that I'd seen somewhere that along with consuming 25% of the world's fossil fuel, 30% of the world's paper, and 25% of the world's energy, that we then thanked the earth by generating 25% of it's garbage.  Are these figures reasonably accurate and would anyone have citations that could help back it up?  For that matter, would anyone like to add similar ones that I've left out?  

Thanks,
Amy Wilson
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