Rumble: If pollution statistics were art...

Chris Jordan is a photographer/artist with a strong social message. His work visualizes statistics we read almost every day. Through the medium of intricately detailed prints, assembled from thousands of smaller photographs, he makes political statements. (Full)

Here are two million plastic beverage bottles,
used in the US every five minutes:


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60,000 plastic bags used in the US every five seconds:


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410,000 paper cups, used in the US every fifteen minutes:


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106,000 aluminum cans used in the US every thirty seconds.


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