[Greenbuilding] 99 percent of stuff

[David Bergman]

My impression of that statistic, which I've heard many times, is that 
it means that 95% of the materials we grow or take from the planet 
(i.e. mine, etc.) are no longer in use after 6 months. So, in my 
classes, I often say we have a 5% efficiency rate versus nature's 100%.

David
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>Benjamin Pratt wrote:
> > So I watched http://www.storyofstuff.com/, and she gave a statistic:
> > "99 percent of the stuff we use is trash within 6 months". But I am
> > wondering, what is included in this "stuff"? Food, water, online
> > movies? And how is it measured? Weight, volume, monetary value?
> > Thanks
> >
> >