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Americans use enough liquid petroleum for making plastic to create a cube nearly as high as the Empire State Building

THE PLASTIC USED BY ALL AMERICANS OVER A YEAR REQUIRES 331 MILLION BARRELS OF LIQUID PETROLEUM, WHICH WOULD MAKE A CUBE NEARLY AS HIGH AS THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING 345M 381M ABOUT 331 MILLION BARRELS OF LIQUID PETROLEUM GASES (LPG) AND NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS (NGL) IS USED TO MAKE PLASTIC PRODUCTS IN THE USA (2006) ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION FAQ 'HOW MUCH OIL IS USED TO MAKE PLASTIC? HTTP://WWW.EIA.GOV/TOOLS/FAQS/FAQ.CFM?ID=346T%3D6 345M

Americans use enough liquid petroleum for making plastic to create a cube nearly as high as the Empire State Building

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128 Litres of liquid petroleum per person are used by Americans, that gets turned into plastic, every year. As a whole nation, that's enough petroleum to make a cube of oil 345m high, nearly as hi...

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