How much are you helping the environment by passing on that burger?

A few interesting statistics about meat consumption and its affects on the environment:

  • If you eat one less burger a week for a year, it’s like taking your car off the road for 320 miles or line-drying your clothes half the time.
  • If your four-person family skips meat and cheese one day a week for a year, it’s like taking your car off the road for five weeks or shortening everyone’s daily shower by three minutes.
  • If your four–person family skips steak one day a week for a year, it’s like taking your car off the road for almost three months.

Source: http://www.ewg.org/meateatersguide/frequently-asked-questions/#question_8